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2 hrs ago | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Analyst Ups Microsoft Estimates, Lazards Sets Expedia Price Target at $38

Microsoft Corporation : Barclays raised Microsoft 2013 earnings estimates ahead of the Windows 8 launch later this year and Office 15 expected in Q1 2013.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Expedia, Banking, Barclays plc, Coventry Health Care, Petrohawk Energy, Energy

6 hrs ago | PC World

The Best Android Tablet Apps for Reference

As reference tools, tablets are bursting at the seams with potential--and with the right set of apps, you can harness all of that data-delivering power.

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Related Topix: Medicine, WebMD, TripAdvisor

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Market Wire

Ridley Inc. Reports Financial Results for Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter

Ridley Inc. today reported its financial results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011.

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Related Topix: Royal Caribbean Cruises

Reuters

UPDATE 3-Expedia reports lower quarterly profit

Online travel agency Expedia Inc on Thursday reported quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and a profit that was hurt by rising costs, sending its shares down 5 percent in trading after the bell.

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Related Topix: Expedia

Reuters

Italy cruise lawsuits will force higher standards: lawyer

U.S. personal injury lawyer John Arthur Eaves Jr. poses in front of the Trevi fountain in Rome February 9, 2012.

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Related Topix: Carnival Cruise, Boat Disaster

NY1

Busy Booking Season Can Still Result In Great Cruising Deals

Travelers have several options to get the best deals on cruises during the busiest booking time of the year.

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Related Topix: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Bayonne, NJ, Travel

Al Bawaba

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts confirm focus on Middle East market...

Susan Helstab of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts named one of the most extraordinary minds in Sales and Marketing by HSMAI The Sales and Marketing teams at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts across the Middle East welcome new additions and returning industry veterans with a slew of appointments and promotions across five regional properties.

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Related Topix: Four Seasons Hotels, Hotels, Marketing

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Ways 2 Save: $42/night Cruises, $84 Nook

You could easily find yourself enjoying the Caribbean for $42 per night if you play your cards correctly.

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Related Topix: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Barnes & Noble

WUSA9

Valentine's Day Travel Deals

WASHINGTON -- Want to find a great place to take your sweetie for Valentine's Day? We have some Valentine's Day deals for you.

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Related Topix: Orbitz, us Travel, Travel

Brand Republic

TripAdvisor under the spotlight after Advertising Standards Authority ruling

Public trust in TripAdvisor, the world's most-used travel review site, has been hit by a regulator's ruling that it can no longer claim to have reviews by 'real travellers'. But PR professionals are split about how this will impact on the online management of travel brands' reputations.

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Related Topix: TripAdvisor, Public Relations, Marketing

Wed Feb 08, 2012

TechCrunch

TripAdvisor Q4 Revenue Up 30 Percent To $137.8M; Net Income Up 19...

Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography.

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Related Topix: TripAdvisor, Northwestern University, Columbia University, Expedia, IAC

Fodor's

With Cruise Bookings Down, Cruise Sales Crop Up

As industry experts forebodingly predicted , cruise bookings have indeed plummeted in the wake of the Costa Concordia shipwreck, during the height of what's normally considered "wave season" . A highly discernible decrease in bookings - with a percentage drop somewhere "in the mid-teens compared to the prior year" - was reported by Carnival Corp., ... (more)

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Related Topix: Carnival Cruise, Marketing

Toledo Blade

Cruise industry under fire

A U.S. lawyer for compensation-seeking survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing said Wednesday he will push for changes in maritime laws and technology to make the cruise ship industry safer.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Carnival Cruise

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

Lawyer for cruise ship survivors pushes for change

A U.S. lawyer representing 70 survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing says he will push for changes in maritime regulations and laws to make the cruise ship industry safer.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Carnival Cruise

Where Toronto

TripAdvisor Says Proving Reviews are Legit is an Unrealistic Expectation

Travel website TripAdvisor launched a verbal counter-attack against a ruling last week by the British Advertising Standards Authority that prohibits the UK website from claiming its reviews are from trusted travellers.

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Related Topix: TripAdvisor

SmarterTravel

AAA Four Diamond estate, spa perk, $139+

AAA Four Diamond, Cond Nast Gold List, and #1 on TripAdvisor -- experience it for yourself.

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Related Topix: TripAdvisor, Aromatherapy, Medicine, Health, Massage Therapy, Home Listing, Home

Rediff.com

Single this V-Day? Visit these top 4 holiday destinations

Even as everyone heads out as couples this Valentine's Day, here are four destinations where you can get some me-time... and who knows perhaps find love too! Single and available this Valentine's Day? Don't fret; you can still have a lot of fun on your own.

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Related Topix: Hotelscom

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Cape Breton Post

Hotel lures romantics with suites evoking - intriguing India, passionate Hawaii'

The Mariaggi's Theme Suites Hotel is among the world's 10 most romantic hotels, according to a TripAdvisor list based on travellers' reviews.

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Related Topix: TripAdvisor, Oceania, World News, French Polynesia, Speakers, Travel

Deseret News

Survey finds St. Regis Deer Valley most expensive ski resort in U.S.

A New survey conducted by Luxury-Hotels.com named the St. Regis Deer Valley hotel as the most expensive luxury hotel in the country.

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Related Topix: Hotelscom

AmericanBankingNews.com

Las Vegas Sands (LVS)'s "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed by Goldman Sachs (GS) Analysts

Las Vegas Sands 's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by Goldman Sachs in a research note issued on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas Sands, Gaming, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services, Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Four Seasons Hotels, Hotels

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