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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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Unravelling (some of) the complexities of airline pricing

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 25, 2014

Most travel agents take for granted that GDSs are accurate 100% of the time and rely on that accuracy in the issuance of airline tickets. However, do the airlines agree with that? The discrepanc... Read More

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Big Data in travel... pondering a bigger picture

By Viewpoints | April 24, 2014

Tnooz is running a panel about Big Data in Travel at the upcoming New York Travel Festival, where I am a participant. Since the audience represents a wide variety of travel professionals, it got me... Read More

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Four Seasons takes off into a new vertical with branded private jet

By Nick Vivion | April 24, 2014

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Opportunities and challenges for metasearch marketing with hotels

By Viewpoints | April 24, 2014

As hotels continue their efforts to keep up with latest and greatest in electronic distribution, the three hottest topics continue to be mobile, social media and metasearch. NB: This article is wri... Read More

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Spain plans to lure back tourists, theTrainline pushes app, and more

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for April 2014. Thursday 24 April 2014: Spain seeks destination naysayers Spain is targetin... Read More

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Air Berlin simplifies boarding by throwing Pebble into the mix

By Linda Fox | April 24, 2014

Air Berlin is claiming a first with the launch of boarding via smartwatch enabling passengers to download a barcode from the carrier's iPhone application. Users send the digital boarding pass to th... Read More

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TripAdvisor study: Wifi, deals and price influence travel decisions, Asia leads in mobile

By Karthick Prabu | April 23, 2014

While mobile seems to appear as a key channel in travel industry, it still hasn't made its mark when it comes to actual bookings, reveals a TripAdvisor study. Ipsos, a global research firm, conduct... Read More

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How thorough are travel brands when tracking activity on their websites?

By Karthick Prabu | April 23, 2014

Online travel agencies deploy the most internal systems to monitor web usage and behaviour, a study reveals. Strategy firm Lima Consulting Group and ObservePoint, a digital marketing auditing compa... Read More

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Travel not meeting customer expectations, but tech a bright spot

By Nick Vivion | April 23, 2014

The latest scores from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index show that overall airline and hotel satisfaction has remained flat this year over last. Airlines post no gains While the ACSI scor... Read More

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Future shocks - Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple in an airline world

By Linda Fox | April 23, 2014

Picture this - airline X tells says your flight has been delayed 24 hours. Frustrated? Yes, until a GAFA comes to the rescue and presents you, via your mobile device, with a boarding pass for the next... Read More

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The real story when Ryanair tweaked its back-end and got bitten in search

By Viewpoints | April 23, 2014

Last week a Guardian article covered Ryanair dropping out of the top 100 results in Google for search terms related to European flight destinations. NB: This is an analysis by Martin MacDonald, an... Read More

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Web reviews show destinations struggle to fire on all cylinders, but hotels get it

By Margaret Ady | April 23, 2014

With the volume of online reviews at an all time high, hoteliers must be acutely aware of what is being said about their destination. NB: This article is written by Margaret Ady, marketing director... Read More

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