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A new way of crunching destination visitor numbers [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | February 13, 2014

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Big shoes to fill - new Kayak tech boss on flights, mobile, Europe and more

By Nick Vivion | February 13, 2014

Late last year, Kayak co-founder and CTO Paul English stepped down to pursue another venture. The news was significant, as he was a key driver to the brand's success over the past decade. English w... Read More

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A Facebook take on travel in 2014 - silent, blurred and visual

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2014

What a difference a year makes – or does it? A year ago during Enter 2013, Facebook global marketing solutions specialist Aoife Desmond shared some insight into Zucks Law, travel companies being cr... Read More

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KLM to (kind of) allow flight payments via Twitter and Facebook

By Karthick Prabu | February 13, 2014

With KLM, it's often: what's next? The airline has answered by launching a service in which users can make payments for flights via social media. Passengers who are planning to book a flight, modif... Read More

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Farelogix rolls out SaaS version of airline merchandising platform

By Nick Vivion | February 13, 2014

Farelogix has created a SaaS version of their enterprise-level merchandising software for airlines, claiming the "world's first Merchandising as a Service" model. FLX Merchandise-Xpress is targeted... Read More

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Ctrip seeing steady growth of 30%, dominated hotel and flight bookings

By Karthick Prabu | February 12, 2014

Ctrip has reported an increase of 30% between 2012 and last year, on the back of net revenue of $890 million. The Chinese online travel agency saw a similar jump (31%) in the fourth quarter of 2013... Read More

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Yahoo acquires Wander's photo-based diary app Days

By Karthick Prabu | February 12, 2014

With an obvious effort to strengthen its mobile channel, Yahoo has acquired Wander's visual diary mobile app service - Days. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, however, TechCrunch reports the de... Read More

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OTAs are winning the battle but maybe not the hotel distribution war

By Viewpoints | February 12, 2014

OTAs cannibalising direct hotel sales isn't surprising, and boils down to two things: the range of offers and the ability to put huge marketing clout into driving custom. But, last week's article (... Read More

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Hi-tech games - Premium passengers want more than just champagne in lounges

By Kevin May | February 12, 2014

Airport lounges are no longer just places to hide away from the riff-raff or somewhere to grab a glass of bubbly - apparently high-end customers also fancy playing games. Really? So, another wee... Read More

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Vast majority of TripAdvisor users read at least 6-12 reviews before choosing hotel

By Karthick Prabu | February 12, 2014

The big daddy of online reviews, TripAdvisor, is becoming terrifyingly important in a traveller's decision making process. In fact, more than half of travellers are not willing to book a hotel unti... Read More

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Startup pitch: RoomnHouse targets alternatives in Asia and Middle East

By Karthick Prabu | February 11, 2014

India-based RoomnHouse offers travellers alternate accommodation options by allowing private accommodation owners to list their properties on the site. These accommodation options could be a shared... Read More

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Dwellable survey of VRMC executives analyzes impact of mobile on bookings

By Nick Vivion | February 11, 2014

Mobile-focused vacation rentals company Dwellable surveyed 100 vacation rental management company (VRMC) executives to see how mobile is impacting the way that they list their rentals. The survey w... Read More

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How Facebook users are tearing Facebook apart

By PhocusWire | February 11, 2014

SOCIAL: Facebook is a beast of a social network - it has over a billion members, incredible levels of engagement and has made numerous brands rethink their marketing strategy. It is, whether we like... Read More

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Travel + skateboards = Skateseeing ... and HotelClub is on it [VIDEO]

By Sean O'Neil | February 11, 2014

Today a video about touring around East London -- Skateseeing East London -- hit the web. It's part of a UK video series sponsored by HotelClub, an accommodations online travel agency. Viewers g... Read More

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How to execute on data-driven travel marketing

By Alesia Siuchykava | February 11, 2014

As those at the sharp end of travel marketing forge new, adventurous ways to use data and analytics, they must stay focused on execution. NB: This article is written by Alesia Siuchykava, project d... Read More

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