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PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the tour operator sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands in multi-day, single-day and packages, including their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

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TLabs Showcase - Gunyah

By Kevin May | March 1, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Hong Kong-based tour distribution platform Gunyah. Read More

Creating a travel search and booking system for an iPad [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | February 10, 2011

Bringing existing search and booking to the Apple iPad has seemingly opened up a world of opportunity to simply improve the user experience. Read More

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Part Two of Two: Travel technology through the noughties

By Kevin May | January 31, 2011

With Travel Technology Europe just around the corner, what have been some of the changes two of its long standing exhibitors have seen through the 2000s? Read More

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Part One of Two: Travel technology through the naughties

By Kevin May | January 31, 2011

With Travel Technology Europe just around the corner, what have been some of the changes two of its long standing exhibitors have seen through the 2000s? Read More

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Viator debuts in Asia with local site for Japan

By Kevin May | January 19, 2011

Tours and activities online agency Viator launches its first language site in Asia this week with a dedicated service for travellers in Japan. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Kijubi

By Kevin May | December 30, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based tours and activity listing service Kijubi. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - UnAnchor

By Kevin May | December 29, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based tours and activity itineraries platform UnAnchor. Read More

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Thomas Cook begins migration from Expedia for dynamic packaging

By Kevin May | December 24, 2010

One of the ironies around Thomas Cook and its plot to be a top online travel agency in Europe was that its flight+hotel product was powered by Expedia. Read More

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Pierre and Vacances creates Second Life-inspired travel game

By Kevin May | December 16, 2010

French accommodation provider Pierre & Vacances is hoping visitors to its website are prepared to go native ahead of their trip by playing a web version of Petanque. Read More

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Kuoni brings long haul deals and content to mobile

By Kevin May | December 16, 2010

Luxury long haul tour operator Kuoni has entered AppLand this week with the launch of its first mobile application, kicking off with a service for Apple iPhones. Read More

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A brief history of the UK financial crisis in travel

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 3, 2010

For many years the UK had a great system for supporting a stable vertically integrated market - the ATOL protection scheme worked like a charm. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Groupenture

By Kevin May | November 22, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based activities and tours distribution platform, Groupenture. Read More

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Wisdom of crowds sees Comtec tinker with mobile strategy

By Kevin May | November 22, 2010

Always a bit of a risk to ask the masses at World Travel Market to help validate a business strategy, but that's what Comtec did recently with its plans for an iPad app. Read More

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1991 paper predicted tech integration across travel. What happened?

By Kevin May | November 10, 2010

In the early 1990s professor Dimitrios Buhalis published an academic paper pushing a range of predictions as to how travel would evolve through technology. Read More