Gogobot looks to bolster product search and booking tools for hotels, but flights remain tricky

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Ramping up of the revenue-generating options for Gogobot with news of new hotel search and booking tools and a deal with OpenTable for restaurants.

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Tours and activities: instant web bookings still largely a dream

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When one reads articles like Tnooz’s recent piece on Foursquare accepting instant restaurant bookings, it’s easy to jump to the conclusion (as our dear editor did) that tours and activities must be next.

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SceneTap wants to socialise bars and restaurants for travellers

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based SceneTap, a mobile and web service to connect travellers and locals in restaurants an bars.

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Google triggers scramble for free hotel images for Places pages

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Google has formally announced (after piloting last year) a project to offer businesses such as hotels free panoramic views of their properties on Google Places.

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Hotel chain enhances dining experience with QR codes

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QR codes are beginning to permeate a number of areas of the industry – from mundane print ads to the weird hotel designed purely from angles and image of the code.

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iPad starting to find its way into hotel services

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Just three months after its launch and hotels are figuring out how the Apple iPad can be used to enhance existing services beyond just booking and content.

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