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Rejoice! Daily deals in travel are dying
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Rejoice! Daily deals in travel are dying
By Stephen Joyce | December 19, 2012
Did you hear? Even Groupon is moving away from the daily deal business.... Read More
A quick guide to revenue management in hostels
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A quick guide to revenue management in hostels
By Patrick Landman | December 19, 2012
We have just recently taken on two youth hostels in Paris and are working on developing revenue management strategies for them.... Read More
Middle East hotel prices - December 2012 to February 2013
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Middle East hotel prices - December 2012 to February 2013
By PhocusWire | December 19, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East.... Read More
Social media touchdowns in airline loyalty
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Social media touchdowns in airline loyalty
By Viewpoints | December 19, 2012
Passenger surveys repeatedly confirm what should be obvious: a positive travel experience is the most important aspect of any flight.... Read More
Concur leads $9 million investment round in Nor1's upsell technology
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Concur leads $9 million investment round in Nor1's upsell technology
By Nick Vivion | December 18, 2012
Nor1, the provider of upsell technologies to the hotel industry, has closed a Series B round of $9 million led by Seattle-based Concur.... Read More
Pitching apples against oranges in travel innovation produces the wrong type of fruit salad
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Pitching apples against oranges in travel innovation produces the wrong type of fruit salad
By Viewpoints | December 18, 2012
I have a few years of experience of the PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit under my belt - a couple as an on-stage critic and during its most recent outing as CEO of one of the competitors.... Read More
What's pushing people to purchase on social media [INFOGRAPHIC]
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What's pushing people to purchase on social media [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | December 18, 2012
Lots of talk in recent months about purchasing via social networks, f-commerce and whether is will really take off... Read More
Sky high loyalty: New ways airlines and travel companies can soar
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Sky high loyalty: New ways airlines and travel companies can soar
By Viewpoints | December 18, 2012
Given enough time mentors and mentees invariably swap roles. Students become the teachers. Industries operate under similar cycles. No truer is that the case then when it comes to loyalty programs and the airline industry... Read More
TripAdvisor sweeps aside Agoda et al for top spot - Top New Zealand travel websites, November 2012
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TripAdvisor sweeps aside Agoda et al for top spot - Top New Zealand travel websites, November 2012
By PhocusWire | December 17, 2012
Autumnal joy at TripAdvisor as it moves into prime position at the top of the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand for November.... Read More
TipAdvisor or even StripAdvisor - TripAdvisor does not care who has a fondness for its name
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TipAdvisor or even StripAdvisor - TripAdvisor does not care who has a fondness for its name
By Kevin May | December 17, 2012
Picking names that are close to those of other brands often ends in tears (or at least lawyers trousering some money), but user review giant TripAdvisor appears to have a relaxed attitude to it all.... Read More
LocalMind purchase next step on Airbnb's path to local domination
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LocalMind purchase next step on Airbnb's path to local domination
By Nick Vivion | December 17, 2012
Montreal-based Localmind has announced that it has been acquired by Airbnb last week, the second acquisition by Airbnb in 4 months demonstrating the company's continued pursuit of dominance in the local travel space.... Read More
Duetto Research secures $10M investment, brings Big Data to hotel technology
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Duetto Research secures $10M investment, brings Big Data to hotel technology
By Kevin May | December 17, 2012
Duetto Research, a self-styled big data-driven specialist for hospitality revenue management and technology, has secured a hefty $10 million funding from a string of high profile investors.... Read More
Searching on websites - some very uncomfortable truths [VIDEO]
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Searching on websites - some very uncomfortable truths [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | December 17, 2012
Is anyone perfect (especially when it comes to travel content) when returning search results to users? Probably not.... Read More
How to love the Doctor Evil of the hotel world
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How to love the Doctor Evil of the hotel world
By Viewpoints | December 17, 2012
In previous years, European tour operators would book entire hotels so they could accommodate the passengers on their planes.... Read More
Google may drop screen scraping of TripAdvisor and Yelp content to get government off its back
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Google may drop screen scraping of TripAdvisor and Yelp content to get government off its back
By Sean O'Neil | December 17, 2012
US regulators may end their antitrust investigation of Google’s search business by letting the company make voluntary changes, such as limiting use of restaurant and travel reviews from other websites, say two news reports.... Read More
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