Jet2 turns off Twitter account, highlights reality of social media

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As almost every travel company on the planet is talking up its social media strategy, unusual and perhaps refreshing to find one which is scaling back its activity.

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TLabs Showcase – Travelhands

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Netherlands and Germany-based online portal for travel ancillary services TravelHands.

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HotelsCombined launches iPhone app in Arabic

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HotelsCombined released a new version of its iPhone app which supports browsing in Arabic.

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Why Flight Plus should scare the hell out of online travel

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Online and independent agents in the UK have never faced such a hidden and potentially disastrous regulation reform as Flight Plus.

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Overbooked on Delta Air Lines? Passengers can bid for travel vouchers

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Instead of asking for volunteers at the gate to leave overbooked flights, Delta Air Lines now is enabling travelers to bid on the opportunity much earlier in the process.

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Top travel websites in Australia – January 15 2011

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Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending January 15 2011.

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American Airlines: Not surprised by distribution pushback

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So was American Airlines shocked by the vehemence of the opposition to its direct-connect strategy?

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Why Direct-Connect could be a pain for travel agents

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In a previous article, I talked about the spat between American Airlines and online travel agencies. But I mentioned that the GDS element would be another story.

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Top travel websites in the US – January 15 2011

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Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending January 15 2011.

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Bloody Hertz – a very unofficial social media campaign

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If this is a subtle way of getting people to talk about car rental giant Hertz in social media, then it deserves plenty of praise – we’re not so sure though.

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