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Aurora takes 25% stake in Russian travel social network
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Aurora takes 25% stake in Russian travel social network
By Linda Fox | July 5, 2012
Russian venture capital firm Aurora has invested an undisclosed amount to acquire a stake in travel... Read More
To AB or not to AB - another chapter in the travel site testing debate
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To AB or not to AB - another chapter in the travel site testing debate
By Linda Fox | July 4, 2012
As Venere goes out to customers with a redesigned homepage, the AB question rears its head again with... Read More
TripList is the latest app for making foolproof packing lists
By Sean O'Neil | July 4, 2012
New app TripList is the latest aimed at helping consumers create packing lists.... Read More
Qatar Airways takes globetrotting route with Tweet a Meet campaign
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Qatar Airways takes globetrotting route with Tweet a Meet campaign
By Linda Fox | July 4, 2012
Maybe it's a summertime thing or, maybe it's more to do with travel and tourism companies feeling more... Read More
Never get lost in a museum or train station again as Google Maps goes indoors
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Never get lost in a museum or train station again as Google Maps goes indoors
By Linda Fox | July 4, 2012
Expect to see folk with their heads down following their mobile device around a museum, train station... Read More
How a storm in the cloud brought Room 77 and other websites back down to earth
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How a storm in the cloud brought Room 77 and other websites back down to earth
By Sean O'Neil | July 3, 2012
Last week, hotel booking service Room 77 was knocked offline in a mammoth cloud-computing outage that... Read More
SITA sharpens Horizon focus with ecommerce upgrade via Datalex
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SITA sharpens Horizon focus with ecommerce upgrade via Datalex
By Linda Fox | July 3, 2012
SITA has partnered with Datalex to unveil an update to the Horizon E-commerce platform currently used... Read More
conTgo goes forth with app for corporates encompassing SoLoMo
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conTgo goes forth with app for corporates encompassing SoLoMo
By Linda Fox | July 2, 2012
The corporate travel world has been striving recently to make tools for the road traveller more like... Read More
Airlines prioritising mobile in next three years, improving passenger service tops list
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Airlines prioritising mobile in next three years, improving passenger service tops list
By Linda Fox | June 29, 2012
Airlines are using mobile applications across the business and continue to make mobile investment a... Read More
VeryLastRoom hitches ride on late hotel booking train, starts with France
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VeryLastRoom hitches ride on late hotel booking train, starts with France
By Linda Fox | June 28, 2012
VeryLastRoom is looking to disrupt the last-minute hotel booking space with its mobile application... Read More
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