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Startup pitch: Tripoto enables travellers to make money by structuring their travel stories

By Karthick Prabu | October 25, 2013

India-based startup Tripoto focuses on the travel planning/inspiration stage of a trip. In Tripoto, people can write their travel stories in a structured format - trip summary, type (nature, backpa... Read More

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Fall shakeup in travel patterns shows thriving leisure travel

By Nick Vivion | October 24, 2013

Business travel is struggling to return as the fall season checks in, according to the latest travel trends. The Q3 report, which can be accessed here from Sojern, looks at the aggregate airline se... Read More

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Startup pitch: WanderWe targets short duration vacations with discovery and booking platform

By Nick Vivion | October 24, 2013

WanderWe is a new travel startup with a discovery and booking platform targeted on the short duration vacations. The company has taken the fact that 50% of all trips taken in the United States are... Read More

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TripAdvisor says no plans to become an OTA, happy to remain booking facilitator

By Karthick Prabu | October 24, 2013

TripAdvisor has moved quickly to reassure quite possibly the entire hospitality sector and world of intermediaries that it has no intention of becoming an online travel agency. CEO Stephen Kaufer m... Read More

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Wearable technology - challenges and opportunities

By Viewpoints | October 24, 2013

Wearable technology is a consumer trend that has seemingly come out of nowhere in 2013. Hardly a week passes without one consumer electronics giant or another announcing plans for a smart watch or... Read More

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What is the impact of social media before, during and after a hotel stay?

By Kevin May | October 24, 2013

One of the mantras being heralded at the WebInTravel conference in Singapore this week is the idea of the "Five Ps" - taking the long-held four principles of marketing from the 1960s and adding "peopl... Read More

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How a hotel chain made $2 million using social media

By Kevin May | October 24, 2013

One of the most common questions about social media in the travel industry often includes those rather awkward letters that make some gurus splutter into their cappuccinos: "R", "O" and "I". Yes, w... Read More

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Low cost carriers pose a challenge for Asia's online agents

By Karthick Prabu | October 23, 2013

To study the impact of low cost carriers on (online) travel agents, Abacus surveyed agents in Asia who have invested in the online space on various aspects of their digital businesses. Among the 62... Read More

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Discover the ‘iPod’ in your travel business through cross-fertilization of ideas

By Viewpoints | October 23, 2013

Businesses have taken immense advantage of cross-disciplinary ideas by either recruiting talent across industries and cultures or by mimicking a certain aspect from similar industries. NB: This is... Read More

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Time for a deep dive into Big Data, customer analytics and loyalty marketing in travel

By PhocusWire | October 23, 2013

Travel execs are committed to improving the end-to-end customer experience while optimizing customer service, marketing spend and wallet share - now with Big Data. By capturing information from cus... Read More

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The true next generation traveler leaves Facebook, turns to Twitter, Instagram

By Nick Vivion | October 23, 2013

The next generation traveler is always a topic of great interest in the travel industry (see here and here). And the latest stats coming from the United States are intriguing: teens are turning away f... Read More

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Scoring top tourist attractions on social media

By Linda Fox | October 23, 2013

Tourist attractions up and down the country are keeping their presence and engagement up on major social media channels to make sure they're front of mind but who is doing it best? This report from... Read More

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Are you marketing to your Affluencers?

By Viewpoints | October 23, 2013

From backpackers to luxury seekers, there is a universal travel customer who is essential to marketing success: the Affluent Influencer or “Affluencer.” NB: This is an opinion from Andrea Wilson, v... Read More

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Wotif preps its travel marketing push in Asia

By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2013

Online travel agency Wotif has revealed its plans for a fresh expansion for sales of all types of travel products throughout Asia, lessening its dependence on the domestic Australian hotel market.... Read More

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Travelzoo lunges toward new hotel booking and search models

By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2013

It's not easy to replace the wings and engine of an airplane while it's still flying at 35,000 feet. But that's a metaphor for what Travelzoo, the US-headquartered deals service, is trying to do with... Read More

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