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Wotif and Webjet vie for pole position - Top Australia travel websites, April 2013
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Wotif and Webjet vie for pole position - Top Australia travel websites, April 2013
By Kevin May | May 21, 2013
Extremely narrow gap at the top of the leading travel websites in Australia, with Wotif taking a fraction of a lead over rival online travel agency brand Webjet.... Read More
Tripshare wants to remove travel planning pain via real and actionable itineraries
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Tripshare wants to remove travel planning pain via real and actionable itineraries
By Linda Fox | May 21, 2013
Like so many trip planning sites, Tripshare grew out of a desire to apply some modern technology to offline itinerary planning and sharing... Read More
Three Kayak-like startups for bus ticketing metasearch
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Three Kayak-like startups for bus ticketing metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | May 21, 2013
A handful of startups are racing to become the Kayak of bus ticketing metasearch: Buscatchers, Bustripping, Pombai, and Wanderu.... Read More
Rethinking the traditional hotel guest satisfaction survey
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Rethinking the traditional hotel guest satisfaction survey
By Viewpoints | May 21, 2013
The popularity of online reviews and the importance of social media are changing the way that hotels are approaching how to gather customer feedback.... Read More
Beyond interests or vacation types, Zofari recommends like-minded destinations
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Beyond interests or vacation types, Zofari recommends like-minded destinations
By Nick Vivion | May 21, 2013
Zofari is a new Android city guide that offers recommendations not on time, type of vacation or general interests, but based on actual neighborhoods, bars and restaurants.... Read More
Successful acquisition? Why Yahoo buying Tumblr fails on four tests
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Successful acquisition? Why Yahoo buying Tumblr fails on four tests
By PhocusWire | May 21, 2013
Yahoo's decision to buy Tumblr is bad news for Marissa Meyer's shareholders, because the deal fails the four tests of a successful acquisition.... Read More
Holland reminds everyone how cool it is, scores massive hit on YouTube [VIDEO]
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Holland reminds everyone how cool it is, scores massive hit on YouTube [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | May 21, 2013
Tourism bosses in Holland are celebrating after capturing nearly three quarters of a million hits in less than a week for a YouTube clip to promote the country's apparent coolness.... Read More
Big Data and the hospitality, travel and tourism industry
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Big Data and the hospitality, travel and tourism industry
By Nick Vivion | May 20, 2013
In a position paper, the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals shows how vital it is for the travel industry to effectively manage the millions of records about travel behavior that the industry generates each day.... Read More
MapQuest releases place sharing and traffic rerouting to mobile product
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MapQuest releases place sharing and traffic rerouting to mobile product
By Nick Vivion | May 20, 2013
MapQuest continues to bolster their brand with a refreshed and reinvigorated product offering. The latest update to the mobile experience is an integrated social sharing feature for places.... Read More
Booking.com crawls towards TripAdvisor - Top US travel websites, April 2013
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Booking.com crawls towards TripAdvisor - Top US travel websites, April 2013
By Kevin May | May 20, 2013
TripAdvisor might have a strong position in the list of leading travel sites in the US but Booking.com is slowly catching up.... Read More
Hotel digital conundrum: brand building VS demand generation
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Hotel digital conundrum: brand building VS demand generation
By Viewpoints | May 20, 2013
Hotel marketers may come to look over the previous century as a time of simplicity and certainty.... Read More
Travellers want wifi in hotels to be free, but Asian travellers happy to pay for in-flight web
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Travellers want wifi in hotels to be free, but Asian travellers happy to pay for in-flight web
By Karthick Prabu | May 20, 2013
While two-thirds of hotels in Europe now offer free wifi, much to the relief of many travellers, their counterparts in India and Singapore have a vastly different opinion when it comes in-flight connections.... Read More
Can Google+ work if it has high quality images, better links and uses Big Data?
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Can Google+ work if it has high quality images, better links and uses Big Data?
By PhocusWire | May 20, 2013
Google versus Facebook - a fascinating battle between between two giants of the web, not least because Google’s Plus network hasn’t really hit Facebook too hard yet.... Read More
Roomixer presents a twist on hotel bookings by monetising turnaways
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Roomixer presents a twist on hotel bookings by monetising turnaways
By Linda Fox | May 20, 2013
The seed for Roomixer was planted a year ago - a marketplace for hotels and vacation rentals to trade business they are turning away... Read More
No frills carriers fly ahead, Thomas Cook overtakes Expedia - Top UK travel websites, April 2013
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No frills carriers fly ahead, Thomas Cook overtakes Expedia - Top UK travel websites, April 2013
By PhocusWire | May 20, 2013
The gap between EasyJet and Ryanair has narrowed at the top of leading airline websites in the UK, but the pair have also stretched their respective leads over British Airways.... Read More
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