Spotted by Locals removes roaming woes with offline app

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European city guide specialist Spotted by Locals has released an offline iPhone application so consumers can browse maps and find points of interest nearby via GPS.

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ViaMichelin gains ground on EasyVoyage – Top France travel sites, December 17 2011

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EasyVoyage’s recent massive lead over second placed ViaMichelin is starting to erode, with the gap between the pair now reduced to 4% market share.

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Part Two of Two: Social media in travel 2012 – Beyond reviews

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Part One focused on thinking beyond reviews and ratings and the benefits of setting up forums and discussion boards within your website.

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US senators say Schmidt admitted preferencing, urge FTC probe of Google

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The two ranking members of the Senate committee which conducted hearings on Google’s search practices took Google chairman Eric Schmidt to task and urged the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate antitrust issues raised.

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How to test your way to giving a better online travel booking experience

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The travel industry is more diversified than ever before. So beware…

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Kayak rises despite TV ad row – Top US travel sites, December 17 2011

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Travel search site Kayak saw its share of the travel website marketplace increase last week despite coming under heavy criticism for its decision to pull an ad from a US TV show.

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Tnooz Predictions 2012 – The biggest and best list in travel technology

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Tnooz is lucky and privileged to have some of the brightest minds in the industry reporting and contributing to its service almost every single day of the year.

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Part One of Two: Social media in travel 2012 – Beyond reviews

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Reviews are so 2010. They were THE must-have for your website a couple of years ago and are still vital, but now your online visitor demands more

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TravelSupermarket falls out of top ten – Top UK travel sites, December 17 2011

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Landmark and unfortunate day for TravelSupermarket with data showing the metasearch site has dropped out of the list of leading travel websites in the UK.

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Will airlines with puny profits follow lead of fee-happy Spirit Airlines?

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It has come to this for airlines: To succeed carriers should consider following Spirit Airlines’ lead and compete on price alone, charge fees for overhead bin space and other amenties, avoid weak-kneed customer service, etc.

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