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TripAdvisor grabs tenth of all traffic to hotel-related sites - Top US travel websites, July 2013
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TripAdvisor grabs tenth of all traffic to hotel-related sites - Top US travel websites, July 2013
By PhocusWire | August 8, 2013
TripAdvisor's dominance in the world of online hotel activity is illustrated once again with data showing it is capturing one tenth of traffic to accommodation sites in the US.... Read More
Statistics in the fight against wasted digital spend [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Statistics in the fight against wasted digital spend [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Sean O'Neil | August 8, 2013
A new survey of 200 senior marketing managers finds confusion of how to monitor brands across channels.... Read More
Chinese détente: Travel giants Ctrip and Qunar agree to work together
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Chinese détente: Travel giants Ctrip and Qunar agree to work together
By Karthick Prabu | August 8, 2013
In a somewhat surprising move, China's two leading travel portals Ctrip and Qunar have decided they can forge a strategic partnerships.... Read More
Amadeus, Vayama, and applying lessons from jam tastings to airfare search
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Amadeus, Vayama, and applying lessons from jam tastings to airfare search
By Sean O'Neil | August 8, 2013
The true secret sauce that generates a 15% claimed spike in conversion rates since November on Vayama, an international airfare search site, might not be from the cached fare results powered by Amadeus. Reducing consumer choice might be trick instead.... Read More
How to create PPC ads that customers will actually click on
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How to create PPC ads that customers will actually click on
By PhocusWire | August 8, 2013
Whether consumers like it or not, pretty much anywhere the eye can see, there's an ad begging for a second look.... Read More
New technologies, integrations and other missives from the GBTA annual event
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New technologies, integrations and other missives from the GBTA annual event
By Nick Vivion | August 8, 2013
As the Global Business Travel Association's annual event winds down, here's a quick rundown of the announcements that emerged from the show.... Read More
Need some help collecting hotel reward points? There's a social-led game for that at Marriott
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Need some help collecting hotel reward points? There's a social-led game for that at Marriott
By Karthick Prabu | August 8, 2013
In an effort to promote Marriott Rewards program, Marriott has launched an iOS travel game that users can play and win upto 1 million reward points.... Read More
Wotif loses ground to Expedia - Top New Zealand travel websites, July 2013
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Wotif loses ground to Expedia - Top New Zealand travel websites, July 2013
By PhocusWire | August 7, 2013
The gap between Expedia and Wotif at the top of the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand has widened between June and July.... Read More
Travelport: Merchandising and non-air activities pinpointed as strategic areas
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Travelport: Merchandising and non-air activities pinpointed as strategic areas
By Kevin May | August 7, 2013
Exactly 12 months ago, Travelport predicted the industry would start seeing some positive numbers in its financial performance during 2013. So what happened?... Read More
Do the right thing: How businesses are grappling (or not) with unmanaged travel
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Do the right thing: How businesses are grappling (or not) with unmanaged travel
By Nick Vivion | August 7, 2013
The most pointed conversations at the annual GBTA convention focused on whether or not unmanaged travel is a panacea to the ails of an increasingly complex business travel management landscape.... Read More
American Airlines corrects course, makes nice with AwardWallet and other loyalty tracking startups
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American Airlines corrects course, makes nice with AwardWallet and other loyalty tracking startups
By Sean O'Neil | August 7, 2013
The US carrier will now allow startups to access its frequent flier account data on a contracted basis. The first to pay is AwardWallet, a nine-year-old US company that operates the largest loyalty rewards-tracking tools for frequent fliers.... Read More
Zozi makes first buy in shape of TripFlavor, aims to be back-end provider to activity suppliers
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Zozi makes first buy in shape of TripFlavor, aims to be back-end provider to activity suppliers
By Kevin May | August 7, 2013
Tour and activity platform Zozi is branching out into the world of B2B services after buying reservation system provider Tripflavor.... Read More
Thomson and Thomas Cook retain prime positions - Top UK travel websites, July 2013
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Thomson and Thomas Cook retain prime positions - Top UK travel websites, July 2013
By PhocusWire | August 7, 2013
Online travel agencies are continuing to look on jealously as the traditionalists in the guise of Thomson and Thomas Cook hold firm as the leading travel websites in the UK.... Read More
Tech-savvy Indians still see payments as an issue when booking travel online
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Tech-savvy Indians still see payments as an issue when booking travel online
By Karthick Prabu | August 7, 2013
Believe it or not, 97% of Indian travellers want to reserve their hotels online, according to a study by MakeMyTrip.... Read More
Booking.com creeping up on TripAdvisor - Top Canada travel websites, July 2013
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Booking.com creeping up on TripAdvisor - Top Canada travel websites, July 2013
By PhocusWire | August 6, 2013
The Canadian version of TripAdvisor might be looking nervously over its shoulder this summer as Booking.com moves to within a whisker of taking the accolade of most popular travel site in the country.... Read More
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