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Travel MARKETING roundup - January 2014
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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
Marriott website leads other hotel brands for usage and awareness
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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
Listen up: There is a major job still to be done in mobile travel
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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
Industry first alert: Google teams up with Hilton brand DoubleTree for interactive YouTube channel
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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
The cure is here: Hilton promises help for the vacation-starved in clever new promo
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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
Investing in hotel technology - guest needs versus franchise demands
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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
The Scan: UK hotels scolded for online rate display, the first use of Facebook's Were Here API, and 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
Another hotel price fixing class action emerges in the US, same defendants as previous complaints
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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
Hotel price fixing case will likely do little but generate legal fee bonanza
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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
Hotel price fixing saga switches to the US with class action against Expedia and others
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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
Behold the tech-savvy, young and affluent Chinese traveller, coming to a country near you
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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
Travelocity signs Hilton while Orbitz waits in the wings
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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
What Else? Beyond Spaces, Mobiquity, Hilton-USA Today, Travelzoo, Dolphin Dynamics
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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
Top three hotel marketing myths (and the truth behind them)
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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
Does a good digital strategy ensure profits for hoteliers?
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Does a good digital strategy ensure profits for hoteliers?
By Glenn Gruber | April 10, 2012
That's what the latest Digital IQ Index report from L2 Think Tank says when it reviewed the "digital competence" of 52 of the world's leading hotel brands. Read More