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Startup pitch: Vacation Futures creates the wholesale vacation rental marketplace

By Nick Vivion | January 13, 2014

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Hotel sacks manager for slamming negative reviewers on TripAdvisor

By Kevin May | January 13, 2014

A Scottish hotel has found itself in the limelight after its manager continually turned guests who left damning reviews of the property on TripAdvisor. The Georgian House Hotel in Glasgow, which ha... Read More

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Startup pitch: BeenPod enables sharing and cookie control

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2014

BeenPod has two goals - to create a sociable bookmarking application for small groups to collaborate while enabling them to keep hold of online behavior data. The startup is trying to create a "use... Read More

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Hotel marketing trends - meta, Google Carousel, site speed, and more [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Karthick Prabu | January 13, 2014

Last year saw hotel marketers riding on a number of trends including Facebook Graph Search, Instagram, Twitter and, more importantly, (hopefully) listening to customers. But what are the hotel mark... Read More

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Will Amazon evolve to become the biggest retailer in the world?

By PhocusWire | January 13, 2014

DISTRIBUTION: Ask many ecommerce execs to name a company they admire and Amazon is usually in most folk's top three. It's rapid rise from an online book seller to, well, almost everything else is he... Read More

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Out in the open? Ryanair touts top-secret Google partnership

By Kevin May | January 12, 2014

Nothing like a story about two of the industry's most talked about brands - Ryanair and Google - working together to get people a bit hot under the collar. An interview with Ryanair CEO Michael O'L... Read More

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Wearable technology is an ethical nightmare

By PhocusWire | January 10, 2014

SYSTEMS: Behind all the hype (and genuine interest) in wearable technology is a serious issue surrounding the ability users will have to snap or video any kind of content, at any time. But such is t... Read More

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After holding Yelp in contempt, Virginia court rules against anonymous reviewers

By Nick Vivion | January 10, 2014

User generated reviews have exploded in popularity over the past few years, with industry leader TripAdvisor becoming one of the most valuable travel companies in the process. Another user review site... Read More

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Sleuth this: Absolutely addictive Geoguessr tests your visual knowledge of the world

By Nick Vivion | January 10, 2014

Here's a way to while away a bit of the last day of the first week back after the holidays: Geoguessr, which tests knowledge of the world visually. The game is so simple that it's nearly flawless: an... Read More

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Latin America low cost carrier freakonomics is a distribution headache

By Viewpoints | January 10, 2014

One very distinct and rather curious aspect of the Latin American online travel market is there for all to see, but few comment on. NB: This is an analysis by Steve Sherlock, an entrepreneur in res... Read More

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A day in the life of mobile travel data [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | January 10, 2014

The always connected traveller - a concept we've been going on about for a few years now to illustrate how devices have changed how users interact with brands and one another. Mobile battery pack m... Read More

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Hangzhou plays cupid with tourists via cute Valentine app on Facebook

By Karthick Prabu | January 9, 2014

A tourism board in China has launched a Facebook app that enables users to send their messages to loved ones, and at the same time, also market the destination. Hangzhou, the capital and largest ci... Read More

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Startup pitch: Glamping Hub is the global resource for glamorous camping

By Nick Vivion | January 9, 2014

"Unique Access to the Outdoors" is how one new startup targeting the upscale outdoors accommodation market pitches their service. The startup, Glamping Hub, is positioned as the international resou... Read More

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Travel Seeker app takes advantage of LeapMotion's emerging hand gesture interface

By Nick Vivion | January 9, 2014

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From social media, meta and monitoring - hotel distribution in 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Karthick Prabu | January 9, 2014

eRevMax, the hotel technology solution provider, has compiled a list of six online distribution tips for hotels. Here's a summary of the infographic (and some related articles): Invest in mobile... Read More

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