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Travel STARTUPS - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
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Travel STARTUPS - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
By PhocusWire | September 14, 2013
CityBot secures ex-UpTake executive Thomas Brown to advisory team.... Read More
Lessons learned about the state of sharing in attempt to cross the USA on $11 a day
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Lessons learned about the state of sharing in attempt to cross the USA on $11 a day
By Nick Vivion | September 13, 2013
Last year I graduated from college and embarked on an experimental road trip to test the real-life usefulness of the sharing economy. Here's what I learned.... Read More
Hotels put best foot forward on social media [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Hotels put best foot forward on social media [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | September 13, 2013
Best Hospitality Degrees has come up with this cute infographic on how hotels are using social media to best effect.... Read More
You're grounded - (social) media storms and airline responses
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You're grounded - (social) media storms and airline responses
By Linda Fox | September 13, 2013
It hasn't exactly been an Indian summer for airlines with unsettled skies for a number of carriers especially when it comes to reaction to media coverage... Read More
Land of the Rising GDS - Travelport builds new distribution platform for Japanese market
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Land of the Rising GDS - Travelport builds new distribution platform for Japanese market
By Kevin May | September 13, 2013
Travelport is poised to begin migrating corporate and leisure agents to a brand new GDS it has created in Japan as part of an agreement with the JAL-run AXESS system.... Read More
Most recent data breaks down summer travel trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Most recent data breaks down summer travel trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | September 13, 2013
Looking back at the summer months of June, July and August, travel data clearinghouse Sojern breaks down who went where, why and for how long.... Read More
Booking.com winning the multichannel stakes, apps and mobile sites lagging overall
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Booking.com winning the multichannel stakes, apps and mobile sites lagging overall
By Linda Fox | September 13, 2013
Seems like a two horse race when it comes to the results of a multichannel study assessing travel brands for their performance with booking.com and hotels.com consistently scoring well.... Read More
Travel SYSTEMS - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
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Travel SYSTEMS - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
By PhocusWire | September 13, 2013
Multicom and HitchHiker form strategic partnership.... Read More
Ignore the rapid rise of mobile at your peril [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Ignore the rapid rise of mobile at your peril [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | September 12, 2013
Believe or not, there are still quite a few figures dotted around the industry who remain sceptical about how influential mobiles and tablets will be on travel.... Read More
Shadows and 2D are so last year - time for flat website design
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Shadows and 2D are so last year - time for flat website design
By PhocusWire | September 12, 2013
For years, many of those at the sharp end of pulling together websites for travel brands thought about pastels colours, shadows and two-dimensional design.... Read More
Let the games begin: Google Glass used for the first time in destination marketing
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Let the games begin: Google Glass used for the first time in destination marketing
By Nick Vivion | September 12, 2013
It was only a matter of time: Google Glass has been used for the first time in a destination marketing campaign.... Read More
Pushing the boundaries in peer-to-peer marketplaces
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Pushing the boundaries in peer-to-peer marketplaces
By Patrick Landman | September 12, 2013
Do you know who is sleeping in your hotel room? Social travel platforms are changing the hotel distribution landscape forever but a few might be taking the peer-to-peer travel concept a bit far... Read More
A brief history of travel technology - from its evolution to looking at the future
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A brief history of travel technology - from its evolution to looking at the future
By Stephen Joyce | September 12, 2013
It is said that necessity is the mother of all invention - and we need look no further than the travel industry to see this proverb in practice.... Read More
Doing business online: The how, why and when of user reviews
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Doing business online: The how, why and when of user reviews
By Nick Vivion | September 12, 2013
BrightLocal has compiled the results from their annual Consumer Review Survey, which looks at the how, why and when consumers search for, and interact with, local businesses.... Read More
Travel DISTRIBUTION - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
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Travel DISTRIBUTION - Product news, launches and more - September 2013
By PhocusWire | September 12, 2013
Travelport renews distribution agreement with Jet Airways.... Read More
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