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Marketing watch: The top 5 challenges facing marketers globally

By Nick Vivion | January 28, 2015

The "marketer" designation continues to shift towards a new "marketing technologist" title, according to a massive new Salesforce report that crunched responses from 5,000 marketers across the globe.... Read More

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Beat the travel website blues: Five steps to better performance

By Viewpoints | January 28, 2015

So you made it through the busy holiday travel season and are gunning for a great 2015. The US (and SOME elsewhere around the world) economy is looking up, wallets are opening for travel, and the o... Read More

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Sabre captures Alitalia, Digital Trip resells Revelex, Boxever wins TravelPlanet24, and more...

By PhocusWire | January 28, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for January 2015. Tuesday 27 January 2015: Sabre captures Alitalia hosting deal The Italian... Read More

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Startup Pitch: TheLater helps travelers organize their research

By Sean O'Neil | January 27, 2015

TheLater is an app for iOS that helps travelers organize their trip research. A Q&A with founder Ashley Byers: Tell us how you founded the company, why and what made you decide to jump in an... Read More

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Sabre is ready to spend $500M, and Abacus is a likely target

By Sean O'Neil | January 27, 2015

Sabre said in a financial filing this week that it was considering an acquisition to the tune of half-a-billion dollars during the next two months. You don't need to know how to use an abacus to ca... Read More

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HotelTonight adds geo-targeted rates, in a fresh twist on segmentation

By Sean O'Neil | January 27, 2015

HotelTonight now lets hotels show cheaper rates only to particular guests, as determined by their mobile device's signal. The pioneer last-minute hotel booking startup said today it has added two t... Read More

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Localeur locks in round of investment, bringing total to $1.2 million

By Nick Vivion | January 27, 2015

Mobile-first local recommendation startup Localeur has topped off its coffer, bringing its to-date angel investment up to $1.2 million. The latest investors include former Facebook chief revenue of... Read More

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Travelport agrees SAS deal, CouProm and Sabre, Siteminder and Sercotel, and more...

By PhocusWire | January 27, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for January 2015. Tuesday 27 January 2015: Travelport agrees new SAS distribution deal... Read More

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Apple Maps Connect expands outside of the US

By Nick Vivion | January 27, 2015

Apple opened its Apple Maps to small business owners back in October 2014, creating a method for owners to claim and curate their listings. This was widely seen as an effort to improve accuracy of... Read More

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New tools for travel, as Twitter adds group chat and video recording

By Nick Vivion | January 27, 2015

Travel marketers and conference organizers are two potential users for two new Twitter features: group messaging and video recording. While these features are now common on other social media platf... Read More

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Hotels: Now is the time to take advantage of the desktop to mobile shift

By Viewpoints | January 27, 2015

The massive shift from desktop to mobile and tablet devices continued its rigorous pace. Last year over 38% of web visitors and nearly 40% of page views were generated from non-desktop devices (mob... Read More

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Trekksoft raises $1.1 million, claims tours and activities not ready for disruption

By Kevin May | January 27, 2015

Switzerland-based tours and activities system provider Trekksoft has secured a further $1.1 million in investment. The latest round brings the total invested in the company to $2.8 million over the... Read More

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A dash of realism for startups seeking angel investment

By PhocusWire | January 27, 2015

Many startups ponder if they are good candidates for angel investment?... Read More

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Cabforce picks up Euro 1.5 million funding round

By Kevin May | January 27, 2015

Taxi and transfer booking platform Cabforce has capped a busy 12 months with the addition of a Euro 1.5 million investment round. The injection comes from a mixture of private investors and a grant... Read More

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eDreams Odigeo opens new chapter with CEO switch

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2015

Following a rocky few months at eDreams Odigeo, a boardroom shuffle which sees the appointment of Dana Dunne as chief executive, is perhaps a sign the company is back on track. Dunne has been with... Read More

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