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Tnooz-Wright Express FREE Webinar: Practical ePayment applications for travel booking
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Tnooz-Wright Express FREE Webinar: Practical ePayment applications for travel booking
By PhocusWire | February 2, 2012
Are you an online travel agency, tour operator, or traditional travel agency with responsibility for travel booking? Read More
European hotel prices - January to March 2012
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European hotel prices - January to March 2012
By PhocusWire | January 30, 2012
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
Is it time for a global HotelWiki to assist the industry (and consumers) with hotel distribution?
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Is it time for a global HotelWiki to assist the industry (and consumers) with hotel distribution?
By Viewpoints | January 25, 2012
There is a certain helplessness creeping in around online hotel distribution which is worrying hotels in Europe and worldwide. Read More
North American hotel prices - January to March 2012
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North American hotel prices - January to March 2012
By PhocusWire | January 23, 2012
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 North America. Read More
Who wins in emerging online travel markets? Locals do
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Who wins in emerging online travel markets? Locals do
By Viewpoints | January 17, 2012
If we look at online travel around the globe, we can see that the four key global emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are showing substantially greater growth than the developed world. Read More
Reality check for hotels - How good are your telephone sales?
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Reality check for hotels - How good are your telephone sales?
By Patrick Landman | January 16, 2012
Do you know the conversion percentage of your hotel's reservations department? Read More
Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - January to March 2012
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Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - January to March 2012
By PhocusWire | January 15, 2012
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
The social web for hotels in 2012 - high-level marketing trends [Part 3 of 3]
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The social web for hotels in 2012 - high-level marketing trends [Part 3 of 3]
By Josiah Mackenzie | January 13, 2012
In the first article in this series, we looked at general trends on the social web, the second article talked about trends with reviews and consumer-generated content. Read More
The social web for hotels in 2012 - review and reputation management [Part 2 of 3]
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The social web for hotels in 2012 - review and reputation management [Part 2 of 3]
By Josiah Mackenzie | January 12, 2012
In the first article in this series, we looked at technologies that were important in the past year, and how they might play a big role in the year ahead. Read More
DayUse-Hotels targets guests looking for a brief sleep or quick rendez-vous
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DayUse-Hotels targets guests looking for a brief sleep or quick rendez-vous
By Kevin May | January 12, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring France-based DayUse-Hotels, a service for hotels selling rooms for limited hours during the day. Read More
Room Key: Open to all, will lower hotel distribution costs, features and marketing to come
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Room Key: Open to all, will lower hotel distribution costs, features and marketing to come
By Kevin May | January 11, 2012
More details emerging about Room Key, the global hotel search platform created by six of the biggest accommodation super-brands in the world. Read More
Best opportunities on the social web for hotels (and others) in 2012 [Part 1 of 3]
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Best opportunities on the social web for hotels (and others) in 2012 [Part 1 of 3]
By Josiah Mackenzie | January 11, 2012
Niels Bohr once said: "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future." Read More
Hotel giants come together to launch Room Key search site
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Hotel giants come together to launch Room Key search site
By Kevin May | January 11, 2012
Massive development in the hotel sector with six of the biggest hotel chains on the planet uniting to launch Room Key, a new online hotel search platform. Read More
Middle East hotel prices - January to March 2012
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Middle East hotel prices - January to March 2012
By PhocusWire | January 6, 2012
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
Seventeen mistakes hotels make with travel review websites
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Seventeen mistakes hotels make with travel review websites
By Viewpoints | January 5, 2012
It surprises me that many hoteliers do nothing with review sites. Even if all the reviews are positive, there should still be some level of management response. Read More
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