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Among car rental companies, these are the digital marketing stars
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Among car rental companies, these are the digital marketing stars
By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2013
Car rental brand names are typed into search engines every day, but many travelers don't realize there is an online battle over those words fought by the largest rental car chains in the US, Britain,... Read More
A map of the world's favorite websites highlights the raging battle for Number One
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A map of the world's favorite websites highlights the raging battle for Number One
By Nick Vivion | October 22, 2013
Short and sweet, the graphic below shows which website is the most popular in every country, as measured by Alexa. The world's favorite websites are not all that surprising, but they do show how th... Read More
Expedia to add HomeAway vacation rentals to its travel search results
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Expedia to add HomeAway vacation rentals to its travel search results
By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2013
North American online travel agent Expedia says that it will test adding HomeAway vacation rentals to its search results. The plan is to include roughly 10,000 US and Mexican standalone vacation re... Read More
Farewell Dopplr, hello Radar
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Farewell Dopplr, hello Radar
By Linda Fox | October 22, 2013
Startups are often known for being nimble but just as Nokia announced plans to finally shutter Dopplr next month, one rapid startup saw an opportunity to fill the gap. Step forward Radar, which eve... Read More
Major shifts at Google shine a curious light on the future of SEO
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Major shifts at Google shine a curious light on the future of SEO
By PhocusWire | October 22, 2013
MARKETING: You have to love search engine optimisation - it keeps brands on their toes, ensures marketing remains a dynamic discipline, and can also flatten the playing field between the big and the... Read More
Tours and activities provider BeMyGuest raises $400,000 angel fund
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Tours and activities provider BeMyGuest raises $400,000 angel fund
By Karthick Prabu | October 21, 2013
More goings on in the tours and activities sector. Singapore-based tours and activities player BeMyGuest has raised $400,000 angel fund to boost its marketing effort, improve technology and acquire co... Read More
Google urges travel brands to make it simple, personal and mobile
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Google urges travel brands to make it simple, personal and mobile
By Kevin May | October 21, 2013
Google has released the findings of a hefty travel study this week - the results of which are being plugged with a plea to the industry to up its game with consumers on the web. The results range f... Read More
Big travel data becomes fodder for some intriguing hacks at THack Boston
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Big travel data becomes fodder for some intriguing hacks at THack Boston
By Nick Vivion | October 21, 2013
The results from the THack event in Boston are in: over 60 people formed into 10 teams to compete for three prizes of $1,000 each, in addition to $500 worth of hotel rooms as door prize. The teams wer... Read More
MasterCard targets TMCs with Travel Controller's virtual card tech
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MasterCard targets TMCs with Travel Controller's virtual card tech
By Sean O'Neil | October 21, 2013
Giant payment network MasterCard said today that it is piloting its own virtual card number technology to connect with travel management companies (TMCs). To be released globally in early 2014, the... Read More
Excursiopedia expands outdoor tours and activities via RangeUp acquisition
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Excursiopedia expands outdoor tours and activities via RangeUp acquisition
By Linda Fox | October 21, 2013
More developments in the tours and activities sector this week as Excursiopedia has acquired outdoor-activity specialist RangeUp with terms of the deal undisclosed. Excursiopedia plans to integrate... Read More
70,000 signatures for Save Airbnb in New York City petition
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70,000 signatures for Save Airbnb in New York City petition
By Sean O'Neil | October 21, 2013
On October 11, Airbnb, an Internet marketplace that helps people rent rooms, received a handy propaganda tool from one of its users. On that day, Mishelle Farer, an Airbnb host of a spare room in B... Read More
Amadeus says IATA plan to modernize distribution is no panacea
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Amadeus says IATA plan to modernize distribution is no panacea
By Viewpoints | October 21, 2013
The New Distribution Capability (NDC) is an additional treatment, but not a panacea, to modernize distribution of airline content. NB: This is a guest viewpoint by Decius Valmorbida of Amadeus, the... Read More
Turning the ugly duckling of the travel industry into a beautiful swan
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Turning the ugly duckling of the travel industry into a beautiful swan
By Stephen Joyce | October 21, 2013
There have been days in the not so distant past when I have felt like an ugly duckling, paddling about furiously in the vast pool of order and normality in the travel industry. Despite the hype aro... Read More
Believe it or not, great web companies do not need to come from Silicon Valley
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Believe it or not, great web companies do not need to come from Silicon Valley
By PhocusWire | October 20, 2013
STARTUPS: There is such an intense focus on Silicon Valley as THE place to be in order to succeed in the world of tech startups that whilst the scene there continues to celebrate itself other cities... Read More
GoBook makes impressive debut, sweeps aside Expedia - Top New Zealand travel websites, September 2013
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GoBook makes impressive debut, sweeps aside Expedia - Top New Zealand travel websites, September 2013
By PhocusWire | October 20, 2013
Heavy promotion for the launch of GoBook has seen it jump straight into number one spot in the list of leading New Zealand travel websites. The GrabOne-run service launched in the first week of Sep... Read More
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