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Holland reminds everyone how cool it is, scores massive hit on YouTube [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | May 21, 2013
Tourism bosses in Holland are celebrating after capturing nearly three quarters of a million hits in... Read More
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Thomas Cook axes real agents but taps Triporati for discovery and online tips
By Linda Fox | May 17, 2013
Just days after First Choice released its 'Happiness Included' online service, Thomas Cook gives us... Read More
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Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013
Google's lengthy wrangling with European regulators could see some kind of closure if a market test of... Read More
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Lastminute goes back to its roots in latest marketing initiative
By Linda Fox | April 22, 2013
Lastminute has unveiled its 'love living lastminute.com' television advertising campaign which starts... Read More
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PointsHound gets seed funding to take hotel booking and loyalty miles model forward
By Linda Fox | March 20, 2013
PointsHound, a hotel booking service enabling guests to collect points from the airline loyalty scheme... Read More
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Onboard, owned by LVMH, aims to make online travel chic, at least for cruises
By Sean O'Neil | March 13, 2013
Onboard, a website that's all about cruise travel, aims to directly challenge Cruise Critic and... Read More
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In a Q&A, Tourism Australia reveals the secrets of its Facebook dominance
By Sean O'Neil | February 27, 2013
Here's the story on how Tourism Australia unlocked Facebook success by creating the world's most... Read More
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European rail should be a big opportunity - but what needs to happen?
By Linda Fox | February 25, 2013
There's a deja vu moment in the latest study from Amadeus on the growth of European rail between now... Read More
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What travel can learn from American cookie brand Oreo's best tweet ever
By Nick Vivion | February 13, 2013
While "continuing the conversation" is perhaps the most overused guru-fied social media phrase, it... Read More
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$50k bounty in latest round the world travel blogging competition
By Linda Fox | January 28, 2013
Online travel guide My Destination is taking the go big or go home approach with its competition... Read More
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