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Up-selling as an art form in hotels
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Up-selling as an art form in hotels
By Patrick Landman | February 28, 2013
It's utopia in my world of revenue management in hotels to work with a general manager and operations team with true passion for up-selling. Read More
Priceline full-year 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
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Priceline full-year 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
By PhocusWire | February 27, 2013
Priceline released is full-year results for 2012 this week. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
Amadeus full-year 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
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Amadeus full-year 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
By PhocusWire | February 26, 2013
Amadeus released its full-year results for 2012 today. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
Step forward Graph Search into the digital marketing mix for hotels
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Step forward Graph Search into the digital marketing mix for hotels
By Viewpoints | February 23, 2013
There’s a well-known saying in real estate - "location, location, location" - which points to the great importance of, well, location when determining the desirability of a property. Read More
Hotels checking in with booking engines on Facebook and mobile - or maybe not
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Hotels checking in with booking engines on Facebook and mobile - or maybe not
By Kevin May | February 20, 2013
Booking engines within Facebook fan pages for hotels were once considered revolutionary, but it appears to be a growing trend for many property owners. Read More
TripAdvisor basks in social graph integration with Facebook, eye-watering numbers revealed
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TripAdvisor basks in social graph integration with Facebook, eye-watering numbers revealed
By Kevin May | February 14, 2013
TripAdvisor, wallowing in a 20% jump in revenue for 2012 compared to the previous year, also appears to be enjoying the fruits of its partnership with Facebook. Read More
Tnooz-Monetate Webinar VIDEO: Transforming the supplier-driven travel booking experience
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Tnooz-Monetate Webinar VIDEO: Transforming the supplier-driven travel booking experience
By Kevin May | February 13, 2013
How do airlines, hotels, cruise lines and other suppliers connect their data and knowledge of the traveller to the right offer at the right time? Read More
The death of SEO and why keywords are possibly being removed to push paid traffic
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The death of SEO and why keywords are possibly being removed to push paid traffic
By Viewpoints | February 12, 2013
Here is a piece of so-called Inside Baseball analysis that is slowly affecting large swathes of the travel industry, in particular hotels. Read More
HolidayIQ travel community and review service secures investment round, de-merges from Wego
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HolidayIQ travel community and review service secures investment round, de-merges from Wego
By Kevin May | February 7, 2013
Just two years and four months after uniting with metasearch engine Wego, Indian content site HolidayIQ has split from its sister brand and raised its own funding round. Read More
Google updates Hotel Finder with date, neighborhood, brand, and travel time search
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Google updates Hotel Finder with date, neighborhood, brand, and travel time search
By Sean O'Neil | February 7, 2013
Google has updated its Hotel Finder tool to invite users to narrow their searches by neighborhood and time period, plus its first unique innovation in metasearch: "time-based search." Read More
The new reality in hotel revenue management - a check-list for 2013
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The new reality in hotel revenue management - a check-list for 2013
By Patrick Landman | February 4, 2013
A new year and many changes are on the horizon that are impacting heavily your hotel's pricing and distribution strategy. Read More
Tnooz-Monetate FREE Webinar: Transforming the supplier-driven travel booking experience
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Tnooz-Monetate FREE Webinar: Transforming the supplier-driven travel booking experience
By Kevin May | February 3, 2013
Travel suppliers have more control of the online purchasing experience than ever before. However, they still face many challenges to drive ancillary revenue throughout the entire process. Read More
Middle East hotel prices - February to April 2013
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Middle East hotel prices - February to April 2013
By PhocusWire | January 31, 2013
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East. Read More
Behold the hotel room of the future [VIDEO]
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Behold the hotel room of the future [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | January 31, 2013
Some way off (maybe), but visitors to the FiturTech hospitality exhibition in Spain this week are experiencing what some believe will be the hotel room of the future. Read More
Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - January 2013
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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - January 2013
By PhocusWire | January 31, 2013
Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during January 2013 - all here, in one easy read. Read More
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