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Google's Waze acquisition and some eye-watering numbers
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Google's Waze acquisition and some eye-watering numbers
By Sarah Kennedy Ellis | July 19, 2013
Google/ITA just became travel acquisition chump change thanks to Waze.... Read More
Google debuts Hotel Finder on mobile, updates UX
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Google debuts Hotel Finder on mobile, updates UX
By Sean O'Neil | July 19, 2013
Built for the mobile web, Google Hotel Finder can reach the broadest number of users on various platforms. There's also a fresh UX for the desktop browser version, in case you missed it.... Read More
Cleartrip gives behind-the-scene view of its UI redesign project Tuxedo
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Cleartrip gives behind-the-scene view of its UI redesign project Tuxedo
By Karthick Prabu | July 19, 2013
It’s always commendable when a team builds something great. And when a team can eloquently explain how it built its great project, things get even better.... Read More
Oopsie - mistakes that hit your ability to engage on Facebook
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Oopsie - mistakes that hit your ability to engage on Facebook
By PhocusWire | July 18, 2013
The news feed is where people spend most of their time on Facebook — in fact, 40% of their time.... Read More
Home exchangers profiled in first ever study [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Home exchangers profiled in first ever study [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | July 18, 2013
To gain more understanding of their own community, HomeExchange.com has partnered with a university research time to survey their users.... Read More
CVC claws back some ground from Decolar - Top Brazil travel websites, June 2013
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CVC claws back some ground from Decolar - Top Brazil travel websites, June 2013
By PhocusWire | July 18, 2013
Some hope for Brazilian travel site CVC as it narrows the gap between it and market leader Decolar in the list of leading travel websites in the country.... Read More
Superfly continues data push with mobile hotel booking, plus cash back
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Superfly continues data push with mobile hotel booking, plus cash back
By Nick Vivion | July 18, 2013
Superfly continues to focus on both accumulating and leveraging data with an eye to enhancing the travel experience for users. Next up: hotels.... Read More
Everything a travel company needs to know about email marketing
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Everything a travel company needs to know about email marketing
By Kevin May | July 18, 2013
Sending email blasts and getting some kind of ROI is as easy as opening a tin of spam, right? Well, not exactly, as hundreds of hoteliers and chains will testify.... Read More
Tint gets in on the travel like a local theme via Facebook
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Tint gets in on the travel like a local theme via Facebook
By Linda Fox | July 18, 2013
Tint, according to its founders, emerged out of an 'epiphany' for a website based on Facebook that would provide travel experiences with a more local feel... Read More
Might Google benefit the most from IATA's NDC?
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Might Google benefit the most from IATA's NDC?
By Viewpoints | July 17, 2013
A viewpoint from Paul Richer, the owner of travel technology consultancy Genesys who recently led a roundtable talk with an IATA official, a Google technical consultant, and a British Airways revenue management chief.... Read More
Well funded startup Stayful promises real-time bidding for boutique hotels
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Well funded startup Stayful promises real-time bidding for boutique hotels
By Sean O'Neil | July 17, 2013
This NYC-hotel booking startup recently received $2.4 million in funding. Will its bidding solution earn out that investment?... Read More
Kayak quietly cancels its cruise search
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Kayak quietly cancels its cruise search
By Sean O'Neil | July 17, 2013
The story of online cruise bookings is a rare case of a victory of suppliers against metasearch.... Read More
Prescriptive versus predictive: An IBMer's guide to advanced data analytics in travel
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Prescriptive versus predictive: An IBMer's guide to advanced data analytics in travel
By Viewpoints | July 17, 2013
Travel companies rarely complain that they don’t have enough data – but what they often lack is the ability to easily turn this data into valuable insight.... Read More
How Expedia ads now trail you from desktop to mobile
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How Expedia ads now trail you from desktop to mobile
By Sean O'Neil | July 17, 2013
In a travel industry first, Expedia has begun "re-targeting" ads at more than 55 million of its users who switch between desktop and mobile devices to research trips.... Read More
HomeAway acquires Travelmob, strengthening its Asia coverage
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HomeAway acquires Travelmob, strengthening its Asia coverage
By Karthick Prabu | July 17, 2013
HomeAway, the global vacation rental portal has been making its move constantly to penetrate the Asian market, and now with a big step to acquire Travelmob.... Read More
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