Spirit Airlines website and reservations system goes down

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Travelers trying to access the Spirit Airlines website are having no luck this morning as the Thanksgiving holiday travel stampede is well under way.

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Where are all the women in travel technology?

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As the PhoCusWright Conference came to a close last week and attendees began the trek home, I had a chance to reflect on my experiences, including participating in the inaugural Class of 35.

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Part One of Three: A guide to traditional vs dynamic pricing in travel

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Pricing in travel has always been based on the principle of re-creation of results. This affects airlines and other travel products such as hotels, cars and tours.

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TravelSupermarket promises improvements, switches airport hotel and parking partner

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UK metasearch giant TravelSupermarket says it still has faith that there is growth in the travel sector despite revenues and visitor numbers falling again.

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Most popular US travel websites – November 20 2010

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending November 20 2010.

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Five major airlines on the Dell model and a bargaining chip

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Five major U.S. airlines have candidly revealed their distribution strategy about optional services — these bag and meal fees are one of the few bargaining chips the airlines have to compel global distribution systems “to reduce their unreasonably high fees.”

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Social media trumps email, but language is damaged the most

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Social media is important but has its place. I still prefer email as a communication tool – even more than phones and text.

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Thanksgiving travel in America [infographic]

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Expedia alumni-led Travelpost isn’t saying much at all about its Big Idea, except what its logo will look like and its tagline (“experiences shared”).

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Orbitz and Kayak in contract dispute over displays

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Kayak is engaged in a contract dispute with one of its largest customers, Orbitz Worldwide.

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TLabs Showcase – Historvius

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based cultural travel and trip planning site Historvius.

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