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Time to wake up and smell the coffee in hotel management [FREE eBOOK]
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Time to wake up and smell the coffee in hotel management [FREE eBOOK]
By Patrick Landman | February 28, 2012
Over the last six years we have trained over 6,000 hoteliers in hotel revenue management, distribution and internet marketing strategies.... Read More
Tech to cut through the glut of daily deals - for hoteliers and consumers
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Tech to cut through the glut of daily deals - for hoteliers and consumers
By Linda Fox | February 28, 2012
Two bits of technology have come across the Tnooz desks in the past couple of weeks aim to address the flash deals fatigue that many are feeling... Read More
Love Home Swap targets high-end owners with home swap service for travelers
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Love Home Swap targets high-end owners with home swap service for travelers
By Dennis Schaal | February 28, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-base Love Home Swap, a new platform for luxury home and apartment owners to exchange properties in short-term deals.... Read More
What else? 2012 Maya app, WhichAirline suggests, Marin funded
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What else? 2012 Maya app, WhichAirline suggests, Marin funded
By PhocusWire | February 28, 2012
TimeTravel turns to the Maya, WhichAirline suggests and extends, Marin lands $30M investment round. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Priceline loves hotels and cars, but business travel no so much
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Priceline loves hotels and cars, but business travel no so much
By Dennis Schaal | February 27, 2012
With gross bookings and hotel room nights up more than 50% each in the fourth quarter, Priceline says its Booking.com, Agoda and Priceline.com brands all gained hotel market share.... Read More
Sky is the limit as mobile kicks in for travel brands
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Sky is the limit as mobile kicks in for travel brands
By Dennis Schaal | February 27, 2012
Mobile is big and getting bigger -- OK we knew that. But, Groupon and travel research firm PhoCusWright separately released mobile usage statistics documenting the surge.... Read More
Five ingredients of basic digital marketing that can help hotel SEO, but many still ignore
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Five ingredients of basic digital marketing that can help hotel SEO, but many still ignore
By Viewpoints | February 27, 2012
Independent hotels are paranoid about visibility. The industry is extremely competitive: as within any market with oversupply, capturing market share means someone else is losing out.... Read More
Travelocity launches iPad app and Mobile Exclusive Deals beats desktop
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Travelocity launches iPad app and Mobile Exclusive Deals beats desktop
By Dennis Schaal | February 27, 2012
The newly available Travelocity App for iPad features Mobile Exclusive Deals which indeed beats hotel prices on the desktop version of Travelocity.... Read More
How one travel brand is making its Facebook page almost identical to the web mothership
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How one travel brand is making its Facebook page almost identical to the web mothership
By Kevin May | February 27, 2012
Build it and they will come - apparently. But why, then, have travel brands not really given much effort to making their Facebook profile as functional as the main website?... Read More
What else? EasyJet mobile, AMEX meetings, myTab friends, Mandarin airport apps
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What else? EasyJet mobile, AMEX meetings, myTab friends, Mandarin airport apps
By PhocusWire | February 27, 2012
EasyJet gets social with mobile, AMEX extends meetings planner tool, myTab conencts with friends, Euro airports translate apps for China. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
RentMama claims world first with local car hire marketplace platform
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RentMama claims world first with local car hire marketplace platform
By Kevin May | February 26, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based RentMama, a new platform to bring local car hire company prices and deals to a global audience.... Read More
Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - February to April 2012
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Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - February to April 2012
By PhocusWire | February 26, 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 Australia-New Zealand.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Emerging frustrations, Into Africa, Picking systems, Cloning cabin crew
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Emerging frustrations, Into Africa, Picking systems, Cloning cabin crew
By PhocusWire | February 26, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
How the web is warping the boundaries of business and consumer behaviour in travel
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How the web is warping the boundaries of business and consumer behaviour in travel
By Kevin May | February 24, 2012
As different types of platforms and functionality are introduced to the web, quite often what was seen as a no-go area in terms of acceptable or normal behaviour is now open season.... Read More
CheapAir debuts Price Drop Payback but not all paybacks created equally
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CheapAir debuts Price Drop Payback but not all paybacks created equally
By Dennis Schaal | February 24, 2012
Travelers are always wondering if they really landed the best airfare deal so CheapAir.com has introduced a refund program to give its customers some compensation and stress-relief if airline ticket prices fall.... Read More
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