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Visual currency converter - genius or a travel app for app's sake?

By Kevin May | April 28, 2013

Pass through a London tube station at the moment and you cannot fail to see a poster campaign for the Apple iPad, reminding potential owners of the hundreds of thousands of apps available. Read More

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Behold the bounty to be had in travel when data roaming charges ease

By Viewpoints | April 25, 2013

It’s the mid-1990s, and I’m one of those management consultants so lovingly praised on the hit TV drama House of Lies. Read More

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Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options

By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013

Google's lengthy wrangling with European regulators could see some kind of closure if a market test of proposals from the search giant proves successful. Read More

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Do travel companies need to revisit mobile security choices for staff?

By Glenn Gruber | April 18, 2013

That Android devices are much more susceptible to malware attacks than Apple iOS devices is not breaking news. This has been a trend for quite some time. Read More

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Google's take on mobile influence in Indian and US travel industry

By Karthick Prabu | April 17, 2013

India is going to be a mobile-first country when it comes to the travel industry, says Google travel industry boss, Siddharth Dabhade. Read More

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Travel companies are STILL living in the dark ages - stuck in a paper world

By Viewpoints | April 17, 2013

I recently went to a traditional consumer travel show, to see how travel companies today share information and promote their destinations. Read More

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Google chimes in on airline distribution changes, criticises closed shop and speed issues

By Linda Fox | April 15, 2013

IATA’s proposed NDC airline standard won’t meet the performance necessary to meet the demands of internet surfers according to a senior Google exec Read More

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Google Streetview put on steroids

By Kevin May | April 9, 2013

Technically brilliant time-waster - and potentially heaps of travel-related fun - with a new service which has essentially stitched together Google Streetview images and added speed into the equation. Read More

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Six myths about SEO hoteliers are still believing

By Viewpoints | April 9, 2013

Last week I took an informal survey and asked a group of hoteliers we work with what the top SEO questions they often hear. Read More

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Travel fragmentation is extending to mobile

By Viewpoints | April 5, 2013

The pervasive fragmentation in online travel is extending into mobile. Travel companies are simply applying their existing web services to native and mobile web apps. Read More

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What TripAdvisor will soon have in common with airline companies

By Sean O'Neil | April 3, 2013

The reviews giant faces negative operating leverage, which airlines already endure. This worries the Financial Times. Read More

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Healing old wounds, braving new frontiers: five pointers to help travel through tough terrain

By Viewpoints | March 28, 2013

Nobody said it was going to be easy for online travel businesses and it isn’t. In this multi-channel, digital world, the landscape continues to shift Read More

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European rail desperately needs smarter online booking platforms

By Viewpoints | March 28, 2013

Mark Smith, founder of rail traveler's bible, The Man in Seat 61, says he spends his life railing at SNCF's Machiavellian approach to international distribution. Read More

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In online travel booking, mobile isn't all mobile

By Viewpoints | March 27, 2013

Consumers use smartphones and tablets in markedly different ways when researching and booking travel. So, therefore, separate strategies are needed to play to the distinct usages of each device. Read More

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Ready, steady, go - a race to the bottom for travel guidebooks, e-books and apps?

By Viewpoints | March 26, 2013

CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, put it simply when he famously proclaimed last year: "We expect DVD subscribers to decline every quarter... forever." Read More

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