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How to fail at mobile email marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How to fail at mobile email marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | September 26, 2013
With no hint of abatement, e-mail marketing continues in full force. It provides an effective way to deliver comprehensive, timely information to consumers, and yet, as many consumers switch to mobile... Read More
Why the most prolific travel bloggers need to refocus
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Why the most prolific travel bloggers need to refocus
By Viewpoints | September 26, 2013
While the "digital nomad" dream still holds a profound appeal for young travellers, the top echelon of travel bloggers have done more than anyone to dispel the fantasy of a carefree life in exotic pla... Read More
Touristlink raises angel funding to expand into Africa
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Touristlink raises angel funding to expand into Africa
By Karthick Prabu | September 26, 2013
Touristlink, a social travel website has raised undisclosed seed funding from a group of investors including Y Combinator-style African accelerator, 88mph.ac. The Kenya-based accelerator invests in... Read More
FindMyCarrots leverages semantic search and Big Data to ease travel planning
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FindMyCarrots leverages semantic search and Big Data to ease travel planning
By Karthick Prabu | September 26, 2013
Findmycarrots believes that when it comes to holiday planning, choosing a destination is more important and time consuming than choosing other travel products like hotels. On the bizarrely named Fi... Read More
Crowne Plaza tests enhanced guest experience using business traveler feedback
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Crowne Plaza tests enhanced guest experience using business traveler feedback
By Nick Vivion | September 25, 2013
Crowne Plaza is using three European properties to trial new efforts at complete connectivity. The trials were driven by guest insights collected from 6,4333 in-brand business travelers. From this... Read More
EasyJet doesn't ban a Twitter critic from flying after all
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EasyJet doesn't ban a Twitter critic from flying after all
By Sean O'Neil | September 25, 2013
Last night, an easyJet gate agent stopped a passenger from boarding a flight because he had criticised the airliner on the social network Twitter, according to The Drum. When the discussion escalat... Read More
Tech hotel: Ushuaïa's latest technology partner is...
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Tech hotel: Ushuaïa's latest technology partner is...
By Nick Vivion | September 25, 2013
In an unexpected move, Microsoft is the latest company to partner with the tech-forward hotel brand Ushuaïa Beach in Ibiza, Spain. The hotel has pioneered many prior initiatives, such as integratin... Read More
Amex plans joint venture for business travel, heralds digital investment
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Amex plans joint venture for business travel, heralds digital investment
By Linda Fox | September 25, 2013
American Express is in talks to form a joint venture for its business travel division with an investor group led by Certares. The plan will effectively see Amex sell half of its business travel arm... Read More
Thinking outside the (flight) box - how airline wifi is evolving
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Thinking outside the (flight) box - how airline wifi is evolving
By Viewpoints | September 25, 2013
While much attention in travel technology has focused on mobile, social, NDC, meta-search mergers & acquisitions and growing business travel co-opetition, one of travel’s other 'bigger-than-you-th... Read More
TravelClick boosts its revenue, staffing, and debt
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TravelClick boosts its revenue, staffing, and debt
By Sean O'Neil | September 25, 2013
October marks Larry Kutscher's third anniversary as CEO of TravelClick, a New York consultancy that sells marketing and reservation services to independent and chain hotels worldwide. Under Kutsche... Read More
Heathrow Airport reacts to baggage system failure via Twitter and Facebook
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Heathrow Airport reacts to baggage system failure via Twitter and Facebook
By Sean O'Neil | September 25, 2013
This is how it's done. If Heathrow Airport can't keep its baggage system operating well at Terminal 5, at least it can keep travelers informed about updates in real-time via its Twitter and Facebook a... Read More
Nor1 acquires FlexTrip, brings tours and activities to customer systems for hotels
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Nor1 acquires FlexTrip, brings tours and activities to customer systems for hotels
By Kevin May | September 25, 2013
More movement at the tours and activities end of the industry as hospitality technology company Nor1 buys the FlexTrip distribution network. Terms of the sale were not disclosed, but CEO Leith Stev... Read More
The last-minute hotel market is alive and kicking, HotelQuickly raises $1.2 million funding
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The last-minute hotel market is alive and kicking, HotelQuickly raises $1.2 million funding
By Karthick Prabu | September 24, 2013
HotelQuickly, the last-minute hotel provider remains bullish about the market as it raises $1.2 million in series A funding. Investors in this round include Boon Hwee Koh, former chairman of Singte... Read More
Travel planning - why finding the right destination comes before finding the right hotel
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Travel planning - why finding the right destination comes before finding the right hotel
By Viewpoints | September 24, 2013
A good holiday comes together when you find the right destination and the right hotel in it. However, if one were to look at travel planning websites across the world, the focus of those sites woul... Read More
FlightView looks to users for state of in-flight WiFi and traveler experience
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FlightView looks to users for state of in-flight WiFi and traveler experience
By Nick Vivion | September 24, 2013
Flight tracker service FlightView recently pushed a survey to their mobile users, focusing on the state of both the pre- and in-flight experience. The survey was taken by 2,160 travelers, of which... Read More
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