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Why good hotels have bad WiFi, and how to avoid them
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Why good hotels have bad WiFi, and how to avoid them
By Sean O'Neil | July 25, 2014
Few people depend on strong Wi-Fi networks as much as developers and engineers. So it is no surprise that many of these technology professionals have strong opinions about hotels that fail to deliv... Read More
OECD releases latest data on global access to data subscriptions
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OECD releases latest data on global access to data subscriptions
By Nick Vivion | July 25, 2014
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has released its latest data on access to mobile data subscriptions globally. This breakdown offers a quick understanding of the global lan... Read More
The wait is over, tours and activities finally hits the big time
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The wait is over, tours and activities finally hits the big time
By Alex Kremer | July 25, 2014
Our long nightmare is over. Tours and activities finally gets the big market move it has so desperately needed: TripAdvisor has snapped up Viator. First, a hats off to the team: perservering since... Read More
Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach
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Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach
By Linda Fox | July 25, 2014
Essential Travel (Think W3) has been served with a £150,000 fine from UK data protection body, the Information Commissioner's Office. According to an ICO statement, a serious breach of the Data Pro... Read More
Indian online travel agencies - mobile, holiday package challenges, and more
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Indian online travel agencies - mobile, holiday package challenges, and more
By Karthick Prabu | July 25, 2014
In a recent conference (STB-WIT India Travel Executive Forum) run by Singapore Tourism Board and WebInTravel in Bangalore, India, three of the the country's leading online travel agencies discussed pa... Read More
Airline marketing trends - Tech influence, crowdsourcing, visuals and virals [VIDEOS]
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Airline marketing trends - Tech influence, crowdsourcing, visuals and virals [VIDEOS]
By Karthick Prabu | July 25, 2014
Airlines have been constantly rolling out various marketing campaigns that cater to the ever changing behaviour of travellers and technology changes. Simpliflying, an aviation consulting company, a... Read More
China online travel: trip research, expectations, experience sharing
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China online travel: trip research, expectations, experience sharing
By Karthick Prabu | July 24, 2014
More than half of Chinese international travellers now book hotel accommodation via the web or mobile apps, according to a study. The Hotels.com Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM) surveys... Read More
TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M
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TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014
Viator, one of the largest online tours-and-activities booking agencies, said today that it has been acquired by TripAdvisor, the user-reviews giant, for approximately $200 million -- mostly in cash.... Read More
HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand
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HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014
Vacation rental giant HomeAway's second quarter 2014 results matched expectations. It reported adjusted earnings per share of 15 cents — as opposed to consensus estimates of 15 cents a share, as avera... Read More
Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery
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Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery
By Nick Vivion | July 24, 2014
The travel space has long been in search of a winner in the local discovery space, especially as the smartphone fuels more local and contextual interest. Apps like Foursquare are evolving to focus... Read More
Wearable technology in travel - time to consider the opportunities
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Wearable technology in travel - time to consider the opportunities
By Viewpoints | July 24, 2014
Google Glass, Fitbit, Pebble are the best of class for the new category of wearable technology. At least when it comes to their related approaches for real time computing, the monitored self, and c... Read More
SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury
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SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014
SITA is enabling airlines to offer boarding via smartwatch using an API developed within its SITA Lab arm. Boarding passes can be accessed via Android Wear powered watches and a swipe of the device... Read More
Share your views - a survey on technology and disruption in the future of travel
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Share your views - a survey on technology and disruption in the future of travel
By PhocusWire | July 24, 2014
"Disruption" might be an over-used word, but there are few sectors that have seen as much as the travel industry. Amadeus, in a new partnership with Tnooz, wants to take the temperature of all corn... Read More
AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes
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AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014
Latvia-based airline AirBaltic would appear to have removed the transaction fee from its Bitcoin payment option after criticism from some quarters that it was unjustified. While credit card payment... Read More
TripAdvisor misses estimates, and its call contains clues to weakness [UPDATED]
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TripAdvisor misses estimates, and its call contains clues to weakness [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2014
TripAdvisor tripped today. The sprawling user-review platform revealed its earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year, and the company has disappointed Wall Street by doing worse than most ana... Read More
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