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Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
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Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
By PhocusWire | November 24, 2011
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 Australia-New Zealand. Read More
Where next for travel user reviews, fake content and website publishers?
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Where next for travel user reviews, fake content and website publishers?
By Viewpoints | November 23, 2011
As publishers, consumers and law enforcement get more sophisticated, so will the bad guys. It is doubtful fake reviews can ever be fully eradicated. Read More
How to combat Fake Review Optimization in travel
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How to combat Fake Review Optimization in travel
By Viewpoints | November 21, 2011
The first installment of this series showed how social media and search engine optimization aligned to create an environment that rewards hotels with high customer ratings. Read More
Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
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Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
By Kevin May | November 16, 2011
Just two months after taking the covers off the first iteration in the US, other countries around the world will soon be getting the Google Flight Search product. Read More
Fake Review Optimization - How black hat masters beat the travel system
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Fake Review Optimization - How black hat masters beat the travel system
By Viewpoints | November 15, 2011
The first instalment covered the fusion of social media and search engine optimization, creating an environment that rewards hotels with high customer ratings. Read More
Social media and SEO created a mutant in travel - Introducing Fake Review Optimization
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Social media and SEO created a mutant in travel - Introducing Fake Review Optimization
By Viewpoints | November 14, 2011
Welcome to the world of user generated content – circa 2011. Read More
European hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
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European hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2011
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 Europe. Read More
Tnooz-Travelport FREE Webinar: The hotel shopping dilemma - consumer, agency and distribution perspectives
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Tnooz-Travelport FREE Webinar: The hotel shopping dilemma - consumer, agency and distribution perspectives
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2011
Searching and booking accommodation have never been more complicated, especially as new channels emerge and existing ones evolve. Read More
What happened when a hotel armed social media-loving clubbers with RFID wristbands?
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What happened when a hotel armed social media-loving clubbers with RFID wristbands?
By Kevin May | November 8, 2011
It was a curious move earlier this year when a hotel on the famous European dance music island of Ibiza decided to combine RFID technology with social media in a major way. Read More
Establishing the USP of a hotel for online marketing
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Establishing the USP of a hotel for online marketing
By Viewpoints | November 7, 2011
Every hotel needs to discover what is unique about its brand and then promote heavily in its marketing efforts on the web. Read More
BookingMarkets wants to bring accommodation platform and marketplace to the masses
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BookingMarkets wants to bring accommodation platform and marketplace to the masses
By Kevin May | November 2, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Columbia-based BookingMarkets, a white label accommodation booking system for travel business and vacation rental owners. Read More
Travel and cutting edge technology of the future [VIDEO]
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Travel and cutting edge technology of the future [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | November 1, 2011
Okay, so there's mobile travel as we know it today and then there's mobile travel taken to the extreme, probably some time in the reasonably near future. Read More
iPad and its impact on hotel owners and operators
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iPad and its impact on hotel owners and operators
By Viewpoints | November 1, 2011
This is a question that we have been pondering - why the iPad is the final nail in the "all internet is free" coffin? Read More
When it comes to online travel agencies, (hotel) size does matter
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When it comes to online travel agencies, (hotel) size does matter
By Viewpoints | November 1, 2011
Over the past several weeks, there have been many opinions put forth about the OTAs - whether they are friend or foe, the best ways to use them, etc. Read More
The big travel technology question: is the industry ready for the IT Spring?
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The big travel technology question: is the industry ready for the IT Spring?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 31, 2011
Long term IT contracts were once the norm around the travel industry - but with the rapid change of IT structure occurring today, especially with the evolution of Big Data, this is beginning to change. Read More
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