TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based cruise metasearch engine CruiseCompare.
London Heathrow snow disruption – user generated content kicks in
December 20, 2010 By 6 Comments
UK airports – London Heathrow in particular – saw chaotic scenes over the weekend as hundreds of flights were cancelled and passengers stranded.
Top Tnooz this Week – Convergence, Killers, Rankers and Bloggers
December 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
What were the most popular articles on Tnooz this week?
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Do online travel agency mouseovers about regional airlines constitute disclosure?
December 17, 2010 By 13 Comments
When consumers need to mouse-over an icon in online travel agency flight search result to see if a regional airline actually is operating a flight marketed by a major carrier, are the OTAs in full compliance with new disclosure requirements?
Airlines, GDSs and the case of the gourmet chocolate truffle cream cookie
December 17, 2010 By 15 Comments
As American Airlines and Travelport battle over the next phase in travel distribution, the Open Axis Group, the XML standards group which counts American as a member, published a video that purports to show the current shortfalls in GDS distribution of new airline products.
Travelport poised to bias American Airlines flights as airline surcharge begins
December 17, 2010 By 4 Comments
Travelport is poised to begin biasing certain American Airlines’ flights by including an airline surcharge to travel agencies in fare displays, fare quotes and shopping displays beginning Dec. 20.
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Five things travel websites could learn from proper customer service
December 17, 2010 By 5 Comments
Research shows that, yet again, travel websites are being severely let down by poor customer service, with email and telephone capability failing across many sites.
Virgin Atlantic gives joy to plane spotters, maybe others
December 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
Virgin Atlantic released an upgraded version of its Flight Tracker mobile application yesterday, allowing users to monitor the exact location of aircraft on a map.
Word Lens takes Google Goggles to the next level, translates on-screen
December 17, 2010 By 7 Comments
Much was made of Google Goggles when it launched in late-2009 with image recognition technology, followed by a translation tool about seven months ago.
TLabs Showcase – Explore Travellr
December 17, 2010 By 4 Comments
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based Explore.Travellr, a university project around trip planning.
