As SeaWorld got ready to resume conducting its Shamu Believe shows at its three parks today, it posted a video tribute to slain trainer Dawn Brancheau on its blog.
The Week in Travel Tech – February 21 to February 27 2010
February 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 21 February to Saturday 27 February 2010.
Glitch grounded JetBlue flights for an hour, don’t blame Sabre
February 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
JetBlue says it voluntarily halted flights from taking off for an hour this afternoon, but the technical glitch that caused it had nothing to do with its new SabreSonic reservations system.
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SeaWorld silences Shamu tweets, but keeps dialogue going
February 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
SeaWorld has silenced Shamu as the voice of one of its Twitter accounts, but continues to engage its customers through various social-media outlets.
Travel Promotion Act fallout — e-marketing to play substantial role
February 26, 2010 By 7 Comments
As the U.S. Travel Association gets ready to present a strategic plan to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce next week, in the wake of Thursday’s passage of the Travel Promotion Act by the Senate, USTA President and CEO Roger Dow says e-mail and online marketing will play “a good part” in the upcoming efforts to market the U.S. as an inbound travel destination.
Amazing stats – hotel web activity still growing at huge rates
February 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
Figures released by hotel management software firm RateTiger paint an intriguing picture of the continual climb in online activity by hotels.
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TripAdvisor leverages user reviews to name top movie hotels
February 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TripAdvisor has come up with a clever way of slicing and dicing its content for marketing purposes by naming its Top 10 movie hotels in the U.S., and leveraging its user-generated content to do so.
Canadian online travel seller Go Travel South ceases operations
February 26, 2010 By 5 Comments
A Canadian tour operator, Go Travel South, ceased doing business “due to economic circumstances” and informed travelers that their “flights will not be departing.”
Rethinking by travel agencies in 2009 may have saved their 2010
February 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
Abacus says investments in technology and online space have paid off for agents with more wanting to embrace new channels.
Datalex delivers hotels, car rentals to South African Airways
February 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
Dublin-based Datalex, through its Travel Distribution Platform, enabled South African Airways to begin cross-selling hotels and car rentals within South Africa, the companies say.
