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KLM unveils Meet and Seat allowing passengers to choose their travelling companion

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2012

After weeks of coverage and opinion in national and international press KLM has unveiled its promised Meet & Seat service enabling passengers to link their Facebook and LinkedIn profile to their flight... Read More

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Guestmob uses Big Data to try and reinvent opaque hotel booking [UPDATE: Pivoted to Virgo]

By Dennis Schaal | February 2, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Guestmob, an opaque hotel booking service using big data and other next-generation technology. Read More

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Facebook more than just likes TripAdvisor, cites Trip Friends integration in IPO filing

By Kevin May | February 2, 2012

Buried in the depths of its filing for a listing on the US public markets yesterday, Facebook highlighted its partnership with TripAdvisor as a prime example of how external sites are using the social... Read More

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Google Travel, Facebook, Apple and ... Pinterest?

By Dennis Schaal | February 1, 2012

Will Pinterest be the next major travel distributor? Read More

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What is the best for travel websites - videos or virtual tours?

By Viewpoints | February 1, 2012

Travel suppliers are constantly looking for better ways to effectively market themselves on the internet and inevitably I get asked the question: "Video or virtual tours?" Read More

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TripAdvisor ordered by UK regulator to stop claiming reviews are real, honest or trusted

By Linda Fox | January 31, 2012

TripAdvisor has hit back at a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority, calling the body "out of touch with real people" and saying it has no material impact on its business. Read More

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After Costa Concordia, Carnival reduces marketing and expects no long-term impact

By Dennis Schaal | January 31, 2012

With the Costa Concordia dangling on a watery ledge, parent company Carnival Corp. reduced its marketing spend and expects no long-term impact on its overall business. Read More

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After all the hyperbole, TraceMyTrip is in the deadpool after just 12 months

By Kevin May | January 30, 2012

Travel social network TraceMyTrip appears to have joined in the sad startup graveyard in the sky - despite claiming millions of users had signed up for the service in 2011. Read More

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How a tourism board made its visitor centre look and feel like an Apple Store

By Kevin May | January 30, 2012

Remember the days when often a city's tourist centre had a few dusty leaflets, outdated maps on the walls and staff that looked bored rigid by the entire experience? Read More

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Alaska Airlines jettisons prayer cards -- Whoopi has a View but Jenn does not understand it

By Dennis Schaal | January 27, 2012

In a form of travel non-distribution, Alaska Airlines says starting next month it will discontinue its decades-old practice of handing out prayer cards to passengers along with in-flight meals. Read More

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MySwitzerland social media video - funny, very clever, but does it boost visitor numbers?

By Kevin May | January 27, 2012

Tourism Queensland discovered that it takes more than the gushing of the advertising industry to ensure a high profile marketing campaign was actually worthwhile. Read More

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eDreams looks to social media to change fate of lesser known destinations

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2012

eDreams has kicked off a social media campaign in a bid to improve the tourism economy for five destinations starting with Madagascar Read More

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Reputation management firm Olery seals $1m funding for further expansion

By Linda Fox | January 26, 2012

Amsterdam-based reputation management company Olery plans to use $1 million it has secured in funding for further expansion across Europe, Asia Pacific, US and Middle East Read More

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Kids today, travellers of the future and how they consume media now

By Linda Fox | January 26, 2012

For any travel company pondering mobile as a distribution channel or whether to invest in social media, the following research will make compelling reading Read More

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Senator Rand Paul refuses patdown and misses flight

By Dennis Schaal | January 23, 2012

US Senator Rand Paul caused a stir today when his dad, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, tweeted that his son had been detained by the US Transportation and Security Administration. Read More

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