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Bluetooth LE v NFC showdown [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Glenn Gruber | March 2, 2014

For many years marketers have known that if they could just get the right offer at the right time in front of their customers they could increase conversion dramatically. Similarly, businesses unde Read More

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Place-based messaging could give travel marketers a bleeding edge advantage

By Nick Vivion | February 28, 2014

There's a new place-based messaging app in town, and it could be the bleeding edge that certain brave travel marketers embrace. Flyby Media allows users to send messages to each other using real-wo Read More

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How have the Big Five tech giants compared on the acquisition battlefield? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | February 27, 2014

Simply Business, a business insurance provider in the UK, has aggregated the acquisition histories of the Big Five tech companies into a handy interactive infographic. The graphic takes a look at t Read More

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Japan industrial tourism, Uber in Riyadh, Hotels.com states the obvious, and more

By PhocusWire | February 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for February 2014. Thursday 27 February 2014: Japan industrial tourism website launched A Read More

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Mobile watch: Google tinkers with Hotel Finder interface

By Nick Vivion | February 25, 2014

Google is tinkering with the way that hotels are laid out on mobile, making the mobile experience much more streamlined for Hotel Finder advertisers. As noted on the travel search blog at Koddi, so Read More

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How to win in the hyper-competitive app marketplace

By PhocusWire | February 25, 2014

DEVICES: Getting noticed in the various device application stores (iTunes, Google Play, etc) may not be as difficult as winning in the search engines, but it's not far off - not least with thousands Read More

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Mobile first: Click-to-call increasingly essential for UK smartphone users

By Nick Vivion | February 24, 2014

Recent research highlights the increasing importance of "click-to-call" functionality for smartphone users, especially within the travel sector. The survey asked 1,500 people in the UK about their Read More

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Uber surge price notification, Queensland info app, Tokyo wifi hotspots, and more

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for February 2014. Thursday 27 February 2014: Uber to launch notification for surge pricing Read More

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Latest Google Maps evolution makes a meta to the world

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2014

Google is rapidly iterating and consolidating its product line, sunsetting services and finally gluing disparate pieces of the puzzle together, with the latest makeover coming to the Maps product. Read More

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Virgin Atlantic gets up close and personal with Google Glass

By Kevin May | February 10, 2014

Genuine (and valuable) uses of Google Glass at the sharp end of the travel industry have been relatively hard to come by so far. But Virgin Atlantic has now stepped forward with a pilot project to Read More

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Expedia plays down search visibility drama, constantly audits SEO practices

By Kevin May | February 7, 2014

After Expedia insisted on an inevitable "no comment" for weeks, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was always going to face questions during its latest financial results about the search saga. Expedia.com was r Read More

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Kayak decides to continue working with ITA Software after all

By Kevin May | February 6, 2014

Kayak says it will stay best buddies (of sorts) with ITA Software after all - despite being at the forefront of the lobbying group opposed to Google buying ITA in 2010. The travel search company's Read More

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EUREKA! Where could your travel startup idea come from?

By Alex Bainbridge | February 3, 2014

Depending upon your pain threshold, running a travel startup is either the most rewarding challenge in your life or it can be a truly terrifying ordeal. Why? Because you lay forth your personal Read More

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Time for a rethink: Google Plus is a bigger deal than many think

By PhocusWire | February 2, 2014

SOCIAL: It was so easy to dismiss Google Plus when it didn't seemingly topple Facebook within a micro-second of being launched - it was just a matter of time before it was destined for the same bin Read More

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American Airlines points to a new movement in airline IT

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 30, 2014

Sabre and American Airlines have formally agreed to a deal whereby both US Airways and its sister carrier will use Sabre as the passenger service system for the merged airline. While this is hardly Read More

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