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Why the social travel model will never fully work

By Viewpoints | December 15, 2011

I had drinks with my mate Jack (name changed to protect the innocent) at the weekend. Read More

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Expedia upgrades Facebook app with wish list

By Linda Fox | December 15, 2011

Expedia has updated its Trip Companion application for Facebook to include a wishlist feature as well as both professionally generated content and consumer reviews. Read More

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Karibu Games wants to bring gaming into the heart of online travel

By Kevin May | December 15, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Spain-based Karibu Games, a gaming development company targeting travel, tourism and hospitality brands. Read More

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Kayak leaves All-American Muslim reality show, apologizes, initial explanation falls short

By Dennis Schaal | December 14, 2011

Kayak will not continue to advertise on the TLC reality show All-American Muslim and finds itself in a social media storm over its decision. Read More

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Topguest checks-in and gets acquired by ezRez Software

By Dennis Schaal | December 13, 2011

Social media check-in and loyalty service Topguest has been acquired by ezRez Software, which counts major loyalty programs among its clients. Read More

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How governments can improve travel safety alerts through technology and social media

By Viewpoints | December 13, 2011

In the last few years we've had tsunamis, Sars, earthquakes, floods, terrorism, country-wide strife, strikes and, of course, Eyjafjallajoekull, which created a worldwide ash cloud panic. Read More

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Travel startups should go big or go home - oh really?

By Alex Bainbridge | December 13, 2011

Despite every startup claiming to be approaching a problem in a different way, you can actually divide them into four categories. Read More

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KLM social seating initiative fun but potentially fraught

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2011

KLM's latest plan to allow people to choose who they sit next to according to social media profiles sounds like fun in theory Read More

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What blogs and apps can really do for travel websites

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2011

Social media experts are forever extolling the SEO, brand visibility, traffic driving and conversion benefits of user-generated content for travel websites Read More

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Travel marketing firms merge to create MMGY Global, claim biggest in the world

By Kevin May | December 9, 2011

It's not just constant chatter around the industry about consolidation of suppliers and intermediaries - those spending the industry's marketing money are also joining forces. Read More

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Between Alec Baldwin and New Jersey governor, not a great week for airline and hotel staff

By Dennis Schaal | December 8, 2011

Between the ranting tweets of actor Alec Baldwin and the Occupy Wall Street-targeted New Jersey governor Chris Christie, it wasn't a great week for airline flight attendants and hotel waiters and... Read More

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How airlines use Twitter - November 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | December 8, 2011

November 2011 saw a sizeable jump in the number of tweets mentioning the most popular airlines on Twitter, with 53,400 received by the top three compared to 46,400 the previous month. Read More

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Footprints and Passports with Purpose: two ways to give back

By Gene Quinn | December 8, 2011

Tnooz has considered for some time how to create a corporate social responsibility policy. As a first step, we've decided to support two projects that started small and have big visions: Footprints and... Read More

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What else? Flybe, TrustYou, NineMSN and LocalGuiding

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2011

Flybe and the weather forecast, TrustYou and the integrated social survey, NineMSN and the while label travel search, LocalGuiding and the helping hand for locals and users. A round-up of other stories... Read More

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Airlines tap into Instagram photo craze

By Kevin May | December 7, 2011

It was only a matter of time before travel companies realised the massive Instagram community could be useful with promotions and getting content for websites. Read More

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