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Women are embracing solo travel thanks, in part, to social media, says poll

By Sean O'Neil | April 29, 2014

Young women are vacationing alone more frequently, according to a new poll, which also finds that social media helps to provide a sense of comfort and companionship during solo travel. The survey,... Read More

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Ctrip invests over $200 million in online agency competitor LY

By Karthick Prabu | April 28, 2014

In an interesting move, China's leading online travel agency (OTA) Ctrip invested over $200 million in a local competitor LY. With this investment, Ctrip will become the second biggest stakeholder... Read More

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Digging for gold data of conversions - how prospecting in travel is evolving

By Viewpoints | April 28, 2014

Airlines, hotel chains, search engines and other travel companies face a myriad of choices for improving online marketing campaigns. NB: This is an analysis by Tobias Wessels, vice president of Ada... Read More

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$3.6 million goes to ByHours in latest financing round

By Nick Vivion | April 28, 2014

Spanish hotel booker ByHours has announced $3.6 million in funding. The startup provides a different take on hotel bookings by providing hotel stays in 3-hour increments. The startup is carving up th... Read More

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Marketing tech trends and what agencies really think about clients

By Nick Vivion | April 28, 2014

With technology's rapid pace of innovation, digital marketing is an ever-evolving business that often requires more than a travel organization can muster internally. Enter the digital agency, which co... Read More

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OTA vs metasearch power struggle - Big Data could be a deciding (not boring) factor

By Alex Bainbridge | April 28, 2014

Big Data is fast becoming one of those terms that is overused and applied to all sorts of data projects that are, in fact, not Big Data at all. However just because the term is misapplied, we shoul... Read More

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China online travel journal service 117go raises $20 million

By Karthick Prabu | April 28, 2014

117go, a Chinese trip journal and experience sharing service, has raised $20 million in Series B round from Softbank China Venture Capital (SBCVC). The Shanghai-based company will use this fund to... Read More

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Startup pitch: BidnBooking wants to let users say what they pay

By Linda Fox | April 28, 2014

The idea for BidnBooking came when one of its founders wanted to round off a backpacking trip with a nice place to stay and ended up negotiating with a hotel manager for a better price. Co-founder... Read More

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How engaging are Indian online travel brands on Facebook and Twitter?

By Karthick Prabu | April 28, 2014

India's online travel sector has been action packed recently - with brands such as SpiceJet offering huge discounts, ibibo acquiring YourBus, Yatra securing $23 million funding, and various brands lev... Read More

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Travelport renews Virgin Atlantic and grabs Air China, and more

By PhocusWire | April 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for April 2014. Friday 28 April 2014: Travelport renews Virgin Atlantic distribution deal... Read More

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Getting your head (and brand) around the new Twitter

By PhocusWire | April 25, 2014

SOCIAL: Twitter, with more than one eye on what Facebook is doing, is finally changing its look and feel - at least in terms of how users see one another on profile pages. On the one hand it gives b... Read More

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Startup pitch: Outski wants to spur you on to plan, save and take that dream trip

By Linda Fox | April 25, 2014

When Outski founder Greg Nikolson was hit with the stark realisation that a dream trip to Europe was not going to happen for a long time because of his young family, he decided to go ahead and plan it... Read More

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Dear tour operators, welcome to 2014 - online reviews drive bookings

By Viewpoints | April 25, 2014

I feel a bit like a dinosaur. I’ve been in the user generated content (UGC) game since before the words "social Media", "Web 2.0", "Facebook" or "Twitter" existed. NB: This is a guest article by Tr... Read More

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Startup pitch: HipTraveler is doggedly chasing a visual way to plan trips

By Sean O'Neil | April 25, 2014

HipTraveler.com is a trip-planning startup based in Los Angeles. Its distinctive hallmarks are its user interface, which emphasizes visuals, and its aggressive use of partner data feeds (APIs), whi... Read More

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The state of startups: China leads in Asia, vacation rental segment is hot in Europe

By Viewpoints | April 25, 2014

Travel startup activity is surging in Asia. The Asia Pacific (APAC) travel market is maturing, breeding interest in new ideas and innovations. Established companies often find it hard to adapt to a... Read More

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