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TUI narrows its first half loss

TUI Travel PLC's first half underlying operating loss improved by £71m to £250m (first half of 2007: loss of £321m).

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Ecommerce Traps: Price Fixing and Self-Packaging

Hotels sell rooms to tour operators at prices below their published rates. Operators sell those rooms on to consumers.

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TripIt supports travel confirmation emails from top cruise lines

TripIt has added cruises to its online travel organiser and social travel service.

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New online and call centre travel agency launched in the UK

Monstertravel, a new online and call centre travel agency, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, has launched its operations. www.monstertravel.co.uk focuses on selling holidays and short-breaks departing from all over the UK.

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English-language version of Ctrip.com up and running

Online travel company Ctrip.com has recently extended its services and expertise on travel in and to China to the English-speaking leisure and business travelers.

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Travelzoo targets Spanish audience

Travelzoo has launched its Travelzoo Top 20 newsletter in Spain. The company has operated an advertising sales office in Barcelona since November 2006. 

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Agents waking up to earning "good commissions" from budget accommodation

Budget accommodation specialist HostelBookers has witnessed a 514% growth in revenue from travel agency sales in the last five months.

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Abacus promises agents fingertip control of their businesses

Abacus International is ready with its new travel agency management and productivity tools promising large efficiency gains in the way travel agency operations are managed.

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MakeMyTrip extends its lowest-tariff guarantee to hotels category

Online travel site MakeMyTrip.com has launched a campaign to promote its guaranteed lowest tariffs for hotels.

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Opodo introduces five air tools, marks £1m for ad campaign

Online travel company Opodo has introduced five new air tools, enabling users to find the best price for their journey with minimum hassle.

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Social networking sites and data portability over the web

Facebook is ready with Facebook Connect, a new technology for members to connect their profile data and authentication credentials to external websites.

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Google dominates UK search advertising

Google continues to dominate UK search advertising, capturing 85% of search engine spending in the first quarter of 2008 and increasing its ROI by 14% since last quarter of 2007.

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EuroManx ceases business

EuroManx has announced that the company is ceasing operations forthwith with no further flights being operated.

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Yahoo tests Glue Pages In India

Yahoo has chosen India for the beta test of its new search concept that aggregates text, images, and video results on a single results page.

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"Hybrid" airlines edging out traditional LCCs: Sabre

A new breed of "hybrid" carrier is quickly overtaking traditional low-cost carriers (LCCs), according to a study released today by Sabre Airline Solutions.

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