Jedward and Omid Djalili unlikely fellows for TravelSupermarket TV ad

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X-Factor stars Jedward and comedian Omid Djalili are to feature in a new television advertising campaign for UK metasearch site TravelSupermarket.

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Why Trusted Traveler initiative is doomed to failure

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Because of controversies around aggressive airport security pat-down procedures and full-body imaging machines, 2010 holiday periods shone a bright light on the ineffectiveness and high cost of current aviation system security policy.

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Queensland tourism board, the web and floods

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Tourist authorities in Australia appear to be taking a low-key approach to ensuring visitor activity is not affected by the huge floods in Queensland, Australia.

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Top travel websites in India – January 1 2011

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Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending January 1 2011.

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So this is how we spend our days – missing context

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In the early 1990s the average American Couch Potato would spend more than six hours a day in front of the television.

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American Airlines alleges Sabre violating contract

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American Airlines called Sabre’s actions against the airline “punitive” and alleged they are at odds with Sabre’s contractual obligations.

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Top travel websites in New Zealand – January 1 2011

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Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending January 1 2011:

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Travelocity and Priceline keep displaying American Airlines fares

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Although Travelocity’s parent, Sabre, took stiff actions today to bias American Airlines’ fares in the GDS that powers Travelocity, the online travel agency has made no changes in the way it displays American Airlines’ flights.

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Curse of Boo.com strikes again, travel version closes

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The signs were there right from the start. Could a relaunched Boo.com, under new ownership and a new focus, ever succeed given its infamous past?

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Sabre hits American Airlines as distribution war escalates

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Sabre has notified American Airlines that it intends to terminate their contract a month early, in August, and immediately began biasing the airline’s flights in availability and shopping displays.

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