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Social loyalty in action - airport check-ins on social media for air miles
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Social loyalty in action - airport check-ins on social media for air miles
By Kevin May | November 26, 2012
Perhaps it is a small marketplace at this stage, but trading social information in return perks with travel brands is growing - with Delta the latest to try it out.... Read More
Farewell Octopus Travel - consumer brand axed as Kuoni focuses on B2B
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Farewell Octopus Travel - consumer brand axed as Kuoni focuses on B2B
By Kevin May | November 25, 2012
No fanfare or redirecting to alternative places to book a hotel - Octopus Travel, a name synonymous with the early days of travel on the web for consumers, is no more.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - All about startups, stealthy Google, up-selling, saving hotels and an award
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Best of Tnooz last week - All about startups, stealthy Google, up-selling, saving hotels and an award
By PhocusWire | November 25, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Yay! Travel infographics finally getting interesting and interactive [err INFOGRAPHIC]
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Yay! Travel infographics finally getting interesting and interactive [err INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | November 23, 2012
Thank goodness for HTML5, allowing travel sites to spruce up their pages (especially on mobile) for users. And getting the attention a lot more recently is the much-maligned infographic.... Read More
Turning the spotlight around - measuring the social media measurement tools for hotels
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Turning the spotlight around - measuring the social media measurement tools for hotels
By Viewpoints | November 23, 2012
The hotel industry has a long history in customer experience measurement.... Read More
Generic search terms and who comes out on top for organic and paid search in travel
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Generic search terms and who comes out on top for organic and paid search in travel
By Linda Fox | November 23, 2012
More insight into which brands are winning the organic and paid search game in the UK travel sector comes from Stickyeyes... Read More
The Scan: Travelfusion adds Renfe and Trenitalia, Avis partners with Isango, and more news
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The Scan: Travelfusion adds Renfe and Trenitalia, Avis partners with Isango, and more news
By Sean O'Neil | November 23, 2012
Travelfusion, Trenitalia, Renfe, Avis, Isango, Virgin Holidays, Branded3, and EDeal Association all appear in our roundup of the travel tech snippets for 23 November.... Read More
Travelport squeezes more juice out of customer feedback
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Travelport squeezes more juice out of customer feedback
By Linda Fox | November 22, 2012
Agile, nimble and GDS - not words that traditionally you would find together but all of the distribution giants are working hard to change perceptions... Read More
Hotel prices in Australia and New Zealand - November 2012 to January 2013
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Hotel prices in Australia and New Zealand - November 2012 to January 2013
By PhocusWire | November 22, 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 Australia and New Zealand.... Read More
The user experience revolution on mobile travel services: from mobile-first to mobile-only
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The user experience revolution on mobile travel services: from mobile-first to mobile-only
By Viewpoints | November 22, 2012
Mobile devices are rapidly displacing the desktop as the primary means to access the web and interact with the world at large.... Read More
Online reputation directly affects revenue per room in hotels - so what to do about it?
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Online reputation directly affects revenue per room in hotels - so what to do about it?
By Josiah Mackenzie | November 22, 2012
Want to get some hard numbers as to how influential a hotel's reputation can be to the bottom line? Well, here you go.... Read More
Humbled and very grateful - Tnooz won an award again
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Humbled and very grateful - Tnooz won an award again
By Kevin May | November 21, 2012
It's always nice to be recognised for doing A Good Thing by the very people we write about. After all, we like what we do and how we do it - and it is obviously something we take very seriously.... Read More
GateGuru iPhone app adds same-day booking for car rentals and TripIt-like itinerary management
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GateGuru iPhone app adds same-day booking for car rentals and TripIt-like itinerary management
By Sean O'Neil | November 21, 2012
Think, Hotel Tonight for rental cars. Think, TripIt with detailed airport maps.... Read More
(Some) Travel bloggers, paid-links and who is to blame
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(Some) Travel bloggers, paid-links and who is to blame
By Viewpoints | November 21, 2012
One of the common problems I come across when doing outreach is bloggers replying but asking to be paid for the link.... Read More
Socializing hotels becomes call-to-arms for LobbyFriend
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Socializing hotels becomes call-to-arms for LobbyFriend
By Nick Vivion | November 21, 2012
A new startup called LobbyFriend is aiming to make a spontaneous social atmosphere de facto for hotels around the world through a hotel-specific "temporary social network."... Read More
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