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Demeure launches a marketplace for vacation home owners
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Demeure launches a marketplace for vacation home owners
By Sean O'Neil | December 12, 2012
Under-the-radar company Canadian company Demeure has added fresh tools to its an online directory for vacation property owners, travelers, and property managers, which generates most of its income from subscription access.... Read More
The Scan: Booking.com told to stop using display ads that lack real-time rates, and more news
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The Scan: Booking.com told to stop using display ads that lack real-time rates, and more news
By Sean O'Neil | December 12, 2012
Booking.com, Carpooling, BlockAvenue, Starwood Hotels, Boingo, Hotelbeds, all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 12 December.... Read More
How real are challenges to dethrone Google as king of hotel distribution?
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How real are challenges to dethrone Google as king of hotel distribution?
By Viewpoints | December 12, 2012
For years now hotel marketers have claimed that search engines are on the way out as a viable marketing and distribution channel in hospitality.... Read More
Travelocity sells Asia-Pacific agency Zuji to Webjet for $25 million
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Travelocity sells Asia-Pacific agency Zuji to Webjet for $25 million
By Kevin May | December 12, 2012
The travel industry Christmas shopping spree continues this week with Webjet paying $25 million to Travelocity to acquire its Zuji online travel agency.... Read More
There is a lot more to The Cloud than just a fancy data center
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There is a lot more to The Cloud than just a fancy data center
By Glenn Gruber | December 11, 2012
I was catching up on RSS today and read a piece by Alex Bainbridge on Tnooz about the Top Eight Travel Industry Battles.... Read More
TripAdvisor closes in on top spot - Top Brazil travel websites, November 2012
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TripAdvisor closes in on top spot - Top Brazil travel websites, November 2012
By PhocusWire | December 11, 2012
Booking.com is in danger of losing its coveted prime position at the top of the leading travel websites in Brazil to user review giant TripAdvisor.... Read More
Holiday travel survey shows New Yorkers poised to spend the most; Atlantans the least
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Holiday travel survey shows New Yorkers poised to spend the most; Atlantans the least
By Nick Vivion | December 11, 2012
Luxury destination club Inspirato sent Harris Interactive on a pre-holiday polling binge to determine which cities in North America were planning to spend the most amount of money on their annual holiday escape.... Read More
Managing travel itineraries: Easier said then done even with digital tools
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Managing travel itineraries: Easier said then done even with digital tools
By Viewpoints | December 11, 2012
Back in the golden age of travel, when everyone dressed up to fly (or at least showered and shaved) and there was legroom in coach, frequent travelers used travel agencies to book travel. Now, they have apps.... Read More
TripAdvisor finds itself with a new controller: Liberty Interactive Corporation
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TripAdvisor finds itself with a new controller: Liberty Interactive Corporation
By Kevin May | December 11, 2012
What does $300 million buy you these days (apart from a minority stake in Virgin Atlantic)? It gets you Barry Diller's shares and voting control of TripAdvisor.... Read More
Delta agrees joint venture with Virgin Atlantic, pays $360M for 49 percent stake
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Delta agrees joint venture with Virgin Atlantic, pays $360M for 49 percent stake
By Kevin May | December 11, 2012
Mooted seriously for a few weeks and predicted tactically by many for years, Delta and Virgin Atlantic have agreed a major joint venture in a bid to put pressure on their transatlantic rivals.... Read More
Easy way for travel brands to go viral on YouTube - hire megastars Lionel Messi and Kobe Bryant
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Easy way for travel brands to go viral on YouTube - hire megastars Lionel Messi and Kobe Bryant
By Kevin May | December 11, 2012
Okay, not easy at all given that Lionel Messi and Kobe Bryant are two of the hottest (and probably most expensive) sporting properties on the planet right now.... Read More
Mexico gets same-day hotel booking apps, as LastRoom debuts and HotelTonight heads south
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Mexico gets same-day hotel booking apps, as LastRoom debuts and HotelTonight heads south
By Sean O'Neil | December 11, 2012
Today HotelTonight launches in Mexico and Europe, while yesterday same-day hotel booking iPhone app LastRoom officially debuted.... Read More
After early hype and a quiet year, Everbread says it has something baking in Singapore
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After early hype and a quiet year, Everbread says it has something baking in Singapore
By Sean O'Neil | December 10, 2012
The London-based startup that has developed an innovative B2B airfare-shopping engine, has completed a raise and is now shifting its focus to Asia, where it's had success with Aussie OTA Jetabroad.... Read More
Hotel prices in Asia - December 2012 to February 2013
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Hotel prices in Asia - December 2012 to February 2013
By PhocusWire | December 10, 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 Asia.... Read More
Flocations secures $600,000 funding round, aims to integrate hotels into visual search platform
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Flocations secures $600,000 funding round, aims to integrate hotels into visual search platform
By Kevin May | December 10, 2012
Search-by-price-on-maps service Flocations has raised almost $600,000 in pre-series funding as it looks to expand its initial service to include hotel product.... Read More
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