CarRentals.com, a unit of the Hotwire Group, introduced a free iPhone app, enabling users to search and book domestic and international car rentals without leaving the application.
Day Two of Five – How to manage a reputation online
April 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
Next up is the idea of Sanity Searches – in other words: see yourself as others do.
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Twitter and Promoted Tweets, Virgin first travel company to try it out
April 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
Virgin America will be one of the major consumer brands to trial the long awaited advertising platform from Twitter, known as Promoted Tweets.
If TravelPost traffic numbers unimpressive, what did Expedia alums really get?
April 12, 2010 By 6 Comments
Why did Greg Slyngstad, Simon Breakwell, Rich Barton and the rest of the ex-Expedia gang at NewTravelCo decide to acquire hotel-review site TravelPost from Kayak and what did the startup actually get?
Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Ernie Els – top golfers love private jet portals and travel tech
April 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Plenty of attention in recent months has been on Tiger Woods, his indiscretions and whether his sponsors – including the NetJets private jet portal – would stick by him.
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Farelogix row – US travel agent group wades in, suggests airlines also guilty
April 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
The irony of the recent analysis by Jim Davidson of Farelogix – Fear and loathing in the airline industry, innovation on hold? – is that it starts and ends with the very concept it complains about – using fear as a tactic.
Spirit Airlines carry-on fees, Ryanair pay toilets get bundle of criticism
April 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the DOT is looking into ways to “mitigate” Spirit Airlines’ plan to charge passengers up to $45 to place bags in overhead bins.
Explorra taking the forensic route to travel search with VisualDNA deal
April 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If – as many argue – travellers are changing the way they search for products from text to visual then this idea from Explorra could be one to follow.
Skyscanner taps into FIFA World Cup 2010 with widgets and content
April 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
The countdown to the FIFA World Cup is well and truly under way and the rush by travel companies to capture related traffic and business appears to be growing.
