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Online Travel News

These articles delve into the latest trends, technologies, and strategies that are shaping the online booking landscape, ensuring that industry insiders stay informed and prepared for change. These stories cover essential topics such as the development of innovative booking platforms, the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in personalizing travel options, and the impact of mobile technology on customer behavior. Additionally, the news stories highlight the growing importance of user-generated content and reviews in shaping consumer decisions, and the role of social media in the online travel booking ecosystem. Skift’s stories examine the competitive landscape and offer insights into the successes and challenges faced by major online travel agencies (OTAs), startups, and traditional travel companies transitioning to the digital space.

Hotels

Hotel market research company says 40% of hotel user reviews are bogus

Users are pleased enough by the quality of information they get on TripAdvisor and other user-generated content sites that they're fine with the notion that some reviews are bogus.

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Nokia pushes its HERE map app to Apple iOS 6 devices

Nokia's app brings real-time traffic data and detailed public transport information for major cities. Can it gain enough ground among users to keep them interested after Google updates its own map product?

Nokia pushes its HERE map app to Apple iOS 6 devices

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Kayak shareholder files suit to block Priceline purchase

With the Priceline-Kayak deal coming so soon after the Kayak IPO, Kayak investors were understandably shocked. Whether the deal terms will lead to further shareholder compensation is up to the court to decide.

Airlines

American Airlines iPad app can be a trivial pursuit

The app's games are great, but much of the rest of the app is underwhelming. Why couldn't American have used the iPad app's image capabilities to inspire trips to its destinations?

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Roadtrippers launches an iPhone companion app just in time for holiday travel

The ultimate success of Roadtrippers depends on its mobile apps and although a companion app is a step in the right direction, it’ll need full trip planning capabilities to take off with today’s mobile travelers.

Roadtrippers launches an iPhone companion app just in time for holiday travel

Airlines

Why is it taking U.S. airlines so long to offer in-flight Wi-Fi?

Airlines juggle a commitment to outfitting their jets with Wi-Fi alongside bankruptcy, remaining profitable, and finding time to take aircraft off the runway. The process is slow, but Wi-Fi will eventually be ubiquitous on airlines used by business travelers.

Why is it taking U.S. airlines so long to offer in-flight Wi-Fi?

Airlines

JetBlue doesn’t know what to do with a tablet app, so it’ll give free travel for a year to someone who does

This is a proverbial "win-win" or a nothing-to-lose contest for JetBlue. Let's see if any of the submitted ideas eventually make it into JetBlue's tablet app.

JetBlue doesn’t know what to do with a tablet app, so it’ll give free travel for a year to someone who does

Hotels

Parisian startup offers day-rate rooms for Europe’s best hotels

These high-end hotels could never be mistaken for a pay-by-the-hour motel, and have seen a 10 percent rise in profit since offering crash pads for weary business travelers and musicians.

Cruises

The New York Times’ T Magazine takes a look at the stylish side of cruising

As Conde Nast Traveler began to demonstrate with its cruise coverage in summer of 2011, cruising has become such an enormous industry that it's become impossible for advertising-driven businesses to ignore it, even if they previously saw their brands above it.

The New York Times’ T Magazine takes a look at the stylish side of cruising