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With $5 million, Vacatia builds a vacation ownership marketplace for timeshares
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With $5 million, Vacatia builds a vacation ownership marketplace for timeshares
By Nick Vivion | September 4, 2013
The latest entry into the vacation rentals listing/management space is Vacatia, a site wholly owned and operated by Vacation Listing Service, Inc.... Read More
KLM gaining steadily in the socially devoted stakes
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KLM gaining steadily in the socially devoted stakes
By Linda Fox | September 4, 2013
'Socially devoted' might sound like something you would hear on the Grease soundtrack but it actually means how effective your company is treating its customers on social media.... Read More
Travelport says goodbye to Opinions travel review system for agents
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Travelport says goodbye to Opinions travel review system for agents
By Kevin May | September 4, 2013
Travelport has pulled out of fronting the Opinions travel review system it launched in conjunction with Vinivi, as it shifts focus to core products.... Read More
Analysis of paid and organic search reveals most visible air travel searches
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Analysis of paid and organic search reveals most visible air travel searches
By Nick Vivion | September 3, 2013
In an analysis of air travel searches across the US, UK, Germany and France, Searchmetrics has identified the most visible brands offering air travel tickets in both paid and organic search.... Read More
It can be done - how to convert Instagram followers into customers
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It can be done - how to convert Instagram followers into customers
By PhocusWire | September 3, 2013
Yes, Instagram has been a boon for brands — a self-promotion-safe space to showcase products and connect with consumers. Brands have been investing in adding Instagram followers.... Read More
From Periplus to social media - a potted history of the travel guidebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
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From Periplus to social media - a potted history of the travel guidebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | September 3, 2013
In all the furore over the sale of Lonely Planet earlier this year and Google buying Frommers in August 2012 it was easy to forget just how long the travel guidebook has been around.... Read More
No, not another content service - eDreams looks to inspire via Facebook app
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No, not another content service - eDreams looks to inspire via Facebook app
By Linda Fox | September 3, 2013
While the debate rages on around social travel sites, whether they're necessary and their impact on the bottom line, eDreams is quietly unveiling its own effort... Read More
Listen up: There is a major job still to be done in mobile travel
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Listen up: There is a major job still to be done in mobile travel
By Glenn Gruber | September 3, 2013
Mobile is transforming many industries, travel probably as much as any. The out-of-home, often in unfamiliar places, nature of travel has made it almost a perfect fit for mobile as a technology.... Read More
[UPDATED] Extreme social: Passenger buys promoted tweet to poke British Airways about lost luggage
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[UPDATED] Extreme social: Passenger buys promoted tweet to poke British Airways about lost luggage
By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2013
A weird new trend has kicked off in the Twitter world - and where better for it to start to than in the daily battle between passengers and airlines over lost luggage.... Read More
Indian hoteliers: Challenges and opportunities with data, wifi and mobile
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Indian hoteliers: Challenges and opportunities with data, wifi and mobile
By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2013
So what do Indian hoteliers make of changes put on the roles of the technology and marketing teams as social media, mobile and analytics become important disciplines?... Read More
RIP Gonla: Big ambitions to oust foreign OTAs, but Indonesian hotel booking service shuts down
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RIP Gonla: Big ambitions to oust foreign OTAs, but Indonesian hotel booking service shuts down
By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2013
Gonla, an online hotel booking service in Indonesia, has closed its website despite an apparent boom in the country's travel sector.... Read More
Microsoft to buy Nokia handset division for $7.2 billion
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Microsoft to buy Nokia handset division for $7.2 billion
By PhocusWire | September 2, 2013
Microsoft is to buy Nokia Oyj's phone business and license its patents for Euro 5.44 billion ($7.2 billion), making its boldest foray yet into mobile devices.... Read More
Spam and pointless chatter - why changing the rules for campaigns on Facebook is a bad idea
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Spam and pointless chatter - why changing the rules for campaigns on Facebook is a bad idea
By Viewpoints | September 2, 2013
Facebook has relaxed its rules requiring third party apps to be used by brands wishing to post competitions or promotions to their Facebook page.... Read More
Google tightens grip on future of the travel industry - also puts startups in a tough spot
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Google tightens grip on future of the travel industry - also puts startups in a tough spot
By Alex Bainbridge | September 2, 2013
As entrepreneurs tasked with delivering the future, we need a simple model that we can use to evaluate opportunities and determine where we should be building technologies and functionality.... Read More
HRS picks up the slack after Facebook axes deals service
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HRS picks up the slack after Facebook axes deals service
By Linda Fox | September 2, 2013
When Facebook brought the curtain down on its deals offering, it left some businesses scratching their heads as to how to replace it... Read More
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