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Tours and activities comes of age - but challenges may take an age to fix
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Tours and activities comes of age - but challenges may take an age to fix
By Kevin May | March 13, 2014
There is so much talk about the tours and activities sector in online travel that it had to eventually feature at a major travel conference. And so the PhoCusWright gig at ITB in Berlin last week s... Read More
Hotels on Facebook: pictures of restaurant food and scenery most popular
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Hotels on Facebook: pictures of restaurant food and scenery most popular
By Karthick Prabu | March 13, 2014
Among the content posted by hotels on Facebook, pictures of their restaurant food have the highest engagement at 27.75 likes, 0.99 comments, and 2.98 shares for every 1,000 impressions. InsideFaceb... Read More
Startup pitch: Trekkel strives for travel planning simplicity
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Startup pitch: Trekkel strives for travel planning simplicity
By Nick Vivion | March 12, 2014
Trekkel is a new travel startup iterating on the travel planning process through curation, personalization and intelligent day planning. This combination moves away from inspiration and into action... Read More
Soundtrack to a trip as Spotify teams up with British Airways
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Soundtrack to a trip as Spotify teams up with British Airways
By Karthick Prabu | March 12, 2014
British Airways and music streaming service Spotify have launched an initiative to allow passengers to listen to destination-specific music. Spotify users in UK will be asked to select destinations... Read More
How travel advertisers can crack the code of social media marketing
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How travel advertisers can crack the code of social media marketing
By Viewpoints | March 12, 2014
The travel industry has been slow in some respects to unlock the power of social media as a means of reaching prospective customers. But the two networks arguably at the center of social media, Fac... Read More
Groupon Getaways posts double digit growth in North America with focus on suppliers
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Groupon Getaways posts double digit growth in North America with focus on suppliers
By Nick Vivion | March 12, 2014
Groupon Getaways has quickly become a core part of the Groupon business, with North America billings last year increasing 46% to $264 million. This growth accelerated into the fourth quarter, with... Read More
What can Hollywood teach us about better content marketing
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What can Hollywood teach us about better content marketing
By PhocusWire | March 12, 2014
MARKETING: Content marketing, as a term in the wider mix of marketing lingo, is relatively new - or at least it appears to be the buzz-phrase of 2014. But like any new discipline, ideas on how to be... Read More
Mobile browsing of travel sites continues to gain ground
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Mobile browsing of travel sites continues to gain ground
By Linda Fox | March 12, 2014
Web browsing of travel sites via mobile has seen a climb of more than 40% in the past year according to a report. The study, from web design agency Nucleus, provides a snapshot every six months on... Read More
VeryLastRoom raises $2.1 million in bid to capture $28 billion last-minute market
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VeryLastRoom raises $2.1 million in bid to capture $28 billion last-minute market
By Karthick Prabu | March 12, 2014
Last minute mobile-based hotel booking service VeryLastRoom has raised $2.1 million funding led by french venture capitalist APlusFinance, and Extend & Sigma Gestion. In May 2013, the France-ba... Read More
Priceline acquires micro-marketing platform Qlika
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Priceline acquires micro-marketing platform Qlika
By Nick Vivion | March 11, 2014
Interesting little technology acquisition for Priceline after confirming it has bought Israeli startup Qlika. Terms of the acquisition are unknown (Re/Code suggests $3 million), but a Priceline off... Read More
Mobile travel guide publisher Ulmon takes on financing to fuel further growth
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Mobile travel guide publisher Ulmon takes on financing to fuel further growth
By Nick Vivion | March 11, 2014
Travel app publisher Ulmon - which Tnooz called "Europe's largest mobile travel startup you've never heard of" - has raised financing in the small seven figure Euro range. The investment was led by... Read More
Seizing the local ground - tips for destinations on creeping up search rankings
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Seizing the local ground - tips for destinations on creeping up search rankings
By Viewpoints | March 11, 2014
Local hotels, especially boutique properties, are facing interesting challenges in today’s digital marketplace. On the one hand, online travel agents are bringing visitors and exposure to the smaller... Read More
MakeMyTrip reveals share sale plan to fund future acquisitions
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MakeMyTrip reveals share sale plan to fund future acquisitions
By Karthick Prabu | March 11, 2014
Indian online travel agent MakeMyTrip along with certain shareholders of the company plan to offer and sell up to three million and one-and-a-half million ordinary shares respectively. With the cur... Read More
China-based Didatuan to shutdown group discount model, plans pivot
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China-based Didatuan to shutdown group discount model, plans pivot
By Karthick Prabu | March 11, 2014
Beijing-based flash sales service Didatuan plans to shut down its group discount model on March 31, 2014, the company announced on its website. However, its not a complete shutdown of the brand as... Read More
Ryanair back on the GDS after ten years via Travelport agreement
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Ryanair back on the GDS after ten years via Travelport agreement
By Kevin May | March 11, 2014
Travelport will be the first global distribution system to have Ryanair fares for a decade after a significant u-turn in strategy by the low cost carrier. In a multi-year agreement announced by the... Read More
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