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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Websites, 07-Jun-09</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rumor: Kayak and Orbitz considering a merger?
Orbitz is owned by the Travelport, a unit of Blackstone Group and is also a publicly traded company. Other companies that Blackstone’s Travelport unit holds include:
•	Galileo, Worldspan, Apollo (GDSes); G2SwitchWorks (GNE);
•	Orbitz (mainstream OTA); CheapTickets (discount OTA); eBookers (European OTA); Orbitz RoadWarrior (business travel); Away Network (luxury travel);
•	Octopus Travel, HotelClub, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Tips, 07-Jun-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/567</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exploring Copenhagen
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/01/cph.see/index.html 
CNN: Making the most of Manila’s chaotic charm
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/05/24.manila/index.html 
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Airline &#038; GDSes, 07-Jun-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/566</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bodies, debris retrieved from Air France crash
Brazilian search crews on Saturday retrieved the first bodies from a crashed Air France flight in the Atlantic, and investigators said faulty speed readings had been found on the same type of jets. Navy ships found the bodies of two men and debris including a blue seat with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Research, 07-Jun-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/565</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ned</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Upgrade- Travel Better: SeatGuru vs SeatExpert
http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/06/01/airline-seat-advice-showdown-seatguru-seatexpert/ 
Sir Richard Branson: A major US carrier may fail within 12 months
http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1136648.php 
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Fun corner, 07-Jun-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/564</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo of the week: Pigs don’t fly, they swim
Video also available: http://caribbeantravelmag.blogspot.com/2009/05/swimming-pigs.html 
Six most terrifying islands on Earth
Interesting read: http://www.cracked.com/article_17379_6-real-islands-way-more-terrifying-than-one-on-lost.html
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Websites, 24-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/563</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ned</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lessno partner, Partners Software extends distribution deal with easyJet
Partners Software has extended the remit of its successful cooperation deal with easyJet, Europe’s 4th largest airline. The new agreement gives the German travel software business preferred rights to manage connections between approved travel agents and booking engine suppliers to the easyJet reservation system.
http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/31017-Partners-Software-extends-deal-with-easyJet 
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Tips, 24-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/562</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ned</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NYT: Rafting in Nile river
Uganda is a wonderful place to experience Africa — and rafting is just a piece of it. You can trek deep into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and stand eye to eye with a 500-pound critically endangered mountain gorilla. You can scale mountain peaks in the Rwenzoris (also known as the Mountains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Airline &#038; GDSes, 24-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/561</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First made-in-China Airbus makes maiden flight
The first Airbus plane built outside Europe made a successful four-hour maiden flight on Monday in China, European consortium EADS said. Airbus began assembling some A320 jets in Tianjin near Beijing in September from fuselage parts shipped from Europe, increasing its presence in the world&#8217;s fastest growing markets for large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Research, 24-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/560</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ned</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Opinion: Is full-body airport imaging revealing too much?
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/18/airport.security.body.scans/index.html 
Opinion: Why OTAs arcane tax battle is your problem
http://www.tripso.com/today/why-online-travel-agencies-arcane-tax-battle-is-your-problem/ 
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Fun corner, 24-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/559</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ned</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Emirates told to pay $10,000 to passenger who got fired because of canceled flight
The details of this are a bit odd, but here it goes:  A judge has ordered Emirates to pay $10,000 (INR 500,000 - or 5 Lakh as we say in India) to an Indian nurse who lost his job in Libya [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Websites, 17-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/558</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 19:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Travelocity redesigns its homepage
http://www.eyefortravel.com/news/north-america/travelocity-unveils-new-homepage 
Faisal Galaria, European Managing Director for Kayak quits the company
Galaria would not comment on his sudden departure from Kayak except to say there was a “difference of opinion over the direction of the company”. The company has grown primarily through word-of-mouth, keyword buying and PR in the UK since its launch.
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Tips, 17-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/557</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 19:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flirting to get an upgrade to business class
FlyerTalk discussion: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/continental-onepass/508516-upgrade-flirt-wrong.html 
Best new hotels of 2009
http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2008/index.cfm
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Airline &#038; GDSes, 17-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/556</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 19:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amadeus and ITA to display airline charges by end of 2009
The controversial ancillary charges levied by airlines are expected to be included in screen display by at least one GDS later this year. Amadeus said it hoped to have details of the various charges by each airlines alongside fares by the fourth quarter. Robert Buckman, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Research, 17-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/555</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 19:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sir Richard Branson: Proposed AA-BA tie-up threatens the survival of Virgin Atlantic
The proposed merger of the North Atlantic operations &#8220;will be absolutely disastrous&#8221; for consumers, travel agents and the industry, he said. &#8220;It will be the end of red-hot competition,&#8221; the British tycoon and head of the Virgin Group said at the National Press Club [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday&#8217;s Travel Digest: Fun corner, 17-May-09</title>
		<link>http://blog.lessno.com/archives/554</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 19:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ned</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Akoya, a superyacht capable of flying and landing on water, ground and snow!
The Akoya is the first offering from the young company and is powered by a single tail-mounted 100hp (0.745kW)  Rotax 912 piston engine with a price tag of about €300,000 ($408,195). The engine runs on 95 octane gasoline, rather than traditional 100 [...]]]></description>
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