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How a hotel chain made $2 million using social media
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How a hotel chain made $2 million using social media
By Kevin May | October 24, 2013
One of the most common questions about social media in the travel industry often includes those rather awkward letters that make some gurus splutter into their cappuccinos: "R", "O" and "I". Yes, w... Read More
Low cost carriers pose a challenge for Asia's online agents
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Low cost carriers pose a challenge for Asia's online agents
By Karthick Prabu | October 23, 2013
To study the impact of low cost carriers on (online) travel agents, Abacus surveyed agents in Asia who have invested in the online space on various aspects of their digital businesses. Among the 62... Read More
Discover the ‘iPod’ in your travel business through cross-fertilization of ideas
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Discover the ‘iPod’ in your travel business through cross-fertilization of ideas
By Viewpoints | October 23, 2013
Businesses have taken immense advantage of cross-disciplinary ideas by either recruiting talent across industries and cultures or by mimicking a certain aspect from similar industries. NB: This is... Read More
Time for a deep dive into Big Data, customer analytics and loyalty marketing in travel
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Time for a deep dive into Big Data, customer analytics and loyalty marketing in travel
By PhocusWire | October 23, 2013
Travel execs are committed to improving the end-to-end customer experience while optimizing customer service, marketing spend and wallet share - now with Big Data. By capturing information from cus... Read More
The true next generation traveler leaves Facebook, turns to Twitter, Instagram
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The true next generation traveler leaves Facebook, turns to Twitter, Instagram
By Nick Vivion | October 23, 2013
The next generation traveler is always a topic of great interest in the travel industry (see here and here). And the latest stats coming from the United States are intriguing: teens are turning away f... Read More
Scoring top tourist attractions on social media
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Scoring top tourist attractions on social media
By Linda Fox | October 23, 2013
Tourist attractions up and down the country are keeping their presence and engagement up on major social media channels to make sure they're front of mind but who is doing it best? This report from... Read More
Are you marketing to your Affluencers?
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Are you marketing to your Affluencers?
By Viewpoints | October 23, 2013
From backpackers to luxury seekers, there is a universal travel customer who is essential to marketing success: the Affluent Influencer or “Affluencer.” NB: This is an opinion from Andrea Wilson, v... Read More
Wotif preps its travel marketing push in Asia
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Wotif preps its travel marketing push in Asia
By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2013
Online travel agency Wotif has revealed its plans for a fresh expansion for sales of all types of travel products throughout Asia, lessening its dependence on the domestic Australian hotel market.... Read More
Travelzoo lunges toward new hotel booking and search models
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Travelzoo lunges toward new hotel booking and search models
By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2013
It's not easy to replace the wings and engine of an airplane while it's still flying at 35,000 feet. But that's a metaphor for what Travelzoo, the US-headquartered deals service, is trying to do with... Read More
Korea travel industry needs technology upgrade to become a game-changing market
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Korea travel industry needs technology upgrade to become a game-changing market
By Karthick Prabu | October 22, 2013
Korea travel sector has to continue investing in infrastructure in order to handle the growing number of travellers, reveals a study by Amadeus in partnership with Frost & Sullivan. The study t... Read More
Same-day and opaque the future as hoteliers get choosy with distribution?
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Same-day and opaque the future as hoteliers get choosy with distribution?
By Linda Fox | October 22, 2013
Perhaps stating what has become increasingly obvious, Hotwire has released research on how concerned hoteliers are about discounting and its effect on brands. Although it draws on the opinions of q... Read More
Behind the scenes: Tourism Victoria talks about its Remote Control Tourist project
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Behind the scenes: Tourism Victoria talks about its Remote Control Tourist project
By Karthick Prabu | October 22, 2013
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Among car rental companies, these are the digital marketing stars
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Among car rental companies, these are the digital marketing stars
By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2013
Car rental brand names are typed into search engines every day, but many travelers don't realize there is an online battle over those words fought by the largest rental car chains in the US, Britain,... Read More
A map of the world's favorite websites highlights the raging battle for Number One
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A map of the world's favorite websites highlights the raging battle for Number One
By Nick Vivion | October 22, 2013
Short and sweet, the graphic below shows which website is the most popular in every country, as measured by Alexa. The world's favorite websites are not all that surprising, but they do show how th... Read More
Expedia to add HomeAway vacation rentals to its travel search results
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Expedia to add HomeAway vacation rentals to its travel search results
By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2013
North American online travel agent Expedia says that it will test adding HomeAway vacation rentals to its search results. The plan is to include roughly 10,000 US and Mexican standalone vacation re... Read More
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