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Mobile payments in travel - what you can hear is the sound of no trend happening
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Mobile payments in travel - what you can hear is the sound of no trend happening
By Viewpoints | October 11, 2013
Speaking at a conference earlier this year with some 200 mostly global airlines and hotels in attendance, I did a simple audience poll. NB: This is a viewpoint from Douglas Quinby, vice president f... Read More
Google Hangouts, a (potential) future vision of travel retail
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Google Hangouts, a (potential) future vision of travel retail
By Linda Fox | October 11, 2013
Once you get past the gushing excitement of participants in this online get together for an upmarket clothing brand, it makes you think how Google Hangouts might work for travel. There are lots of... Read More
Destination marketing companies unite to beat funding cuts
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Destination marketing companies unite to beat funding cuts
By Linda Fox | October 11, 2013
UK-based New Mind and Scandinavia's tellUs IT have merged to provide a single technology platform for destination marketing. The companies, who between them include customers such as Visit Scotland... Read More
How one user review site filters out dodgy content [VIDEO]
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How one user review site filters out dodgy content [VIDEO]
By Karthick Prabu | October 11, 2013
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqi-jjbEKcs" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Good-and-bad.jpg"] Online user revie... Read More
Are you ready to demystify hotel metasearch?
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Are you ready to demystify hotel metasearch?
By PhocusWire | October 10, 2013
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy8OhcnbMEc" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/accommodation-search.jpg"] The world... Read More
Global youth travel market booming, as backpacker dollars add up
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Global youth travel market booming, as backpacker dollars add up
By Nick Vivion | October 10, 2013
The stereotype of the youth travel market is chock full of dreadlocks, penny-pinchers, and party hounds - typically derided as a particularly non-lucrative market.  However, as the global dollars add... Read More
Big Data? How some airlines are making a Big Deal out of yours
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Big Data? How some airlines are making a Big Deal out of yours
By Viewpoints | October 10, 2013
The age-old mantra of "customer is king" has a new twist in travel – now it’s your data that rules. Yes, especially those of the Big Data variety. NB: This is an article by Kate Palmer, contributin... Read More
Brazilian OTA Sem Escala takes on Decolar and Hotel Urbano
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Brazilian OTA Sem Escala takes on Decolar and Hotel Urbano
By Sean O'Neil | October 10, 2013
Sem Escala is a Brazilian online travel agency (OTA) that's taking on the digital leaders of the nation's fast-growing market. Sem Escala (which means "nonstop" in Portuguese) is entering into a fi... Read More
Five tips for marketers to tap into the Chinese travel industry
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Five tips for marketers to tap into the Chinese travel industry
By Viewpoints | October 9, 2013
All of us are aware of the fact that Chinese travellers are a strong force in Asia, especially from the outbound travellers. NB: This is a viewpoint from Minh Bui, founder/blogger at EcomEye.com, a... Read More
Flying app's unconventional path includes refunds, 3D-printed maps
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Flying app's unconventional path includes refunds, 3D-printed maps
By Sean O'Neil | October 9, 2013
Flying, an iPhone app that debuted this year, helps travelers manage their itineraries -- a service that TripIt, TripCase, WorldMate, Google Now, and other apps also offer. To stand out from its co... Read More
Sabre's Gilliland talks personalization, friction and technology [VIDEO]
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Sabre's Gilliland talks personalization, friction and technology [VIDEO]
By Nick Vivion | October 9, 2013
After recently transitioning out of the CEO role, Sabre's Sam Gilliland sat down with USA Today, discussing some of the more salient challenges for the company in the near-term: personalization amid e... Read More
What travellers want from Google Hotel Finder
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What travellers want from Google Hotel Finder
By Viewpoints | October 9, 2013
A few weeks ago we invited users to participate in a small study on Google Hotel Finder usability. NB: This is a viewpoint from Nicholas Ward, president at Koddi. We gave the users - each from t... Read More
Mobile gets symbolic for translation help
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Mobile gets symbolic for translation help
By Linda Fox | October 9, 2013
Here's a quirky take on mobile translation apps, and there are sure to be others out there using symbols to get what you need. As with many of these startup services, Symbolic was borne out of one... Read More
Why the office will eventually empty out
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Why the office will eventually empty out
By PhocusWire | October 9, 2013
SYSTEMS: Remember a few years back when many folk predicted the "paper-less office"? Yeah, never quite happened for most people. But there are some who now suggest that the abundance of technology a... Read More
Whatever next? Guiding tourists around a city by remote control!
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Whatever next? Guiding tourists around a city by remote control!
By Karthick Prabu | October 9, 2013
Tourism Victoria, the official tourism board for Melbourne, has taken destination marketing to a whole new level with its Remote Control Tourist initiative. Google Street View is one of the best th... Read More
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