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Goodbye, B2C and B2B - hello, something different in marketing
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Goodbye, B2C and B2B - hello, something different in marketing
By PhocusWire | January 30, 2014
MARKETING: Access to information PLUS changes to consumer and business behaviour have slowly turned marketing on its head. Those that think long and hard about these things have come up with a new t... Read More
United aggressively markets Valentine's Day across social platforms
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United aggressively markets Valentine's Day across social platforms
By Nick Vivion | January 30, 2014
Valentine's Day is upon us. It's the lovely day in which the marketing pressure pushes the stakes high into the sky, and travel brands of all kinds are rolling out Valentine-themed campaigns. Unite... Read More
From Kayak to Blade-runner: The Paul English exit interview
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From Kayak to Blade-runner: The Paul English exit interview
By Sean O'Neil | January 30, 2014
Paul English, co-founder of Kayak, stepped down as CTO in December to become CEO of Blade, which he has co-founded with two Kayak executives. If you use Kayak's metasearch tool for finding mini-bio... Read More
GetYourGuide woos ex-Booking.com boss and others to invest $4.5M
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GetYourGuide woos ex-Booking.com boss and others to invest $4.5M
By Kevin May | January 30, 2014
More investment capital pouring into Getyourguide - this time in the shape of $4.5 million from Kees Koolen and Fritz Demopoulos, ex-respective CEOs of Booking.com and Qunar. The latest round comes... Read More
KDS joins more dots in the corporate travel journey
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KDS joins more dots in the corporate travel journey
By Linda Fox | January 30, 2014
A year on from launching its Neo door-to-door service, it seems KDS has slotted another piece of the corporate travel journey into place. The travel and expense management company is claiming to ha... Read More
Anyone who remembers the 1980s will cringe at new Delta in-flight video
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Anyone who remembers the 1980s will cringe at new Delta in-flight video
By Kevin May | January 30, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eduNjwNvcH4" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/delta-1980s.jpg"] For every cool ind... Read More
American Airlines points to a new movement in airline IT
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American Airlines points to a new movement in airline IT
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 30, 2014
Sabre and American Airlines have formally agreed to a deal whereby both US Airways and its sister carrier will use Sabre as the passenger service system for the merged airline. While this is hardly... Read More
Travel MARKETING roundup - January 2014
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Travel MARKETING roundup - January 2014
By PhocusWire | January 30, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for January 2014. 30 January 2014: CheapAir connects each customer with a personal travel advi... Read More
Japan named most viewed destination in Asia on Google Street View
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Japan named most viewed destination in Asia on Google Street View
By Karthick Prabu | January 29, 2014
In Asia, China has been attracting media and business attention for its massive outbound travel market, but the country that has got the travellers (online) attention is the land of rising sun - Japan... Read More
Travel SYSTEMS roundup - January 2014
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Travel SYSTEMS roundup - January 2014
By PhocusWire | January 29, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for January 2014. 28 January 2014: American Airlines has tapped Sabre as its unified hosting pro... Read More
15below helps airlines help travelers during disruptions like the Polar Vortex
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15below helps airlines help travelers during disruptions like the Polar Vortex
By Sean O'Neil | January 29, 2014
The US polar vortex has been the latest example of unusual events disrupting travel for thousands of people as well as airlines including JetBlue, Westjet, Frontier, and Copa. Addressing such disru... Read More
Navigating the online travel landscape - a guide for startups
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Navigating the online travel landscape - a guide for startups
By Viewpoints | January 29, 2014
If you take a look at Travel Weekly’s top 50 travel companies there are a few familiar names. We all know Priceline, Expedia and Orbitz. But if you are shocked to find FC USA on that list (ahead of... Read More
$6.5 million in financing for RocketMiles, which offers miles for hotel bookings
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$6.5 million in financing for RocketMiles, which offers miles for hotel bookings
By Sean O'Neil | January 29, 2014
Rocketmiles, a travel site created in Chicago, only came out of beta last April. Yet as the company's pace of growth has quickened, so has its funding schedule. In an announcement on Wednesday, Roc... Read More
Tencent invests in China map service Linktech Navi
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Tencent invests in China map service Linktech Navi
By Karthick Prabu | January 29, 2014
Tencent, the Chinese web giant and also the world's fourth largest internet company, has invested in a China map service provider Linktech Navi. Terms of the deal were not announced. However, lo... Read More
Startup pitch: Homestay.com claims growth, fostered by 3 million euro in funding
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Startup pitch: Homestay.com claims growth, fostered by 3 million euro in funding
By Sean O'Neil | January 28, 2014
Homestay accommodation is not a new phenomenon in the student and youth travel sector. But the market for online booking and management services for educational and leisure short-term lodging is ma... Read More
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