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What Else? Carpooling, Choice Hotels, WAYN, Aviasales, Carrentals
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What Else? Carpooling, Choice Hotels, WAYN, Aviasales, Carrentals
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2012
Carpooling booking app, Choice Hotels mirrors phone and iPad apps, WAYN switches mobile provider, Aviasales top ten joy, Carrentals gives users design choice... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More
National Rail Enquiries brings journey planning to TV
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National Rail Enquiries brings journey planning to TV
By Linda Fox | May 31, 2012
So it looks like sofa so good with National Rail Enquiries application for smart televisions enabling users to find train information from their living rooms... Read More
GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - May 2012
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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - May 2012
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2012
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during May 2012 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More
What is driving the online impulse hotel buyer? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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What is driving the online impulse hotel buyer? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | May 30, 2012
Listen to the likes of Hotel Tonight in the US and Blink Booking in Europe and they will tell you that you the same-day booking via mobile model is becoming a major force.... Read More
Intent Media: How ex-Travelocity transaction guys monetize non-bookers for OTAs
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Intent Media: How ex-Travelocity transaction guys monetize non-bookers for OTAs
By Dennis Schaal | May 30, 2012
Picture this: Three Site59 co-founders and ex-Travelocity transaction guys gather at Soho House in Manhattan in early June 2008 to brainstorm about launching a travel startup and what business problem to tackle.... Read More
Google gets more local and social with Google+ Local
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Google gets more local and social with Google+ Local
By Dennis Schaal | May 30, 2012
Google is making search more local and social by adding a Local tab to Google+ and also integrating information from your social networking friends plus Zagat restaurant and hotel reviews across Google Search, Google Maps and mobile.... Read More
How artificial intelligence could create a personalised and perfect travel service
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How artificial intelligence could create a personalised and perfect travel service
By Viewpoints | May 30, 2012
Feels a little creepy – doesn’t it? But, this is the future of air travel (and how we will interact with technology in general).... Read More
How to pre-open a hotel [Part Two of Two - distribution, revenue management, sales]
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How to pre-open a hotel [Part Two of Two - distribution, revenue management, sales]
By Patrick Landman | May 30, 2012
In the first part of this article we discussed tips for pre-opening a hotel, focussing on PR, the website and SEO.... Read More
What Else? Thistle-Guoman joy, Rixos-TrustYou, Wego India, RateTiger changes
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What Else? Thistle-Guoman joy, Rixos-TrustYou, Wego India, RateTiger changes
By PhocusWire | May 30, 2012
Thistle and Guoman feel mobile bounty, Rixos signs with TrustYou, Wego launches in India, RateTiger strengthens management roles... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More
Amadeus Olympics data reveals visitor surge from the BRIC countries
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Amadeus Olympics data reveals visitor surge from the BRIC countries
By Linda Fox | May 29, 2012
With the London 2012 Olympics just 50 days away, Amadeus has taken a snapshot of bookings for flights, arriving around the games, made by May 12... Read More
DealAngel, a TechStar, raises $750K from 2 Russia venture capital firms
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DealAngel, a TechStar, raises $750K from 2 Russia venture capital firms
By Dennis Schaal | May 29, 2012
There's no historical analysis of this deal -- but DealAngel just closed on $750,000 in funding from two Moscow-based venture capital firms... Read More
HomeAway thinks $1M Airbnb Host Guarantee is as empty as a vacant apartment
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HomeAway thinks $1M Airbnb Host Guarantee is as empty as a vacant apartment
By Dennis Schaal | May 29, 2012
Is Airbnb's new $1 million Host Guarantee more fluff than substance?... Read More
Why imagery is dominating social media in travel in 2012
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Why imagery is dominating social media in travel in 2012
By Viewpoints | May 29, 2012
This year in social media, imagery – photos and videos – have become one of the most important ways in which brands, in any industry, can communicate with their audiences.... Read More
iCloud Photo Stream exposes Disney Cruise crew member in missing iPhone caper
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iCloud Photo Stream exposes Disney Cruise crew member in missing iPhone caper
By Dennis Schaal | May 29, 2012
There is, pardon the expression, a "takeaway" if you are snapping photos with a stolen iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or even Apple TV -- iCloud Photo Stream may sync you in the end.... Read More
The good, the bad and the ugly - the truth about payments for tourism businesses
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The good, the bad and the ugly - the truth about payments for tourism businesses
By Stephen Joyce | May 29, 2012
There is an ugly truth that very few travel tech companies seem to talk about when they rush out of the gates to satisfy the curiosity of hungry travellers starved for experiences.... Read More