Not to be outdone by Google hotel maps, TripAdvisor debuts maps with vacation-rental pricing

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In its bid to move its vacation-rental listings’ business up a notch, TripAdvisor introduced a new mapping feature on its vacation-rental pages that depicts — in some cases — price ranges for a stay, as well as the top-rated area rentals, nearby restaurants, things to do, coffee shops and railroad stations.

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FlightMemory, FlugStatistik — Challenges of tweeting across cultures, languages

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How do you handle Twitter when you operate websites and Twitter accounts in two languages with users spread out across two or three continents and myriad cultures? Ask FlightMemory and FlugStatistik.

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Lonely Planet CEO – more integration, premium content works, mobile push

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Lonely Planet is planning on a string of developments around its overall content strategy as it looks to carve out a dominant position across digital platforms as well as guidebooks.

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TLabs Showcase – IWannaGoThere

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TLabs focus on startups featuring IWannaGoThere from the UK

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Ryanair – we will not engage in social media

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Low-cost carrier Ryanair has put a halt to suggestions it will start reaching out to customers through social media.

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With InterContinental onboard, Google launches remarketing and ad-targeting from YouTube

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Google was slated today to unveil the global launch of a targeted-advertising program — which it calls “remarketing” — and InterContinental Hotels Group and Hilton’s DoubleTree brand are among the early adopters in travel.

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A tale from the Middle East – starring airlines, agents and a GDS

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Digging into the Travelport numbers released last week, there are a few nuggets that should be evaluated.

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China Lodging Group IPO shines light on Ctrip supplier strategy

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China Lodging Group, parent company of the HanTing economy hotel brands, is expected to raise $90-110 million in its Nasdaq IPO this week.

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Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End March 20 2010

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending March 20 2010.

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Six critical issues to consider with social media in travel

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Interesting study by media planning and buying agency Total Media paints a good and very concise picture of how the travel sector is being affected by social media.

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