Tnooz Nuggets – Tuesday 4 October 2011

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In this edition: Vayama and EasyToBook, Conferma and HSBC, Tripwolf howls, Club Med and Neolane, Europcar is eReady.

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Car rental gets sexier via mobile apps and GPS technology, interest in self-service grows

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Economic woes and environmental concerns driving consumers to seek out more practical solutions to owning a car

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Making car hire sexy through Microsoft Surface, Europcar driving forward

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The ongoing overhaul of the Europcar online presence has taken an interesting new turn with the launch of a platform for use on Microsoft Surface in airports.

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Datalex delivers hotels, car rentals to South African Airways

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Dublin-based Datalex, through its Travel Distribution Platform, enabled South African Airways to begin cross-selling hotels and car rentals within South Africa, the companies say.

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EuropCar aiming to make car hire sexy with Silverlight and Surface

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European car hire giant EuropCar reckons it can reinvigorate the online car hire experience by throwing its efforts into developing highly interactive tools using Microsoft Silverlight and Surface.



Tnooz has exclusive access under the hood of an ongoing web development project between EuropCar and web agency Fortune Cookie to see some early-stage, conceptual designs.



The pair are working on a number of initiatives which will, they say, revolutionise the way consumers select, book and experience what is probably one of the dullest components in travel – booking a car.

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