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OnTheBeach ousts LowCostHolidays - Top UK travel sites, March 31 2012

By PhocusWire | April 4, 2012

Battle of the package providers is was heating up nicely ahead of busy Easter holiday break last week in the UK, with LowCostHolidays pushed out of the top ten by OnTheBeach. Read More

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TUI uses Yammer to bring private social network to agents and operators

By Kevin May | January 6, 2012

Interesting idea from TUI Travel to embrace web tools to improve relationships between its tour operating brands and retail travel agents, using private social network Yammer. Read More

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What else? Rough Guides, HolidayExtras, TSA and TUI Travel

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2011

Rough Guide survival app, HolidayExtras on cloud nine, Security issues in the US, TUI promotes for top digital job ... A round-up of other stories from across the industry. Read More

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TUI bedbank Hotelbeds celebrates 10 years, plots five year growth plan

By Linda Fox | November 6, 2011

Hotelbeds is making significant investment in technology over the next five years as it strives to retain its position as one of the leading b2b bedbanks. Read More

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Anite takes large hit in travel division as economy and consolidation bites

By Kevin May | June 30, 2011

Technology supplier Anite might be seeing strong results as a group, where it operates in multiple industries, but its travel division is suffering. Read More

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TripAdvisor reviews added to First Choice website, three years late

By Kevin May | June 15, 2011

News that TripAdvisor reviews will be added to the website of long haul tour operator First Choice sounds like just another content partnership - but the reality is somewhat different. Read More

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EasyJet starts pushing Holidays brand

By Kevin May | December 31, 2010

EasyJet is clearly starting to position its online package holidays division with customers ahead of a relaunch in March 2011. Read More

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Thomas Cook starts ramping up online travel agency team

By Kevin May | November 9, 2010

Days after disclosing some detail for its ambitious online travel agency, Thomas Cook has confirmed the appointment of the exec charged with spreading the word. Read More

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EasyJet steps up holiday move with Lowcost Travel Group hotel deal

By Kevin May | November 7, 2010

EasyJet has switched provider of hotel inventory for its holiday division to the Lowcost Travel Group in what is being billed as a major upgrade to its wider travel strategy in Europe. Read More

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LateRooms and the saucy affiliate scandal

By Kevin May | August 26, 2010

TUI Travel-owned LateRooms has admitted a major communication error which exposed hundreds of affiliate addresses, including those belonging to a London escort agency. Read More

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First Choice creates pre-trip customer web portal

By Kevin May | June 9, 2010

Neat idea from tour operator First Choice here with the launch of a microsite within its main web service that allows users to manage and prepare for their holiday. Read More

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Thomas Cook decides TripAdvisor reviews are good after all

By Kevin May | February 22, 2010

European tour operator Thomas Cook has integrated TripAdvisor reviews into its content areas - but has pledged to retain the old customer reviews it has been collecting over recent years. Read More

Is the first rule of a social media strategy to announce you are going to get one? [First Choice]

By Kevin May | January 26, 2010

Tour operator First Choice has taken the offbeat step of laying open its lack of a social media strategy and saying it will now have one thanks to a tie-in with a specialist agency. The TUI-owned... Read More

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How many providers of user generated content can a website have?

By Kevin May | October 19, 2009

News last week that TUI Travel is launching its own user review and recommendation site across mainland Europe indicates yet again that large travel companies are keen to get their hands on unique... Read More

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