Skobbler aims to take mobile mapping fight to Google

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Berlin-based map app service Skobbler wants to grab a share of the offline mobile map market before the other web giants wade in with their own connection-free platforms.

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Most popular New Zealand travel websites – December 18 2010

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending December 18 2010:

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Sabre backs Travelport over American Airlines dispute

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Such is the potential for disruption to the status quo of airline distribution that normally bitter rivals are suddenly supporting one another publicly.

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Judge denies Travelport request for American Airlines injunction

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Travelport said a judge in Chicago denied its request for a preliminary injunction against American Airlines, which sought to remove its inventory from Orbitz.com.

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TripAdvisor reveals further Facebook integration, claims travel revolution

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TripAdvisor has unveiled a major upgrade to its Facebook Trip Friends service, creating what is essentially a mini-Facebook within the user review giant’s site.

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Hotel Tonight claims to be fastest hotel booking service

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Hotel Tonight may or may not be for lovers considering one-night stands, but the startup, which only offers rooms through an iPhone app, itself aims for quickies.

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Why hotels will have no excuses for poor wifi

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After seeing a two-year slump, the travel industry is finally seeing a resurgence in air travel and an increase in hotel occupancy year-over-year.

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Hotel tax: Online travel agencies running radio ad campaign in Washington DC

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With the Washington DC council slated to take a final vote today on increasing hotel taxes for online travel sellers, major online travel agencies have been running a radio spot to drum up grassroots opposition to the measure.

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Most popular US travel websites – December 18 2010

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending December 18 2010.

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Tnooz Predictions 2011 – the biggest and best list in travel tech

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It’s the moment readers have waited for: the annual Tnooz Predictions for the next 12 months, our look into the future and what it might hold for the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.

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