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Indian hoteliers: Challenges and opportunities with data, wifi and mobile

By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2013

So what do Indian hoteliers make of changes put on the roles of the technology and marketing teams as social media, mobile and analytics become important disciplines?... Read More

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RIP Gonla: Big ambitions to oust foreign OTAs, but Indonesian hotel booking service shuts down

By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2013

Gonla, an online hotel booking service in Indonesia, has closed its website despite an apparent boom in the country's travel sector.... Read More

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Microsoft to buy Nokia handset division for $7.2 billion

By PhocusWire | September 2, 2013

Microsoft is to buy Nokia Oyj's phone business and license its patents for Euro 5.44 billion ($7.2 billion), making its boldest foray yet into mobile devices.... Read More

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Spam and pointless chatter - why changing the rules for campaigns on Facebook is a bad idea

By Viewpoints | September 2, 2013

Facebook has relaxed its rules requiring third party apps to be used by brands wishing to post competitions or promotions to their Facebook page.... Read More

News / Distribution

Google tightens grip on future of the travel industry - also puts startups in a tough spot

By Alex Bainbridge | September 2, 2013

As entrepreneurs tasked with delivering the future, we need a simple model that we can use to evaluate opportunities and determine where we should be building technologies and functionality.... Read More

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HRS picks up the slack after Facebook axes deals service

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2013

When Facebook brought the curtain down on its deals offering, it left some businesses scratching their heads as to how to replace it... Read More

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Travel swap marketplace Demeure raises $4 million funding

By Karthick Prabu | September 1, 2013

Demeure, a platform for people to list and trade properties, has raised $4 million in funding from new investors and existing shareholders.... Read More

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How Facebook plans to connect the whole world to the web

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2013

Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is on a mission - he wants to get everyone on the planet connected to the internet.... Read More

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Travel SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - September 2013

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2013

African OTA Travelstart surpasses 1 million Facebook fans across its markets.... Read More

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History and evolution of venture capital

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2013

The dramatic drop in the cost of creating a company over the last decade has had an obvious effect on the venture capital world.... Read More

News / Technology

Safari-Tech - An in-depth look at travel technology in East Africa

By Kevin May | August 31, 2013

If South Africa is home to the Cradle of Humankind, then the East Africa region can perhaps lay claim to where much of the continent's technology-led evolution is now taking place.... Read More

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STARTUPS - Product news, launches and more - August 2013

By PhocusWire | August 31, 2013

Desti comes out of beta and launches across US.... Read More

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Social travel sites are screaming for attention - but industry and consumers are not really listening

By Stephen Joyce | August 30, 2013

For years we have watched as startup after startup has attempted to marry social media and travel into a profitable, or even just a revenue-generating business model.... Read More

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How personalisation is transforming the way consumers interact with technology

By PhocusWire | August 30, 2013

Social media already adds a personal layer to our online experience, but next-generation web services are tapping the power of the cloud and massive data sets.... Read More