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Indian agents get SmartPoint, Sabre and SeatGuru, and more systems news

By PhocusWire | April 21, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for April 2014. Monday 21 April 2014: Travelport gives Indian agents SmartPoint tools The ag Read More

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Travel MARKETING roundup - January 2014

By PhocusWire | January 30, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for January 2014. 30 January 2014: CheapAir connects each customer with a personal travel advi Read More

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Marriott website leads other hotel brands for usage and awareness

By Karthick Prabu | December 8, 2013

A hotel's website is a key and indispensable sales channel. So how do some of the leading chains on the planet perform in terms of customer experience and acquisition? Qubit, website conversion ser Read More

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Listen up: There is a major job still to be done in mobile travel

By Glenn Gruber | September 3, 2013

Mobile is transforming many industries, travel probably as much as any. The out-of-home, often in unfamiliar places, nature of travel has made it almost a perfect fit for mobile as a technology. Read More

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Industry first alert: Google teams up with Hilton brand DoubleTree for interactive YouTube channel

By Karthick Prabu | May 6, 2013

DoubleTree by Hilton has launched an interactive YouTube platform in which users will be able to share their trip experiences and get rewarded for their efforts. Read More

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The cure is here: Hilton promises help for the vacation-starved in clever new promo

By Nick Vivion | January 24, 2013

As if Americans needed another disease to cure: "vacationitis" is the latest ailment to affect the United States. Read More

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Investing in hotel technology - guest needs versus franchise demands

By Viewpoints | October 24, 2012

It’s a dilemma that’s been simmering under the surface of the industry for years and one that shows no sign of abating... Read More

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The Scan: UK hotels scolded for online rate display, the first use of Facebook's Were Here API, and more

By Sean O'Neil | August 30, 2012

Eleven major hotel chains are routinely breaching British government guidelines and advertising standards rules by not including VAT in headline prices online, and more items in our roundup. Read More

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Another hotel price fixing class action emerges in the US, same defendants as previous complaints

By Kevin May | August 28, 2012

Are we seeing the floodgates beginning to open with the hotel price parity issue? Perhaps so, with news of another attempt at a class action in the US against online travel agencies and hotel chains. Read More

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Hotel price fixing case will likely do little but generate legal fee bonanza

By Viewpoints | August 22, 2012

A class action suit was filed this week in California against various major online travel retailers and hotel chains alleging antitrust violations in relation to resale price management (RPM)... Read More

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Hotel price fixing saga switches to the US with class action against Expedia and others

By Kevin May | August 21, 2012

There is a whiff of anger in the air, it appears, over alleged price fixing between online travel agencies and hotels - with a class action being brought against some of the biggest travel brands on the... Read More

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Behold the tech-savvy, young and affluent Chinese traveller, coming to a country near you

By Viewpoints | July 1, 2012

In fifteen years, the Chinese middle class will reach 800 million, up from 300 million today. Over the next five years, affluent Chinese consumers will grow from four million to 20 million. Read More

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Travelocity signs Hilton while Orbitz waits in the wings

By Dennis Schaal | June 7, 2012

Score one for Travelocity, lastminute and Zuji, but at what price? Read More

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What Else? Beyond Spaces, Mobiquity, Hilton-USA Today, Travelzoo, Dolphin Dynamics

By PhocusWire | May 3, 2012

Nucleus goes Greek luxury, Mobiquity and FlightView, Hilton deals with USA Today, Travelzoo gets creative, Osprey eyes a Dolphin... What else is happening in travel tech around the world. Read More

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Top three hotel marketing myths (and the truth behind them)

By Viewpoints | April 13, 2012

Hoteliers have been marketing their properties on the web for years, but they need to constantly re-think their strategies in order to lead the pack. Read More

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