Hertz, Dollar Thrifty gearing up for tech integration in $1.2b merger

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With Hertz announcing today that it intends to acquire Dollar Thrifty in a $1.2 billion cash-stock deal, the two companies will face some tech-integration pain.

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Taking the StumbleUpon idea and putting it in travel

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FunTouristAttractions might appear to be (yet) another content-heavy travel website – but the new site has included a rather unique feature inspired by bookmarking site StumbleUpon.

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Stats – Big travel brands do not dominate natural search in Google

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Some interesting figures from UK digital agency Greenlight Search which shows that size and brand does not matter when it comes to exposure in natural search results.

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Seven of the best travel viral videos of all time

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With plenty of talk in travel about viral marketing, here is a run-down of some of the best travel-related videos of the past few years.

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Communication tips for the Modern Road Warrior [not helped by daft software]

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Many people who read Tnooz are technically proficient, but all know from deep experience that coders get lazy or have bad habits when it comes to certain issues.

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The Week in Travel Tech – Do we still LIKE Google and Apple?

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What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday April 18 to Saturday 24 April 2010.

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British Airways blames computer system for complex ash ticket re-issuing

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Just when flights were getting back to normal following the European volcanic ash drama, British Airways has been forced to defend complicated methods used to get passengers home.

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Spirit Airlines now resolves the reclining-seat tussle

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Spirit Airlines, which only weeks ago resolved the carry-on bag crisis, has moved on to new frontiers and now has negotiated an end to the onboard reclining seats wars.

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Former Virgin Blue exec brings online travel agency Webjet to US

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A former Virgin Blue executive has teamed with Australia online travel agency Webjet to bring the brand to the U.S. market.

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Google puts user reviews and ratings into AdWords

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Google users will soon see consumer reviews and product ratings placed inside Google AdWords as yet another slice of the search engine’s “experimentation” is revealed.

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