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Choose your own European adventure: British Airways' new video marketing campaign is a winner
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Choose your own European adventure: British Airways' new video marketing campaign is a winner
By Nick Vivion | November 14, 2013
British Airways has launched a "choose your own adventure" style marketing campaign focusing on exploring different European destinations. The campaign is called "Yourope," and focuses on customiza... Read More
How to bridge the travel marketing divide
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How to bridge the travel marketing divide
By Viewpoints | November 14, 2013
Data is everywhere and yet as those in travel marketing use it build a strong relationships with their consumers, it can be difficult to deliver a personal and tailored user experience. NB: This is... Read More
Why teenagers groan when you mention Facebook
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Why teenagers groan when you mention Facebook
By PhocusWire | November 14, 2013
SOCIAL: Hundreds of millions of members (a terrifyingly high number of which are extremely active) on Facebook and it remains THE social network that grabs the attention of travel brands. But as Fac... Read More
Travelport creates iTunes-style Marketplace for agent applications
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Travelport creates iTunes-style Marketplace for agent applications
By Kevin May | November 14, 2013
Travelport is the latest travel technology company to create a platform similar to the Apple iTunes appstore so agency customers can download products and services. Travelport Marketplace is due to... Read More
Amadeus reports single-digit growth across key metrics for 2013
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Amadeus reports single-digit growth across key metrics for 2013
By Karthick Prabu | November 13, 2013
Amadeus reported its financial and operating results for the first nine months of 2013, with adjusted profit for the period up 6.3% to Euro 511.2 million. Revenue across both IT and GDS divisions i... Read More
Could bio semiconductors transform tech industry?
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Could bio semiconductors transform tech industry?
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013
SYSTEMS: It is probably easy for developers, engineers, data jockeys et al to be immersed in the day-to-day running of various systems and platforms that something as outer-worldly as bio-technology... Read More
Survey says: What devices do Americans use most for reading emails?
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Survey says: What devices do Americans use most for reading emails?
By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013
Recent stats show mobile devices continue to dominate desktops, delivering 61% of e-mail opens in the latest quarter while desktops were only used to open emails 39% of the time. Tablets are still... Read More
Lonely Planet in acquisition mood, buys trip planner TouristEye
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Lonely Planet in acquisition mood, buys trip planner TouristEye
By Kevin May | November 13, 2013
Seven months on from its sale by the BBC, Lonely Planet has made its first acquisition by snapping up travel planning startup TouristEye. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition p... Read More
Yapta tops up Series D with $2 million additional investment
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Yapta tops up Series D with $2 million additional investment
By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013
Yapta, known for its FareIQ technology that helps accurately track airfare pricing, has added more cash to their Series D round. The round brought in an additional $2 million in financing, and was... Read More
US Airways and American settle with Department of Justice, merger's back on track
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US Airways and American settle with Department of Justice, merger's back on track
By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013
The Department of Justice has settled their lawsuit blocking the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. This is a fast turnaround from earlier this year, when the regulatory body announce... Read More
Crazy idea - but is THIS finally a way forward for travel innovation?
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Crazy idea - but is THIS finally a way forward for travel innovation?
By Alex Kremer | November 13, 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, we’ve seen another year’s worth of travel startups trying – and in most cases failing – to gain traction. To long-time observers of travel, this is of course not a surpris... Read More
Travel videos, going viral and getting past the skip moment
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Travel videos, going viral and getting past the skip moment
By Linda Fox | November 13, 2013
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKpny-qC5XE" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/viral-video-690x300.jpg"] What do a... Read More
Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - Travelport, Sabre, BookIt, Eurolines, GTA, TravelClick
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Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - Travelport, Sabre, BookIt, Eurolines, GTA, TravelClick
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION on Wednesday 13 November 2013... Transaero Airlines and Sabre sign new content deal Transaero Airlines and Sabre have sign... Read More
Android is devouring Apple - here is why
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Android is devouring Apple - here is why
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013
DEVICES: Apple still manages to get an extraordinary amount of buzz for its iPhones and iPads in comparison to other brands - probably because it is West Coast-based and the overall quality of its d... Read More
Landmark deal in China - B2B online travel service 8Trip raises $24.6 million
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Landmark deal in China - B2B online travel service 8Trip raises $24.6 million
By Karthick Prabu | November 12, 2013
8Trip, a China-based online travel service which connects suppliers with sellers, has raised $24.6 million from Vision Knight Capital and SoftBank China Capital (SBCVC). Founder and CEO Yuan Dong s... Read More
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