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Gamification trend to take hold in travel
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Gamification trend to take hold in travel
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2011
The trend in online games, already popular in the entertainment industry, is set to extend to the travel industry according to research released this week.... Read More
Priceline takes a pass on a global hotel platform and just keeps growing
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Priceline takes a pass on a global hotel platform and just keeps growing
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
When it comes to putting all its brands on a global hotel platform, Priceline continues to think differently than its rivals -- and just keeps growing.... Read More
Analytics and restoring a hotel-search filter at HotelsCombined
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Analytics and restoring a hotel-search filter at HotelsCombined
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
HotelsCombined removed a hotel-search filter from its search results pages in early August, but then brought it back a few weeks later.... Read More
Kayak adds Expedia as Book Kayak hotels provider
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Kayak adds Expedia as Book Kayak hotels provider
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
Travelocity's private label solution, World Choice Travel, has been the hotel provider for Kayak.com's Book Kayak option since March, but now the Expedia Affiliate Network is in on the action, as well.... Read More
Google too powerful? Schmidt says no, Hipmunk got funding
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Google too powerful? Schmidt says no, Hipmunk got funding
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
Google chairman Eric Schmidt doesn't think its search practices deter new entrants and he cites Hipmunk's venture funding round as proof.... Read More
Pocketvillage relaunches, creates tour and activity search API for third parties
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Pocketvillage relaunches, creates tour and activity search API for third parties
By Kevin May | November 7, 2011
Germany-based tour and activity metasearch platform Pocketvillage is heading into the world of B2B this week with the unveiling of a dedicated API for third parties to plug into.... Read More
Establishing the USP of a hotel for online marketing
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Establishing the USP of a hotel for online marketing
By Viewpoints | November 7, 2011
Every hotel needs to discover what is unique about its brand and then promote heavily in its marketing efforts on the web.... Read More
Social media becoming most important marketing channel for travel, PPC in fourth place
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Social media becoming most important marketing channel for travel, PPC in fourth place
By Linda Fox | November 7, 2011
Social media's place as a marketing channel for the travel industry as well as its use for researching and buying a holiday is causing much scratching of heads.... Read More
TUI bedbank Hotelbeds celebrates 10 years, plots five year growth plan
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TUI bedbank Hotelbeds celebrates 10 years, plots five year growth plan
By Linda Fox | November 6, 2011
Hotelbeds is making significant investment in technology over the next five years as it strives to retain its position as one of the leading b2b bedbanks.... Read More
TripAdvisor moves within reach of top spot - Top India travel sites, October 29 2011
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TripAdvisor moves within reach of top spot - Top India travel sites, October 29 2011
By PhocusWire | November 6, 2011
Maps of India has a 0.5% market share lead over TripAdvisor in the list of leading travel websites in India.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Falling foul, Big mobile problems, iPad hotel impact
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Falling foul, Big mobile problems, iPad hotel impact
By PhocusWire | November 6, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Why travel technology feels different in Asia
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Why travel technology feels different in Asia
By Kevin May | November 4, 2011
Lee Peng cut an anxious figure as he stood waiting to go on-stage in Singapore, preparing to showcase the winning entry for Tnooz's latest THack.... Read More
TLabs Reprise - TourRadar 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - TourRadar 12 months on
By Kevin May | November 4, 2011
TourRadar is a Europe and Australia-based tour and activity platform, which first featured on Tnooz in July 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Could this whizzy pee-2-pee app be a big opportunity for Airbnb hosts?
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Could this whizzy pee-2-pee app be a big opportunity for Airbnb hosts?
By Kevin May | November 4, 2011
No idea if this is someone with a very good sense of humour or just another genuine yet wacky startup idea - but welcome to a new take on the person-to-person travel distribution channel.... Read More
Big switch: Vacation rental association and Pegasus come to terms after dispute
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Big switch: Vacation rental association and Pegasus come to terms after dispute
By Dennis Schaal | November 4, 2011
After severing ties in June, the Vacation Rental Managers Association and Pegasus Solutions have come to terms on a vacation-rental switch for professionally managed vacation properties.... Read More
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