The Scan: TripAdvisor’s “Show Prices” tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news

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TripAdvisor, Ryanair, Jumeirah, CTrip, Jetblue, Korean Air, Delta, Dubai, South Africa, and Google Maps all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 15 October.

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Behold the GIANT touch computer to discover travel experiences

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South Africa Tourism has brought its amazing giant touch table display to Europe, previously demonstrated only twice in South Africa.

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WAYN: Australia top tourism board with social media punch

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Where are the national tourism boards now and which ones are the most social-media engaged?

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Skyscanner taps into FIFA World Cup 2010 with widgets and content

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The countdown to the FIFA World Cup is well and truly under way and the rush by travel companies to capture related traffic and business appears to be growing.

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South Africa DMO strikes six-figure advertising deal with TripAdvisor

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South African Tourism, anxious to promote the destination as more than a football venue in anticipation of the World Cup in June, entered into what it describes as “a six-figure” advertising deal with TripAdvisor on its English-language websites, the national tourism agency says.

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