Ixigo proves Facebook (not YouTube) is the place for video marketing
Ixigo proves Facebook (not YouTube) is the place for video marketing
By Kevin May | February 1, 2016
Sometimes the chaos that is Facebook can actually be a gold mine for travel brands, with even YouTube... Read More
News / Online
Hyatt tries the guest photo approach to marketing
Hyatt tries the guest photo approach to marketing
By Kevin May | February 1, 2016
Hyatt Hotels is to make a major push into the world of user generated marketing with the launch of a... Read More
News / Online
Online travel agencies tipped to lose market share to hotel direct channels
Online travel agencies tipped to lose market share to hotel direct channels
By Kevin May | January 25, 2016
Hotels in the third biggest tourist market on the planet are starting to fight back against the... Read More
News / Distribution
The giant digital hotel concierge is here
The giant digital hotel concierge is here
By Kevin May | January 22, 2016
There is plenty of talk about how many hotels are putting their traditional concierge services on apps... Read More
News / Technology
Airbnb travellers shop for accommodation just like other travellers
Airbnb travellers shop for accommodation just like other travellers
By Kevin May | January 21, 2016
Airbnb may have created an aura of sorts around itself, not least because of its extraordinary growth,... Read More
News
Obvious personalisation - Big Data to organise travel around the weather
Obvious personalisation - Big Data to organise travel around the weather
By Kevin May | January 21, 2016
Personalisation (you really can't get away from the word these days) comes in many forms, but... Read More
News
TravelersBox raises $10 million for post-trip currency swapping
TravelersBox raises $10 million for post-trip currency swapping
By Kevin May | January 21, 2016
Arbor Ventures has led a $10 million Series A backing into TravelersBox, an offline-to-online service... Read More
News
Alexa is a window on the next wave of travel tech
Alexa is a window on the next wave of travel tech
By Kevin May | January 20, 2016
Conceptual technologies have a tendency to polarise opinion as to their worth, not least with the... Read More
News / Technology
In-app search on Google enters new phase
In-app search on Google enters new phase
By Kevin May | January 19, 2016
Mobile app indexing could be one of the quieter trends to emerge in travel marketing during 2016.... Read More
News / Technology
LeisureLink seizes on rental gold rush with $17 million investment
LeisureLink seizes on rental gold rush with $17 million investment
By Kevin May | January 19, 2016
Full steam ahead for vacation rentals in 2016 - with tech provider LeisureLink opening the year with... Read More
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