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Conversions rethink prompted by the new digital travel funnel

By Viewpoints | June 1, 2015

The travel sector is competitive. While it has one of the largest pools of online customers, these users often lack loyalty. Instead, they brand-hop based on the best price-based offers. NB: Th... Read More

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Mobile changes everything: The big world of internet trends in 2015

By Sean O'Neil | June 1, 2015

Like the blockbuster hit Mad Max, mobile is crushing it -- and mobile video ads are crushing it even harder. For travel marketers, that means mobile has roughed up the landscape. This week, Mary Me... Read More

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What does disruption REALLY mean for an industry?

By PhocusWire | June 1, 2015

Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley love to talk about disruption, though few know what it really means.... Read More

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Yonder gets $2 million funding to expand adventure travel app

By Kevin May | June 1, 2015

Vermont Seed Capital Fund and Monster Worldwide have invested $2 million seed funding into outdoor recreation and adventure web brand Yonder. The pair were also joined by a group of private angel i... Read More

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TripAdvisor's Viator unveils DIY listing to tours and activities suppliers

By Sean O'Neil | May 29, 2015

Viator, the tours-and-activities company purchased by TripAdvisor for $200 million last year, has launched an open-listing platform. Before the acquisition, Viator CEO Barrie Seidenberg had already... Read More

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Travel startups: the barriers to entry are very low, but the barriers to disruption are high

By Kevin May | May 29, 2015

Travel startups are not as easy as a high proportion of the wider startup world seem to think they are - and that's a bit of a problem. And it's also time for a reality check. The wonderfully op... Read More

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China adds corporate travel to its world's biggest checklist

By Martin Cowen | May 29, 2015

A new study into the Asia-Pacific corporate travel market says that 2015 will be the year when businesses in China spend more on travel than those in the US. Amadeus has linked up with Frost &... Read More

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Startup pitch: Penroads wants to connect travellers for experience sharing

By Linda Fox | May 29, 2015

It was Penroads' founder Harry Fu first solo backpacking experience that got him thinking about a way to facilitate meeting fellow travellers and sharing experiences. During a trip to Thailand he i... Read More

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Jump! Google and GoPro are slashing the cost of virtual reality travel

By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015

Google expanded several of its virtual reality initiatives -- including a partnership with sport cameramaker GoPro -- that will slash the cost of producing and sharing 360-degree, three-dimensional vi... Read More

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Apple buys Metaio, which powers augmented reality travel apps, catalogs, and displays

By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015

Apple has bought Metaio, the augmented reality technology company, according to a scoop by Techcrunch. Tnooz has had its eye on Metaio as far back as five years ago Four years ago we checked in... Read More

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Watch out, TripIt: Google Inbox adds Trip Bundles, an itinerary-tracker

By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015

Google's new email service, Inbox, now automatically groups all the messages about a trip into a bundle, possibly threatening Concur's TripIt itinerary tool. As of today, Inbox, a next-generation,... Read More

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Online DNA - how TripAdvisor puts reviews under the microscope

By Linda Fox | May 28, 2015

For years TripAdvisor has kept how it vets its reviews a closely guarded secret, prompting calls for verified reviews and column inches from the media on supposed mistreated hotels. Now, the review... Read More

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Retailing is not just for airlines

By Martin Cowen | May 28, 2015

Cruise lines, loyalty schemes and train operators can benefit from merchandising technologies and techniques just as much as airlines, says OpenJaw Technologies. Airlines are the driving force behi... Read More

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Could brainwaves be the key to understanding and mitigating pilot error?

By Nick Vivion | May 28, 2015

Technology is pervasive throughout the flight experience — so why not use it to analyze pilots' brainwaves to understand how they respond to stress and thus mitigate pilot error? In a bid to unders... Read More

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GoEuro debuts multi-modal search app, 3mundi gets smart, Ryanair upgrades app, and more...

By PhocusWire | May 28, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Thursday 28 May 2015: GoEuro launches multi-modal app The air, train and coach... Read More

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