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TripAdvisor buys Tripbod as focus broadens to local services

By Kevin May | May 5, 2014

Second acquisition in the space of a week for TripAdvisor as it buys Tripbod, the UK startup which connects travellers with local experts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by TripAdvisor, but T... Read More

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What's next in social: Travel tidbits from Facebook's f8 conference

By Nick Vivion | May 2, 2014

As expected, Facebook had a slew of announcements of f8, many of which impact those in travel using the social media platform as a marketing tool - so pretty much everyone. Here are some of the more p... Read More

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UK travel brands missing opportunity in App Store optimization

By Nick Vivion | May 2, 2014

Travel brands in the UK are missing the opportunity to optimize placements in the App Store, according to a recent mini-study from mobile marketers Yodel Mobile. The study looked at an unnamed set of... Read More

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GoCarShare crowdfunds a ride-sharing app, and more social news for May 2014

By PhocusWire | May 2, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SOCIAL in tourism and hospitality for May 2014... 2 May GoCarShare crowdfunds an app Sharing economy platform GoCarShare is hal... Read More

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Hotels: take your heads out of the sand and get over the Airbnb threat

By Viewpoints | May 2, 2014

Have you heard the one about wrestling with the jewel case to listen to your new CD? *Crickets* NB: This is an opinion from Susan Barry, president at Hive Marketing. Of course you haven’t – a... Read More

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Crunchtime reading - hot off the newsroom marketing press

By Linda Fox | May 2, 2014

Big brands are seizing the opportunity to put their own agenda (spin) on the news via online marketing channels. On the Econsultancy blog today is this piece exploring why brands are bringing newsr... Read More

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Are travel brands facing an online identity crisis?

By Karthick Prabu | May 2, 2014

With numerous travel startups in the industry, and founders putting on the creative cap in naming their company, are travel brands losing their brand identity? How many times have you faced this si... Read More

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Poking and provoking DMOs about their role in digital travel

By Gene Quinn | May 2, 2014

Aarhus may be the "second city" of Denmark behind Copenhagen, but all eyes this week were on this cultural and tech hub during Internet Week Denmark. The festival included music, food, beer (hey, i... Read More

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Taxi booking service TaxiForSure raises $10 million

By Karthick Prabu | May 1, 2014

TaxiForSure, an India-based online taxi aggregator, has raised $10 million in Series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing investors - Accel Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Blume... Read More

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Better to give than receive... when it comes to Big Data in travel

By Viewpoints | May 1, 2014

The Big Data in Travel panel that Tnooz ran at the New York Travel Festival was a huge hit because it was one where the audience laughed at what was being discussed. Big Data is not all tech and ma... Read More

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TripAdvisor nabs Vacation Home Rentals in further consolidation of market

By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014

TripAdvisor has announced the acquisition of Massachusetts-based VacationHomeRentals.com for an undisclosed sum. Vacation Home Rentals has 14,000 listings worldwide, and will join TripAdvisor. Derm... Read More

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Foursquare splits into two, drops check-in, and focuses more on discovery

By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014

Big news today in the location-based social media space: original niche creator Foursquare has announced that it will be splitting its service into two in a bid to segment and grow the two feature set... Read More

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Five reasons most startups from London will fail

By PhocusWire | May 1, 2014

STARTUPS: Everyone loves a scene, it makes them feel like they belong to a community - especially in tech where the Silicon Valley tribe is all encompassing, perhaps even stifling. The UK capital is... Read More

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Price maintains its hold in satisfaction poll of online travel agencies

By Linda Fox | May 1, 2014

Travelocity emerges top of a satisfaction poll for online travel agencies which also reveals price continues to be the main driver for using the OTA channel. A report by market intelligence firm J.... Read More

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Unmasking truth in online travel reviews: Are context and verification vital?

By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014

Reputation hawks often use the specter of fake reviews as the driver for travel businesses to secure their services - some have even claimed that around 10% of all social media reviews will be fake th... Read More

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