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VIDEO: What's next for travel influencers?
By PhocusWire
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May 12, 2021
Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media, Travel Mindset’s Jade Broadus discussed how influencers fit into travel marketing strategies as travel resumes.
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What is the early impact of Google's free booking links for hotels?
By Fran Diéguez - Mirai
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May 10, 2021
Eight weeks after Google's big move in hotel advertising, the dust has settled and we are finally able to evaluate performance based on a variable previously unavailable: data.
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Expedia Group bets on brand marketing as it prepares for travel rebound
By Jill Menze
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May 6, 2021
In its Q1 2021 earnings call, Expedia Group said it's focusing on brand marketing to differentiate its offerings and capitalize on returning travel demand.
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How tours and activities businesses can benefit from the COVID crash
By Yiannis Maglaras - Ticknovate
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May 4, 2021
What we’ve learned from past crises is that businesses adapt, and often the successful ones create a new blueprint of doing things.
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Trivago sees referral revenue jump more than 60% in March
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 3, 2021
Trivago's total revenue in the first quarter of this year was €38.2 million – a 73% drop compared to the first quarter of 2020.
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Marketing tactics to think about as travel attempts to recover
By Gilad Barash - Dstillery
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April 30, 2021
It's likely that the travel audiences from a year ago no longer apply so travel marketers need to find the signals consumers are putting out.
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Airbnb's brand vs. Booking.com's performance marketing – is there a playbook for recovery?
By Mario Gavira
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April 26, 2021
Channels where marketing dollars are being spent is only part of the equation. How your brand stands out from the pack and connects with customers is equally, if not more, important.
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Expedia unveils rebrand in major push to capture travel demand
By Jill Menze
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April 19, 2021
Expedia is debuting a new look and product offerings on its quest to become consumers’ "ultimate travel companion."
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STARTUP STAGE: HiBnb helps travelers find cannabis-friendly accommodations and activities
By Jill Menze
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April 14, 2021
HiBnb is a marketplace dedicated to the growing cannabis community, providing accommodation and activity options to guests looking to explore with cannabis while traveling.
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Is Google's zero-click search a threat or opportunity for hoteliers?
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist
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April 9, 2021
Google's "zero-click" reality means hoteliers need to focus on optimizing their properties' websites and using effective content marketing strategies.
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How I Got Here, episode 59 - Rolf Schromgens of Trivago
By PhocusWire
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April 8, 2021
Rolf Schromgens was broke and scarred from the experience of a previous startup when he finally sat down with his co-founders and created Trivago, as he explains to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of...
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The data conundrum for travel marketers in 2021
By Chris Heike - Koddi
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April 6, 2021
As the industry enters peak travel season, marketers are faced with a question that most are not prepared to answer: How should I account for the lack of data I gathered in 2020?
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"Marketing of Care" and the future of tourism
By Michael Becker and Adam Hanft
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April 5, 2021
In a post-pandemic world, Marketing of Care can help travel marketers promote destinations through a holistic approach that relies on hyper-local data as well as rational and emotional factors.
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What do you know about travelers in the future and how to develop a customer for life?
By Tony Evans - TProfile
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March 11, 2021
There are four important steps that every travel business will need to follow to deliver growth, loyalty and continued success.
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Google eliminates fees for hotel booking links
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 8, 2021
Now in addition to up to four paid ad slots, Google will provide an extensive organic list of booking options, such as the hotel website, online travel agencies and other travel sites.
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