Travelport loses $19.7 million decision to former distribution partner

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Travelport says it will take a $19.7 million “extraordinary cash charge” in the fourth quarter because of an arbitrators’ decision which favored a former national distribution company partner.

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Travel reservation software challenges – root causes and how to overcome them

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In the US alone, in 2009 the web was used by approximately 90 million American adults to make their travel arrangements (2009 is the most recent year these statistics are available from the US Travel Association).

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Decolar loses crown to Hotel Urbano – Top Brazil travel sites, November 19 2011

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Bad news for Decolar after seeing its reign at the top of the leading travel websites in Brazil end with a switch to rival Hotel Urbano.

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Twigmore shows how to use friends on Facebook to find locals in a destination

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Twigmore, a Facebook-based platform which connects travellers and locals through friends.

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Ryanair screen scraping issue turns into a daily farce

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A statement from Ryanair on Friday claimed a victory over Spain’s Bravofly and eDreams in the ongoing screen-scraping battle.

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Top tips for marketing to affluent Chinese travellers

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The rise of Chinese tourism has gotten the attention of a lot of travel, tourism, and hotel companies – not least because the bounty to be had is enormous.

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TripAdvisor a fraction from top spot – Top India travel sites, November 19 2011

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A mere 0.1% market share is stopping TripAdvisor from taking the leading position in the top ten travel websites in India.

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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Qantas fail, Power of ONE, Fake review combat

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What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?

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How Nokia wants to make location and sharing a part of the mobile DNA

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Interesting developments in world of handsets as Nokia starts testing a platform which brings social media and location-based information to the heart of the mobile.

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Qantas moves ahead at the top – Top Australia travel websites, November 19 2011

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National carrier and market leader Qantas has extended its lead over second place Jetstar to over 8% in the list of leading airline websites in Australia.

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