Royal Caribbean builds cruise app to track kids and plan activities – but with a twist

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Cruise line Royal Caribbean has built an iPhone app to allow passengers on its flagship Oasis of the Seas vessel to manage their entire trip (and family) from a handset.

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Hello Delta — Southwest-WestJet codeshare snafu more than SabreSonic issue

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The already delayed implementation of a Southwest-WestJet codeshare agreement has run into further trouble as Southwest says reports of a possible WestJet-Delta codeshare “could be inconsistent” with the Southwest-WestJet agreement.

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AwardWallet illustrating growth of ancillary sites as Expedia and others join

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If the new battle front in the online travel war is in growing ancillary revenue then AwardWallet is perhaps indicating how dedicated sites for managing loyalty schemes are also leaping forward.

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Travelocity trying every conceivable channel as Roaming Gnome hits Chatroulette

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Travelocity company mascot, The Roaming Gnome, appears to be fronting the first push by a travel company to tap into the mind-boggingly growth and popularity of Chatroulette.

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Much to admire, still more to do, with boredom-fixing Goby iPhone app

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Goby, the things-to-do metasearch engine, has released an iPhone app that it says will cure boredom on the go.

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Kayak, Mobiata size up the iPad transition and like the design freedom

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Kayak and Mobiata transitioned their iPhone apps to the iPad and in the process both companies realized that developing iPad apps involved more than a quick revision or two, and provided some relative design freedom.

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Lonely Planet raises the iPad flag with Ultimate Experiences app

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Guidebook publisher Lonely Planet is one of the first high profile travel brands out of the blocks with the release of an app for the new Apple iPad.

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The Week in Travel Tech – March 28 to April 3 2010

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What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 28 March to Saturday 3 April 2010.

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Google secretly tests feed of hotel room prices in natural search results

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Google recently made the travel industry sit up and listen with the map hotel pricing “experiment” – but in a far stealthier move it is looking at turning the screw further.

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Athens hears the call of social media, signs deal with Joobili

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Greek capital Athens is looking to boost its presence across social networks as part of wider event and attraction deal with destination site Joobili.

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