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STARTUPS - Product news, launches and more - July 2013
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STARTUPS - Product news, launches and more - July 2013
By PhocusWire | July 23, 2013
Clear has signed a deal with Houston's airports for their expedited screening service.... Read More
SilverRail to sell Deutsche Bahn rail globally
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SilverRail to sell Deutsche Bahn rail globally
By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2013
In a coup for the company, SilverRail will distribute Deutsche Bahn tickets for national and international itineraries, initially through GetThere, Sabre's T&E tool.... Read More
Yapta receives $4.2 million in funding
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Yapta receives $4.2 million in funding
By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2013
In a filing today, Yapta, a US travel product price-tracking start-up, revealed that it had received $4.2 million in funding.... Read More
Travel management companies are increasingly working with corporate travel managers, study finds
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Travel management companies are increasingly working with corporate travel managers, study finds
By Nick Vivion | July 23, 2013
The GBTA and Expedia's Egencia explore just how travel management companies are partnering with corporate travel managers to provide specialized services for global travel programs.... Read More
Travelport touts customisable flight search tech
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Travelport touts customisable flight search tech
By Linda Fox | July 23, 2013
Travelport has unveiled a service enabling travel retailers to present the most relevant flight options to customers by setting parameters within an application.... Read More
Will last minute hotel booking players really disappear in three years?
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Will last minute hotel booking players really disappear in three years?
By Karthick Prabu | July 23, 2013
Last minute hotel deals via mobile devices have, to some extent, become a new distribution channels for hotels - with numerous startups created to capitalise.... Read More
Houston hotel fulfills odd bacon request, reaping social media bonanza
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Houston hotel fulfills odd bacon request, reaping social media bonanza
By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2013
In case you missed it, a Texas hotel earned positive PR by fulfilling a guest's unusual demands for three individual M&Ms and a picture of bacon in his room.... Read More
Travel industry is changing the famous made-in-china tagline to made-for-china
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Travel industry is changing the famous made-in-china tagline to made-for-china
By Karthick Prabu | July 23, 2013
With China taking the top spot as the biggest travel spending country in the world, many tourism organisations across the globe are keeping a close watch on China in their radar.... Read More
Latest analysis of US consumer travel show marketable trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Latest analysis of US consumer travel show marketable trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | July 22, 2013
The travel data junkies at Sojern have crunched the Q2 numbers, parsing 400 million data points to come to the following quarterly conclusions for real-time travel marketing.... Read More
Boeing pushes back on safety issues with live 787 Dreamliner Flight Tracker
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Boeing pushes back on safety issues with live 787 Dreamliner Flight Tracker
By Nick Vivion | July 22, 2013
What to do after a series of globally publicized incidents involving the newly-minted flagship plane? A direct flight tracker that allows the curious from all over the world to see all currently en-route Dreamliners.... Read More
European hotel prices - July to September 2013
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European hotel prices - July to September 2013
By PhocusWire | July 22, 2013
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Europe.... Read More
What content pushes a sale on vacation rental websites? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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What content pushes a sale on vacation rental websites? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | July 22, 2013
As many (in Europe at least) head off on an annual holiday, here's a look at some of the latest trends in the vacation rental sector... Read More
Alibaba Group shifts to top gear as it expands travel industry services
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Alibaba Group shifts to top gear as it expands travel industry services
By Karthick Prabu | July 21, 2013
Chinese ecommerce group Alibaba has strengthened its travel-related services after completing a string of recent strategic investments.... Read More
How to leverage events in hotel marketing
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How to leverage events in hotel marketing
By Viewpoints | July 19, 2013
Not so long ago, in November 2011 Google announced a significant addition to their ranking algorithms: freshness. For hotels, this means that regularly posting relevant content is vital to rank well.... Read More
Update on Travelzoo's model switch from push to pull
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Update on Travelzoo's model switch from push to pull
By Sean O'Neil | July 19, 2013
In its earnings call yesterday, the company updated investors on the steps it is taking to prompt consumers to spontaneously come to it for travel deals without needing an e-mail prompting.... Read More
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