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Which travel websites win for usability, engagement and conversion?
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Which travel websites win for usability, engagement and conversion?
By Karthick Prabu | June 27, 2013
Leading OTAs Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz have emerged as the winners in a study looking at how web travel brands perform for a string of important measurements in the world of ecommerce.... Read More
Hey, travel companies - the secret to winning on YouTube: use kids being cute
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Hey, travel companies - the secret to winning on YouTube: use kids being cute
By Kevin May | June 27, 2013
Some travel brands will spend eye-watering amounts of money with their clever advertising agencies to pull together slick video clips featuring good looking folk doing inspirational things.... Read More
US DOT demands that Delta buy tablets to track compliance with passenger bumping rules
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US DOT demands that Delta buy tablets to track compliance with passenger bumping rules
By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2013
In a first of its kind move, a US federal regulator agreed that an airline could apply part of its fine to buy tablet devices to better track its compliance with consumer protection rules.... Read More
Disney and American Airlines team up to market the upcoming Planes movie [VIDEO]
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Disney and American Airlines team up to market the upcoming Planes movie [VIDEO]
By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2013
Talk about clever cross-promotion and product placement between Disney and American Airlines.... Read More
Windows 8.1: Microsoft updates its travel search tools
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Windows 8.1: Microsoft updates its travel search tools
By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2013
Microsoft today unveiled a slew of impending upgrades to the Windows 8 operating system, and some of the changes are meant to make it easier to find travel information.... Read More
SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - June 2013
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SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - June 2013
By PhocusWire | June 26, 2013
Turkish Airways taps Sprinklr for social CMS.... Read More
The effect of ReviewDirect on TripAdvisor rankings - unfair or not?
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The effect of ReviewDirect on TripAdvisor rankings - unfair or not?
By Nick Vivion | June 26, 2013
Is the playing field for user reviews uneven when a paid product makes it easier to rank more highly in the user-facing results on TripAdvisor?... Read More
What happens on Google Maps in a Plus/Frommers/Zagat notspot?
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What happens on Google Maps in a Plus/Frommers/Zagat notspot?
By Viewpoints | June 26, 2013
You can accuse Google of many things, but not lack of ambition. Mountain View calls its updated Maps product "a map for every person and place".... Read More
What happens on Google Maps in a Plus/Frommers/Zagat notspot?
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What happens on Google Maps in a Plus/Frommers/Zagat notspot?
By Viewpoints | June 26, 2013
You can accuse Google of many things, but not lack of ambition. Mountain View calls its updated Maps product "a map for every person and place".... Read More
Is travel at a do or die moment in big data?
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Is travel at a do or die moment in big data?
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2013
While there might already be fatigue at the overuse of the term 'big data' now is the time to act if a report from Amadeus is to be believed.... Read More
DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - June 2013
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DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - June 2013
By PhocusWire | June 25, 2013
TUI launches MyThomson app, which has reached #1 free travel app in the UK iOS app store.... Read More
Apple going for wrists might be a smarter move than Google's focus on the face
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Apple going for wrists might be a smarter move than Google's focus on the face
By PhocusWire | June 25, 2013
According to a recent study of 4,600 adults, 12% of us would want to purchase wearable technology, like glasses, on our face.... Read More
And in other M&A news
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Bright eyed and bushy tailed
By admin | June 25, 2013
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Bright eyed and bushy tailed – Springnest goes to London
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