And, you thought golf was all about enjoying the great outdoors with friends and figuring out how to avoid slicing the ball out of bounds and into nearby homes and roadways?
OffandAway shuts down, sells assets to social commerce site
December 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
Off & Away, a hotel auction site based in Seattle, terminated doing business and its assets were sold to a social commerce site with no travel product.
Hotel Urbano sheds traffic but stays top – Top Brazil travel sites, December 10 2011
December 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Curious goings on at the top of the leading travel websites in Brazil after Hotel Urbano lost over a third of its market share this week but remained in pole position.vvvvvv
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Liftopia iPhone app gives lift to ski ticket booking with mobile vouchers
December 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
Liftopia debuted an iPhone app, claiming it embarks on a virgin trail when it comes to skiing and mobile e-commerce.
Big questions as Google circles the wagons around the hotel industry
December 16, 2011 By 11 Comments
As we now know, Google is testing a version of its Comparison Ads format for online hotels.
IATA found in breach of regulations over use of PaxIS, Europe data to be removed
December 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
A rather big and messy storm of a story has taken another twist in Europe after IATA was found in breach of flight data regulations on its PaxIS product.
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Secret Escapes extends reach through partnership with online lifestyle club Achica
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Secret Escapes, the members-only travel club, is to provide hotel and city-break offers to Achica, an online lifestyle club, via a white-label deal.
What else? Guestlogix air merchandising, Israeli lights, Facebook airports, Stay.com friends
December 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Guestlogix and Southwest merchandising, Israeli tourism board lights up, Facebook IDs social airports, Stay.com lets friends create. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.
Rough guide to new Top Level Domain names [VIDEO]
December 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
It would be reasonably fair to say that the looming introduction of new Top Level Domain names across the web has yet to set the travel industry on fire.
Airport social check-ins mean miles for United-Continental frequent flyers
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United and Continental airlines are now handing out miles and other perks to road warriors when they use Facebook and Foursquare to check-in through their social networks at various US airports.
