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• Flying the Line, From a Pilots Perspective (Guest Post) September 8, 2010 Cranky Flyer
  Cranky is on a much-needed vacation and won’t be responding to emails this week. Fortunately, before I started drinking too heavily, I put some posts live. Today, we’re looking at the view …
• Lufthansa builds virtual game, loved by Stephen Fry September 8, 2010 Kevin May
  Perhaps the quickest way to get attention these days is to win the backing of the Twitterati – but even Lufthansa probably wasn’t expecting this. The British actor/writer/comedian Stephen …
• FastBooking develops Premier Inn's non-UK presence September 8, 2010 Travolution
  The UK’s biggest budget hotel brand Premier Inn is to promote its 42,000-room portfolio internationally through dedicated .eu, .fr and .es websites.
• Change at the top for Travelport September 8, 2010 Travolution
  A management shake up at Travelport has been triggered by Switzerland country manager Chris Dorner deciding to leave the company later this year.
• 9 Ways to Get More Out of Your Social Media Profiles September 8, 2010 Josiah Mackenzie
  Josiah’s note: This article is just a small excerpt of a report containing simple, yet powerful changes you should make to maximize your presence on Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, YouTube, Flickr, …
• PCI Compliance Burden, Cut in Half: How Restaurants Are Reducing Complexity September 8, 2010 Hospitality Technology
  NEW DATE! October 19, 2010 | 2 p.m. ET This web seminar will cover a technology approach that is helping small and mid-sized foodservice operators cut their PCI burden in half and become compliant in …
• AH&LA 2010 Lodging Survey – 44% of Hotels Want Green Certification September 8, 2010 P. Ling
  The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has released its 2010 Lodging Survey, which shows that hotels are now more tech-savvy, healthier and greener. The survey, conducted by STR, polled 9000 …
• Most popular Australia travel websites – Sept 4 2010 September 7, 2010 Tnooz
  Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending Sept 4 2010: Agency RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position 1Webjet Australiawww.webjet.com.au13.51%1 2Flight Centrewww.fli …
• New Survey Shows Consumers 'Mad As Hell' About Hidden Airline Fees: Two-Thirds Say They Have Been Surprised by Additional Fees at the Airport September 7, 2010 Airline News Resource
  The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) today released the results of an online survey of 1,396 travelers showing widespread su …
• Alaska Air Group Reports August Traffic September 7, 2010 Airline News Resource
  Alaska reported a 10.0 percent increase in traffic on a 7.1 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 2.2-point increase in load factor to 86.5 percent.