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Meetings and events attendees say meh to social media
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Meetings and events attendees say meh to social media
By Linda Fox | October 9, 2014
American Express Meetings & Events has run some research on the gaps between how planners feel about technology use in the sector versus how attendees feel. The 'Great Expectations' study throw Read More
Why the competition between Expedia and Priceline continues to burn brightly
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Why the competition between Expedia and Priceline continues to burn brightly
By Viewpoints | October 7, 2014
While online travel retail sales are continuing their steady growth globally, consolidation is increasing among online travel agencies. Both Expedia and Priceline are strengthening their positions Read More
Inspirato inspires investors to action, raises additional $20 million
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Inspirato inspires investors to action, raises additional $20 million
By Nick Vivion | September 24, 2014
Inspirato, the vacation destination club, has logged another $20 million in growth capital. This latest financing was led primarily by new-to-Inspirato investors W Capital Partners, with participat Read More
Inspirato to open physical experience centers to promote luxury rentals
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Inspirato to open physical experience centers to promote luxury rentals
By Nick Vivion | August 29, 2014
In a real-time marketing twist, luxury vacation rental company Inspirato has opened a series of "experience centers" in high-end malls around the United States. The company (TLabs here) was most re Read More
American Express boosts traveler care with enhanced traveler management
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American Express boosts traveler care with enhanced traveler management
By Nick Vivion | July 28, 2014
Product rollouts at the annual Global Business Travel Association conference in Los Angeles have begun, and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced updates that enhance the current Read More
Travel agents feel the pinch of the Internet - and it doesn't hurt that much
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Travel agents feel the pinch of the Internet - and it doesn't hurt that much
By Nick Vivion | October 17, 2013
At a recent invite-only roundup for American Express-affiliated travel agents, the assembled agents were surveyed about how the Internet has impacted their businesses. Traditionally, the Internet h Read More
TripAdvisor and American Express - a user review deal with a difference
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TripAdvisor and American Express - a user review deal with a difference
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2013
As partnerships go, today's tie-up between American Express and TripAdvisor is a curious one. Effectively the partnership gives card members recognition for posting a review, flags up that the revi Read More
Travel MARKETING - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
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Travel MARKETING - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
By PhocusWire | September 10, 2013
National Geographic Traveler has re-organized their media brands. Read More
The gamification of managed travel: Can social gaming plug travel policy leakage?
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The gamification of managed travel: Can social gaming plug travel policy leakage?
By Nick Vivion | August 13, 2013
One of the strong undercurrents of this year's annual GBTA conference in San Diego was the consumerization of B2B travel products, such as using consumer behavioral insight to increase travel policy... Read More
The consumer conundrum: Why businesses must accept consumerization in B2B product development
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The consumer conundrum: Why businesses must accept consumerization in B2B product development
By Nick Vivion | August 12, 2013
The shift away from enterprise and government as the driver of new technology advancements has greatly accelerated in the past 5 years, a shift that has causes discomfort among B2B product developers. Read More
The Scan - Lowcostholidays film map, Louvre Hotels on Google, Air New Zealand Bears All (again) and other travel tech stories
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The Scan - Lowcostholidays film map, Louvre Hotels on Google, Air New Zealand Bears All (again) and other travel tech stories
By PhocusWire | March 8, 2013
Lowcostholidays, Air New Zealand, Priceline-Kayak, Inner Maldives, Reardon Commerce, American Express, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Micros Systems, Etihad and NYC & Company all make the cut in our round of... Read More
Attack of the Clones - so big brands should rebel and fight back against less authentic startups
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Attack of the Clones - so big brands should rebel and fight back against less authentic startups
By Viewpoints | January 24, 2013
Is it me or are you noticing more travel startups that are really just technology businesses or media companies operating under the disguise as a leisure travel business? Read More
Unused vacation days: The fall travel marketing opportunity
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Unused vacation days: The fall travel marketing opportunity
By Nick Vivion | September 26, 2012
A new survey shows that Americans have a lot of vacation days to use up by the end of the year, providing a targeted marketing opportunity to savvy travel marketers across the world. Read More
The Scan: Carlson Wagonlit expands in China, Travelocity lands on the Kindle Fire, and more news
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The Scan: Carlson Wagonlit expands in China, Travelocity lands on the Kindle Fire, and more news
By PhocusWire | September 5, 2012
CWT Online is China's first online booking tool for international flights, and more items in our roundup for 5 September. Read More
Morning Scan: Amex's Orbitz-run booking engine launches, United pivots its blog, and more
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Morning Scan: Amex's Orbitz-run booking engine launches, United pivots its blog, and more
By Sean O'Neil | August 21, 2012
American Express and Orbitz team up to create a booking engine, United Airlines is shifting the focus of a blog it created this spring when shifting to a unified tech platform, and more items in our... Read More
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