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eDestinos soars to number one spot - Top Brazil travel sites, July 2012
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eDestinos soars to number one spot - Top Brazil travel sites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | August 10, 2012
Massive jump in fortunes for eDestinos in Brazil after it jumped from sixth to first position in the list of leading travel websites in the country in July.... Read More
Beyond social, research shows hotels looking offline to drive direct bookings
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Beyond social, research shows hotels looking offline to drive direct bookings
By Nick Vivion | August 10, 2012
Thought-provoking new research by Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne and RateTiger suggests hotels are looking beyond the marketing channels of the online ecosystem towards more traditional paths to direct bookings.... Read More
Travel Tech Scan: Asia Pacific hotel management boom, Air Canada goes budget, in-flight bikini dance, and more
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Travel Tech Scan: Asia Pacific hotel management boom, Air Canada goes budget, in-flight bikini dance, and more
By Sean O'Neil | August 10, 2012
The next two years will be a boom time for hotel management in Asia Pacific despite the economic turmoil, according to new studies and announcements, while a Vietnamese airline gets fined for having an in-flight bikini dance.... Read More
Google introduces flight tracking system in search results, using your booking emails
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Google introduces flight tracking system in search results, using your booking emails
By Kevin May | August 10, 2012
By special invitation only at the moment, but Google is testing a new service which integrates content from a user's Gmail account when they perform queries in natural search.... Read More
House of Travel overtakes Expedia for gold medal - Top New Zealand travel websites, July 2012
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House of Travel overtakes Expedia for gold medal - Top New Zealand travel websites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | August 9, 2012
Expedia has lost its prime position at the top of the leading travel websites in New Zealand to local brand House of Travel.... Read More
United Airlines frequent flier miles can now buy music, movies
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United Airlines frequent flier miles can now buy music, movies
By Sean O'Neil | August 9, 2012
This week United Airlines launched a new way for members of its MileagePlus frequent flier program to redeem miles.... Read More
Nielsen study shows travel usage trends for mobile devices [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Nielsen study shows travel usage trends for mobile devices [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Sean O'Neil | August 9, 2012
A new survey suggests that what motivates a traveler when using smartphones or tablets is not necessarily what motivates him or her when using desktop devices. An infographic glosses on the results to highlight on advertising.... Read More
Travelope brings every travel deal under one roof
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Travelope brings every travel deal under one roof
By Kevin May | August 9, 2012
Deal sites aplenty kicking about in travel these days, so perhaps it makes sense to try and aggregate all the offers into a single place, such as what Travelope is trying.... Read More
The long and convoluted road to a mobile travel strategy [Part 2 of 2]
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The long and convoluted road to a mobile travel strategy [Part 2 of 2]
By Viewpoints | August 9, 2012
We continue the journey to developing a mobile solution, a process which we began in the first part of the article.... Read More
Travel Tech Scan: Priceline gets pummeled, Google tries CGI: Versailles, Boingo goes shopping, and more
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Travel Tech Scan: Priceline gets pummeled, Google tries CGI: Versailles, Boingo goes shopping, and more
By Sean O'Neil | August 9, 2012
Stocks of Priceline and Orbitz plummeted yesterday because of weaker than expected earnings this year. The top-grossing paid travel app FlightTrack is coming out in a free version today, and there's a potential game-changer in the indoor-navigation space.... Read More
How social media and the web slam dunked the travel industry [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How social media and the web slam dunked the travel industry [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | August 9, 2012
Easy to forget sometimes how in such a short space of time the influence of social media on purchase decisions and how travellers rely on each other for information.... Read More
Ryanair breathes down neck of EasyJet - Top UK travel sites, July 2012
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Ryanair breathes down neck of EasyJet - Top UK travel sites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | August 9, 2012
Just a slither of market share separates rival low cost carriers EasyJet and Ryanair at the top of leading airline websites in the UK.... Read More
Travelport predicts turnaround in 2013 as United loss hits latest results, builds trimmed Universal Desktop
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Travelport predicts turnaround in 2013 as United loss hits latest results, builds trimmed Universal Desktop
By Kevin May | August 8, 2012
Travelport estimates 2013 will see a return to positive numbers in its financial performance, as it looks to offset the loss of a key piece of business with growth in its hotel technology.... Read More
MGM Grand's loyalty program gets social, integrating sharing and transactional incentives
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MGM Grand's loyalty program gets social, integrating sharing and transactional incentives
By Nick Vivion | August 8, 2012
In a continued effort to increase engagement across channels, some hotel brands are reaching out and forming new partnerships to increase the value of a customer through the digital lifecycle.... Read More
Bombshell: Is the Priceline growth machine decelerating?
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Bombshell: Is the Priceline growth machine decelerating?
By Kevin May | August 8, 2012
For years, Priceline has been the darling of the travel industry within the financial investment community, reaching an eye-watering market capitalisation of close to $30 billion.... Read More