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HomeAway buys rental rival Stayz for $200M
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HomeAway buys rental rival Stayz for $200M
By Kevin May | December 4, 2013
Big deal in the vacation rental sector - HomeAway has splashed out some $198 million to buy the Stayz Group, a major player in the market in Australasia. The deal to acquire Stayz Group from Austra... Read More
All about inspiration for Cleartrip with new Collections push
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All about inspiration for Cleartrip with new Collections push
By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013
India-based OTA Cleartrip has launched a curated list of destinations, activities, short and long itineraries, and hotels. The company calls the list "Collections" and is making a big play of tryin... Read More
How to be a leader in a social media world
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How to be a leader in a social media world
By PhocusWire | December 4, 2013
SOCIAL: Persuading a grumpy, old (and probably male) CEO to get involved with an organisation's social media strategy can be a difficult task. And why should they, some might argue. But speed of com... Read More
China trip sharing service Breadtrip raises $10 million in Series B
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China trip sharing service Breadtrip raises $10 million in Series B
By Karthick Prabu | December 3, 2013
Breadtrip, Beijing-based travel experience sharing service has secured Series B funding for around $10 million from China Broadband Capital. The company says it will be using this new fund to devel... Read More
What can we learn from the mobile app graveyard?
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What can we learn from the mobile app graveyard?
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2013
DEVICES: Take a look at the app charts on sites such as Appnostic and it quickly becomes clear that many travel apps have such low retention or download rates that many must be wondering "why bother... Read More
Tourism New Zealand creates toolkit for local businesses to serve Chinese travellers
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Tourism New Zealand creates toolkit for local businesses to serve Chinese travellers
By Karthick Prabu | December 3, 2013
Tourism boards around the world have woken up to the potential of the prospect of thousands (maybe millions) of Chinese visitors appearing on their doorsteps. For example, Tourism New Zealand has s... Read More
Heathrow allows electronic cigarettes in special lounge, Southwest brings Wii to terminals
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Heathrow allows electronic cigarettes in special lounge, Southwest brings Wii to terminals
By Nick Vivion | December 3, 2013
In a travel industry first, London's Heathrow Airport now has an e-cigarette smoking lounge - indoors. Whereas traditional cigarette-smoking travelers are required to exit the terminal - and theref... Read More
Who wins the marketing war between email versus social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Who wins the marketing war between email versus social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | December 3, 2013
For all the continued (and hyped?) commentary around social media being a major channel for travel brands to reach customers, do the old school disciplines still hold sway? As data from the recent... Read More
Marketers: Latest stats show Apple continuing to dominate mobile advertising impressions
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Marketers: Latest stats show Apple continuing to dominate mobile advertising impressions
By Nick Vivion | December 3, 2013
Apple continues to dominate the mobile advertising space, according to mobile advertising sales platform AdFonic's third quarter statistics. This growth in share is significant, especially given in... Read More
TripAdvisor urged to create new channel dedicated to hostels
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TripAdvisor urged to create new channel dedicated to hostels
By Kevin May | December 3, 2013
As TripAdvisor attempts to position itself at the centre of the online world, one group of accommodation owners is not impressed at being sidelined. A collection of hostel owners, led by Abraham Ho... Read More
How a small desert town has been turned into a spaceopolis
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How a small desert town has been turned into a spaceopolis
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2013
SYSTEMS: Say what you like about the validity of sub-orbital space travel peddled by the likes of Virgin Galactic as a genuine "tourism" product, such a move is generating a by-product elsewhere whi... Read More
Business travel goes super sci fi, leaps forward 50 years
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Business travel goes super sci fi, leaps forward 50 years
By Linda Fox | December 3, 2013
Forget 2014, AirPlus is first out of the block with future gazing but with a twist - how the business travel landscape might look in 50 years. In coming up with its 20 predictions it takes into acc... Read More
Behold the city of Seoul - from hi-tech sensors to social innovation
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Behold the city of Seoul - from hi-tech sensors to social innovation
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2013
SYSTEMS: Many cities around the world are quick to show off their digital credentials, especially when promoting to incoming tourists. But a bit of free wifi here and there or the ability to share p... Read More
Tiger goes hunting for eDreams - teacup storm or something more?
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Tiger goes hunting for eDreams - teacup storm or something more?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 2, 2013
The slanging match between Tigerair Australia and eDreams is not an uncommon one and you can decide who is in the right here. The core matter is whether or not eDreams has the right to sell Tigerai... Read More
China hostel booking service Yododo raises $4 million in Series A
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China hostel booking service Yododo raises $4 million in Series A
By Karthick Prabu | December 2, 2013
Yododo, a Shanghai-based hostel booking and independent travel community service, has secured $4 million in Series A funding from Gobi Partners. The new fund will be used to improve user experience... Read More
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