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Price, ratings and reviews: How consumers process UGC and price when buying a hotel room
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Price, ratings and reviews: How consumers process UGC and price when buying a hotel room
By Nick Vivion | August 21, 2013
The advent of social media, and the popularity of consumer review sites, has changed the way that consumers buy hotel rooms.... Read More
TripBAM promises cash savings on hotels with minimal effort
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TripBAM promises cash savings on hotels with minimal effort
By Nick Vivion | August 21, 2013
TripBAM is bringing a different perspective to hotel bookings - rather than listing a bunch of prices in an area for purchase, the startup promises to search all booking sites for the best rates at a user-selected group of hotels.... Read More
There is a strange disturbance in the force (that would be the airline industry)
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There is a strange disturbance in the force (that would be the airline industry)
By Viewpoints | August 21, 2013
In the airline business, there’s always been tension between the forces in a company such as marketing or finance or operations.... Read More
Airline IT - what is the impact on travellers and employees
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Airline IT - what is the impact on travellers and employees
By Karthick Prabu | August 21, 2013
The quality of airline's information systems can either positively or negatively impact the performance of frontline employees who use them.... Read More
Why a bad attitude could hold a startup back
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Why a bad attitude could hold a startup back
By PhocusWire | August 20, 2013
Is your attitude holding you back from success? Many have been a big believers in positivity and it has helped them accomplish much in their lives as entrepreneurs.... Read More
Westin Hotels links up with AFAR in content partnership
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Westin Hotels links up with AFAR in content partnership
By Nick Vivion | August 20, 2013
Westin Hotels & Resorts has tapped travel brand AFAR to bring insider travel tips to their guests before and during their trips.... Read More
Roomize, a social network for hoteliers to exchange rooms for free
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Roomize, a social network for hoteliers to exchange rooms for free
By Karthick Prabu | August 20, 2013
When you travel to destinations across the world, why to pay for your hotel stay when you can stay for free?... Read More
Merchandise, mobile and other elements on the airline digital wishlist
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Merchandise, mobile and other elements on the airline digital wishlist
By Viewpoints | August 20, 2013
What are the ecommerce and mobile priorities for full-service, leading airlines worldwide?... Read More
Spotsetter delivers human-powered personalized travel recommendations
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Spotsetter delivers human-powered personalized travel recommendations
By Nick Vivion | August 20, 2013
Mapping the places of the world via social media is at the core of Spotsetter, a new app that takes users' social networks and places them on a map interface.... Read More
Meta works well for the largest OTAs, while many hotels suffer
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Meta works well for the largest OTAs, while many hotels suffer
By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2013
Some statistics on who's winning and losing in the metasearch game so far in 2013. Hint: To the biggest marketing budget goes the spoils.... Read More
SYSTEMS - Product news, launches and more - August 2013
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SYSTEMS - Product news, launches and more - August 2013
By PhocusWire | August 19, 2013
China Eastern airline selects NCR corporation's solution to rollout self-service kiosks.... Read More
Personalization, wellness and special interest lead the latest trends in luxury travel
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Personalization, wellness and special interest lead the latest trends in luxury travel
By Nick Vivion | August 19, 2013
Some of the visible trends are continuations from industry-wide trends, but also highlight just how specialized many travel suppliers are becoming in their pursuit of both market share and revenue growth.... Read More
Freeppie creates a twist on social travel by rewarding travelers for shares
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Freeppie creates a twist on social travel by rewarding travelers for shares
By Linda Fox | August 19, 2013
You travel, share experiences on social networks, travel companies reward you for sharing and so on - sounds simple, step forward Freeppie.... Read More
Three golden rules about the new world of travel marketing
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Three golden rules about the new world of travel marketing
By Viewpoints | August 19, 2013
Travel, the industry that pioneered loyalty programs, has eagerly embraced many of the newer data-driven marketing approaches and tools.... Read More
Don't hang up, there's still life in the telephone for hotel bookings
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Don't hang up, there's still life in the telephone for hotel bookings
By Linda Fox | August 19, 2013
Direct booking doesn't just mean via your website, the telephone which continues to provide value, here's a little case study to demonstrate... Read More