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Survey -- Amadeus uses financial incentives, gains US travel agency market share
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Survey -- Amadeus uses financial incentives, gains US travel agency market share
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2010
Among the four major global distribution systems, Sabre is the most widely used among U.S. travel... Read More
HomeAway, Booking.com lead the way -- Expedia resigned to me-too
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HomeAway, Booking.com lead the way -- Expedia resigned to me-too
By Dennis Schaal | May 20, 2010
When he talks about HomeAway's lead in vacation rentals and Booking.com's edge in the retail-hotel... Read More
Barton, Blachford, Pittman, Shank, Fliess kick in several million dollars for Room 77 startup
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Barton, Blachford, Pittman, Shank, Fliess kick in several million dollars for Room 77 startup
By Dennis Schaal | May 20, 2010
A bunch of travel -- and nontravel -- heavywieghts have ponied up "several million dollars" for the... Read More
An abusive Google if it grabs ITA Software? Expedia is worried and not worried
By Dennis Schaal | May 20, 2010
Would Google get "abusive" if it acquires ITA Software and gains even more market power in travel?... Read More
Cornerstone offers crisis management reports for Thailand-like flare-ups
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Cornerstone offers crisis management reports for Thailand-like flare-ups
By Dennis Schaal | May 19, 2010
Cornerstone Information Systems unveiled a tool travel managers can use when all hell breaks loose in... Read More
Visit Florida tourism board uses Google Maps and Twitter feeds to cleanse oil-spill fears
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Visit Florida tourism board uses Google Maps and Twitter feeds to cleanse oil-spill fears
By Dennis Schaal | May 19, 2010
At least one tourism board, VisitFlorida.com, isn't shying away from the threatening oil spill in its... Read More
Orbitz pushes media business for tour operators with AdventureFinder launch
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Orbitz pushes media business for tour operators with AdventureFinder launch
By Dennis Schaal | May 19, 2010
Orbitz Worldwide is focused on two missions: building its hotel and media businesses. And with the... Read More
American Express shows independent streak in its mobile strategy
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American Express shows independent streak in its mobile strategy
By Dennis Schaal | May 19, 2010
In unveiling its global mobile solution, mobileXtend, American Express Business Travel has come up... Read More
Could Google-ITA talks lead to a burst of online travel acquisitions?
By Dennis Schaal | May 19, 2010
So, what's up with the Google-ITA Software merger talks a month after they came to light? Could... Read More
Priceline acquires car-rental firm TravelJigsaw as part of expansion drive
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Priceline acquires car-rental firm TravelJigsaw as part of expansion drive
By Dennis Schaal | May 18, 2010
Priceline picked up another piece of the puzzle -- TravelJigsaw -- in its international expansion... Read More
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