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Ryanair electronic flight bags, FOF Travel raises via Seedrs, GuestDriven checks in and upgrades, and more...

By PhocusWire | November 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for November 2014. Thursday 27 November 2014: Ryanair equips crews with electronic flight bags... Read More

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Europe takes digital steps to improve competitiveness

By Linda Fox | November 27, 2014

VisitEurope has developed a new website has part of the region's bid to stay front of mind with tourists in an increasingly competitive landscape. The beta website, released just a few weeks ago, i... Read More

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Travellers worried about spam and relevancy with mobile advertising

By Kevin May | November 27, 2014

Some interesting details have been released about the effectiveness (or otherwise) of travel brand advertising on mobile devices. The study by On Device for MobPartner was carried out with 1,000 tr... Read More

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Ctrip cool with short-term hits in pursuit of market share

By Martin Cowen | November 27, 2014

China's biggest OTA Ctrip has reported a "solid" operational performance in Q3, although cost increases are hitting margins, spooking the market. But this is not a big concern, according to chief s... Read More

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Why you should quit Facebook

By PhocusWire | November 26, 2014

SOCIAL: We all know that Facebook, generally, is a bit of a time-suck. But with three quarters of a billion people regularly using it, perhaps many just see it as their social space (more interestin... Read More

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Thomas Cook - dynamic packaging! ancillaries! CRM! Let's go...

By Martin Cowen | November 26, 2014

Thomas Cook Group is aiming for 50% web penetration by 2015, with the business possibly doing itself a disservice by using terms which sound like something from a 2006 press release. Its full year... Read More

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Travel marketing in a multiscreen world: An Expedia Media Solutions study

By Sean O'Neil | November 26, 2014

Marketers are all wondering how to cope with travelers consuming media across a wide mix of screens, devices, and platforms -- with a third of US households already using five or more devices. One... Read More

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9Flats makes prepayment optional, allows cash for home rentals

By Sean O'Neil | November 26, 2014

It was the first to provide insurance for homeowners who rent out their homes. It was the first to introduce "instant booking," for hosts who prefer speed of closing a transaction over personally v... Read More

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Programmatic advertising – a new destination for travel brands

By Viewpoints | November 26, 2014

The travel industry is a crowded marketplace with low margins. But it’s also high volume which provides a rich audience pool and data set to improve advertising. NB: This is an analysis by Attila J... Read More

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Who is the most ambitious CEO in the universe?

By PhocusWire | November 25, 2014

SYSTEMS: Every CEO will always claim they are a least one of the following things - driven, ambitious, innovative, team-player, motivator. But very few give out the impression that are a combination... Read More

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WhichAirline adds Skyscanner API, SpecialGlobe helps special needs families, and more...

By PhocusWire | November 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for October 2014. Tuesday 25 November 2014: European flight search service WhichAirline int... Read More

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Priceline maintains focus on reducing friction for local experiences, no plans to become the next Oracle

By Nick Vivion | November 25, 2014

Priceline has been kicking it up into another gear over the past year, locking in acquisitions of OpenTable, Buuteeq, and HotelNinjas in a bid to improve the ultimate traveler experience. The compa... Read More

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Uber and Jetblue are leading a dumbing down of travel

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 25, 2014

This is the story of two brands in travel. One respected, one trying to get respect. One is Uber, the other is JetBlue. Both, however, have sadly started down a path that will likely undermine thei... Read More

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The open booking prophecy will be fulfilled by 2020

By Viewpoints | November 25, 2014

Six years doesn’t sounds like much. But in corporate travel, it's a lifetime. NB: This is a viewpoint by Ethan Laub, founder of open booking startup TripScanner. He's an alum of HBS and Wharton, an... Read More

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The Downfall of online travel startups [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | November 25, 2014

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRliRoI1iZw" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/downfall-online-travel.jpg"] It was... Read More

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