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Startup pitch: Hallways creates a digital social layer for the hostel experience
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Startup pitch: Hallways creates a digital social layer for the hostel experience
By Nick Vivion | June 9, 2014
Hallways is a social network geared towards connecting backpackers staying in hostels. By connecting these travelers with a specific style of travel, the startup creates a social layer that is agnosti... Read More
How consumers search and book hotels across multiple devices [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How consumers search and book hotels across multiple devices [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | June 9, 2014
Always connected traveller... Multi-device strategy... Omni-channel retailing... Fancy phrases to explain the fact that we just don't use a computer on its own any more and hotels need to think about... Read More
Out of 151 countries, which WiFi hotspots have the fastest WiFi?
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Out of 151 countries, which WiFi hotspots have the fastest WiFi?
By Nick Vivion | June 9, 2014
WiFi testing app Rotten WiFi has seen results from 151 countries over 60 days, showing which internet connections are the speediest. The app, which bills itself as the way for travelers to test and... Read More
Wanted: The airline that helps you right when you need it
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Wanted: The airline that helps you right when you need it
By Viewpoints | June 9, 2014
Customers rely on self-service technology to book flights, check in, change seats, and board their flight. But when something disrupts their plans, their tech-savvy tendencies tend to go out the wi... Read More
Watch out: luxury travellers in Asia-Pacific are the most prolific on social media
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Watch out: luxury travellers in Asia-Pacific are the most prolific on social media
By Karthick Prabu | June 9, 2014
Luxury travellers in the Asia-Pacific region contribute the highest online reviews amongst global travellers. Or so says a survey by Brand Karma and International Luxury Travel Market after the pai... Read More
Startup pitch: Well funded Musement helps travelers skip queues at top sights
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Startup pitch: Well funded Musement helps travelers skip queues at top sights
By Sean O'Neil | June 9, 2014
Musement is a new tours and activities site and app that aims to help travelers book tickets to popular local attractions on demand or in advance. This startup in Milan currently offers admission t... Read More
Uber raises $1.2 billion in investment and puts valuation at eye-watering $17 billion
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Uber raises $1.2 billion in investment and puts valuation at eye-watering $17 billion
By Kevin May | June 6, 2014
The founders of Uber will indeed be treating themselves this weekend after announcing a mammoth $1.2 billion investment round. The US-based, private car rental service has secured its latest inject... Read More
TripAdvisor's latest air travel survey highlights favorite technologies
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TripAdvisor's latest air travel survey highlights favorite technologies
By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2014
TripAdvisor's now-annual survey of air travelers has revealed which travel technologies respondents are most appreciative of. The survey asked 4,300 US travelers about the state of air travel, with... Read More
Rideshare news: Boston boats, Virginia cease-and-desist and loyalty wins
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Rideshare news: Boston boats, Virginia cease-and-desist and loyalty wins
By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2014
There was a raft of rideshare news this week. Here's a quick breakdown. RideBoatshare Following the success of the brief San Francisco event and the Sydney trials, Uber is testing on-demand wate... Read More
Ditch the old loyalty program - steps to keep customers in a world of choice
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Ditch the old loyalty program - steps to keep customers in a world of choice
By Patrick Landman | June 6, 2014
Hotel loyalty programs should be consigned to the history books - your guest has moved on so too should your efforts to convince them to come back. This should not come as a surprise to you, it’s r... Read More
What happens when Andrea and Hans engage with an airline via mobile?
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What happens when Andrea and Hans engage with an airline via mobile?
By Linda Fox | June 6, 2014
Andrea Jonsdettir is originally from Iceland but lives in Germany, she has kids and is a vegetarian. Bear with us here - this is about using mobile devices to personalise content, some of the emerg... Read More
Startup pitch: Booking Boss aims to be the benchmark booking system for tours and activities
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Startup pitch: Booking Boss aims to be the benchmark booking system for tours and activities
By Karthick Prabu | June 6, 2014
Booking Boss is entering a busy market with an integrated reservations system for tours, activities and attraction operators. The company says it ensures real-time inventory and pricing, instant bo... Read More
Understanding the next wave of digital advertising in travel
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Understanding the next wave of digital advertising in travel
By Kevin May | June 5, 2014
What are key data insights behind airline and hotel booking conversions? How can new digital advertising solutions like native advertising and content marketing drive travel consumers through the purc... Read More
Non-transactional behavior rewards increasingly appealing to consumers [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Non-transactional behavior rewards increasingly appealing to consumers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2014
Loyalty marketing specialist Colloquy has revealed that more consumers are seeking loyalty rewards for non-transactional behaviors. Rather than simply being rewarded for buying something, consumers wa... Read More
Hopper officially flies new route as users not interested in aggregated destination search
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Hopper officially flies new route as users not interested in aggregated destination search
By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2014
Travel startup Hopper was announced nearly 3 years ago with $8 million in funding to fuel a stealth-mode build of a full-text search tool for travel. Three years, in addition to the time since being f... Read More
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