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How mirror marketing by online travel agencies dramatically increases PPC costs
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How mirror marketing by online travel agencies dramatically increases PPC costs
By Viewpoints | June 18, 2014
In most industries Google's Pay Per Click advertising model represents one of the most cost-effective and scalable drivers of direct business. But, unlike other industries, hotels encounter a huge... Read More
TripAdvisor to let hotels chat directly with travellers before a trip via Q&A system
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TripAdvisor to let hotels chat directly with travellers before a trip via Q&A system
By Kevin May | June 18, 2014
TripAdvisor is testing a new service so that hotels can take queries about a property from potential guests before they travel. The Questions & Answers system will be available on a hotel's mai... Read More
Is iBeacon the cure for airport madness?
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Is iBeacon the cure for airport madness?
By Linda Fox | June 18, 2014
SITA is working to deploy beacon technology at 10 airports in the next 12 months. Its largest deployment so far is with American Airlines at Dallas Fort Worth where a pilot is about to begin using... Read More
Analysis: Centralised vs decentralised corporate travel booking process
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Analysis: Centralised vs decentralised corporate travel booking process
By Karthick Prabu | June 18, 2014
Nearly 70% of European companies that are present in only one country centralise their travel bookings with "travel arrangers" compared to just 40% of companies with multi-country presence, reveals a... Read More
Ostrovok raises $12 million in latest round, brings total to $50 million
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Ostrovok raises $12 million in latest round, brings total to $50 million
By Kevin May | June 18, 2014
Russian online hotel booking agency Ostrovok has added to its investment coffers with a further $15 million in capital. The latest injection was led by Vaizra Capital Russia and sees the co-founder... Read More
Chinese Airbnb-type service Xiaozhu raises $15 million
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Chinese Airbnb-type service Xiaozhu raises $15 million
By Karthick Prabu | June 17, 2014
Xiaozhu, a peer to peer accommodation rental marketplace, has raised $15 million in a Series B round led by Legend Capital. Previous investor Morningside Capital has followed up contribution to the... Read More
Delta social media giraffe gaffe offers reminder for rest of World Cup
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Delta social media giraffe gaffe offers reminder for rest of World Cup
By Nick Vivion | June 17, 2014
As far as learning and recovering, unforced errors are most useful at the start of the game. The ability to recover from a potential systems or process oversight is much easier to overcome if the team... Read More
RealPage acquires vacation rental technology provider Kigo for $32 million
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RealPage acquires vacation rental technology provider Kigo for $32 million
By Kevin May | June 17, 2014
More activity behind the scenes in vacation rental technology as Spain-based Kigo is snapped for $32 million by property management company RealPage. Kigo's is a provider of scheduling software, ch... Read More
Startup pitch: Yonderbound wants to break down the barriers to travel
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Startup pitch: Yonderbound wants to break down the barriers to travel
By Linda Fox | June 17, 2014
Yonderbound was founded with the belief that everyone has the right to travel. The team says it has built the product around this vision and instead of pushing users to book, allows them to plan a... Read More
Top travel technology trends so far in 2014 – and how to implement them
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Top travel technology trends so far in 2014 – and how to implement them
By Viewpoints | June 17, 2014
Travel companies today have incredible resources at hand, perhaps more than at any other time in the history of the industry. Furthermore, innovation in travel technology has empowered companies to... Read More
HouseTrip founder hands over the reins, stays on as president
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HouseTrip founder hands over the reins, stays on as president
By Linda Fox | June 17, 2014
A change at the top for holiday home specialist HouseTrip with founder Arnaud Bertrand stepping aside as chief executive leaving George Hadjigeorgiou to fill his shoes. Hadjigeorgiou has been with... Read More
Startup pitch: Commeasure wants to help hotels size and win the direct channel
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Startup pitch: Commeasure wants to help hotels size and win the direct channel
By Karthick Prabu | June 17, 2014
Commeasure has its eye on small, independent and boutique hotels who are eager to increase their direct bookings. The Singapore-based startup's platform includes a booking engine, training and onli... Read More
How 350,000 web reviews portrayed Brazilian hotels before the World Cup [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How 350,000 web reviews portrayed Brazilian hotels before the World Cup [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | June 16, 2014
The World Cup will reshape Brazil in countless ways - economically, new infrastructure, a global spotlight on its social problems. The country is also hoping the football tournament, one of the big... Read More
Priceline Group buys Hotel Ninjas, adding more services to its new hotel tech jigsaw
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Priceline Group buys Hotel Ninjas, adding more services to its new hotel tech jigsaw
By Kevin May | June 16, 2014
Whilst plenty of attention has been put on the Priceline Group's acquisition last week of OpenTable - another deal has also been secured quietly behind the scenes. Tnooz has learned Priceline has b... Read More
Travel bookings via mobile and tablet eating into desktop share in India
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Travel bookings via mobile and tablet eating into desktop share in India
By Karthick Prabu | June 16, 2014
India, the country with the world's second largest population and fastest growing smartphone userbase, has certainly seen great adoption of mobile and tablet devices by consumers in day-to-day work (e... Read More
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