Eurostar mobile app: the hot and the not so hot

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Following the moves of many other travel players, Eurostar has released mobile apps for Android and Apple devices.

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Booking.com creeps up on Mundi – Top Brazil travel sites, August 20 2011

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Third placed Booking.com is closing on the Mundi accommodation brand in Brazil this week, as market leader Hotel Urbano also lost share of traffic.

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How consumers use social media in emergencies [INFOGRAPHIC]

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A snapshot from American Red Cross on how US cousins turn to once social media in an emergency

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Startup Chic vs Corporate Geek: Can Gen-Y retention predict success?

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A 2011 study on global employee engagement by BlessingWhite Research revealed that of all generations currently in the work force, Generation Y is the highest retention risk for employers this year.

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Google Maps adds weather but where is Hurricane Irene?

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Google Maps added a weather layer, but it’s doubtful the new wrinkle will turn into much of a travel-planning tool.

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CouchSurfing captures $7.6M funding, ends not-for-profit status

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Long before the likes of Airbnb and Wimdu got people excited and/or hot under the collar about rental marketplaces, there was enormous buzz surrounding Couchsurfing.

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Behold the mobile phone that charges as the user moves

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Happy days for prolific users of mobiles with news that researchers at a US university have found a way to power handheld devices just by walking or running.

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Hotel booking site throws in multiple live webcams of St Petersburg

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A new method of promoting one particular city in Russia has taken the idea of webcams to the extreme.

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WebJet reigns again – Top New Zealand websites, August 20 2011

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WebJet has retaken top spot from Expedia once again, as the jockeying continues its almost weekly battle in New Zealand.

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Tnooz Nuggets – Wednesday 24 August 2011

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Marriott writes once, runs everywhere; Hertz and Marriott go electric not eclectic; nuTravel signs new preferred vendor pact with Sabre.

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