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Signs continue to point north for airline ancillaries

By Linda Fox | July 17, 2014

Top airlines are reaping average revenue of more than $40 per passenger for ancillary services according to figures in the annual Airline Ancillary survey. The CarTrawler survey, compiled by IdeaWo... Read More

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Webjet sees B2B division becoming bigger than consumer-facing brand, buys SunHotels

By Karthick Prabu | July 17, 2014

Australia-based online travel agency Webjet has entered into an agreement to acquire European online hotel service SunHotels for $28.4 million. The acquisition is expected to be complete by the end... Read More

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Duetto adds Red Lion, yet it has loftier goals than helping hotels hike rates

By Sean O'Neil | July 16, 2014

Last week hotel technology company Duetto Research received a Series B financing that brought its warchest to $33.2 million in total. Today San Francisco-based Duetto announced its biggest client c... Read More

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Airbnb announces complete rebranding with a "symbol of belonging"

By Nick Vivion | July 16, 2014

P2P rental pioneer Airbnb has announced a new direction and a fresh look at an international event broadcast live from the original Airbnb apartment. The event, which was widely promoted to communi... Read More

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More hotels offer loyalty points for posting photos on social media

By Nick Vivion | July 16, 2014

Hotels are eager to garner organic social media attention from guests, as this is one of the most valid means of social proof across networks. Rather than pay for access, these social shares are direc... Read More

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Yes or no - has social media turned out to be a waste of time?

By PhocusWire | July 16, 2014

SOCIAL: Despite the constant presence of social media in the lives of millions of consumers, some businesses still question its relevance for brands against other forms of marketing, such as offline... Read More

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Startup pitch: Hostel Rocket wants booking hostels to be seamless via any device

By Linda Fox | July 16, 2014

Having used, owned and run hostels, Hostel Rocket husband and wife team decided to try and address the difficulty of searching for and booking the accommodation online. The team behind the startup... Read More

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What is behind the trend by brands to split mobile apps

By PhocusWire | July 16, 2014

DEVICES: The evolution of mobile travel has seen a variety of strategies emerge - from evaluating whether to go first with a mobile website or mobile app when targeting users, to which platform to b... Read More

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The Indian OTA ticket cancellation and modification dilemma

By Karthick Prabu | July 16, 2014

In India, cancelling a ticket online and getting a refund back to a credit card or bank account is a lengthy process. The majority of these delays are due to the bank processing times - they can ta... Read More

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Online messaging service QQ targets attraction bookings in China

By Karthick Prabu | July 16, 2014

The latest addition to China's instant messaging app QQ is the ability to book activities in the country. Users can search for over 8,000 things to do in the Tencent-owned QQ mobile app (Chinese ve... Read More

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Online reviews continue to garner power as reliable gauge of local businesses

By Nick Vivion | July 15, 2014

Local SEO firm BrightLocal has updated its annual user review report, which looks at how users create and rely on reviews of local businesses. There were some questions added and a few dropped from... Read More

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TripAdvisor lets users post reviews direct from hotel Facebook pages

By Kevin May | July 15, 2014

TripAdvisor wants to make it easier for hotels and other services to get reviews, with a major upgrade to its Facebook widget. The system was originally launched in December 2012 as module which co... Read More

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Everything you need to know about content marketing for hotels

By Viewpoints | July 15, 2014

The hospitality industry remains extremely competitive, especially since OTAs have managed to capture the lion’s share of web traffic. To establish and maintain a competitive advantage in this comp... Read More

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How an online travel guide survived ten years in a fiercely competitive landscape

By Karthick Prabu | July 15, 2014

South East Asia-focused online travel guide Travelfish turned ten this month, a milestone given the numerous blogs and other services which have come and gone in the meantime. As stalwarts such as... Read More

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FlatClub releases live bidding feature for shared spaces and rentals

By Nick Vivion | July 15, 2014

FlatClub, the London-based peer-to-peer rentals engine (TLabs here), now offers a new way to book shared spaces and rentals. LiveDemand reverses the way that P2P rentals operate, so rather than the... Read More

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