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Beyond engagement and marketing - other growing pains for social media
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Beyond engagement and marketing - other growing pains for social media
By PhocusWire | April 26, 2013
Listening to various panels at a recent event, I noticed many expressed a "wait and see" attitude about social media. Perhaps this reflects the reality that social media is still in its infancy.... Read More
Booking.com tumbles to third spot behind Mundi and TripAdvisor - Top Brazil travel websites, March 2013
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Booking.com tumbles to third spot behind Mundi and TripAdvisor - Top Brazil travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 26, 2013
Mundi and TripAdvisor have leapfrogged over Booking.com at the top of the latest charts for the most popular travel websites in Brazil.... Read More
Going beyond the traditional city pairs: New retailing dynamics in online travel
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Going beyond the traditional city pairs: New retailing dynamics in online travel
By Viewpoints | April 26, 2013
Many people fondly reminisce about "the good old days". But for online travel, that could be considered a time when consumers were relegated to search and shopping options mainly based on entering city pairs.... Read More
Travellers turn to desktops after researching on tablets [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Travellers turn to desktops after researching on tablets [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | April 26, 2013
Tablets - iPad et al - are changing browsing habits for consumers across every vertical, meaning travel retailers especially need to understand the nuances between the various platforms their service.... Read More
Homeless hostel ranked in city top ten on TripAdvisor as pranksters game the system
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Homeless hostel ranked in city top ten on TripAdvisor as pranksters game the system
By Linda Fox | April 26, 2013
News earlier this week that about 10% of travel reviews on the web will be fake by 2014 probably came as a surprise to many... Read More
Want to see the future of ecommerce - look no further than eBay and Amazon
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Want to see the future of ecommerce - look no further than eBay and Amazon
By PhocusWire | April 26, 2013
There are many people gainfully (or otherwise) employed by technology companies second guessing what the future of ecommerce will look like.... Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented
By Viewpoints | April 26, 2013
Building a direct revenue channel has become paramount to any other marketing effort. And the hotel website is a critical component to selling room nights, preserving rate, and building market share.... Read More
Routehappy embarks on mission to help people fly better with a happy pill
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Routehappy embarks on mission to help people fly better with a happy pill
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013
Routehappy finally lifts the lid today on what it's calling a 'next generation of flight metasearch' and after more than a year since launching its beta site... Read More
Silly things people find themselves doing in data centers
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Silly things people find themselves doing in data centers
By PhocusWire | April 25, 2013
We’ve all done it — made that stupid mistake and hoped nobody saw it, prayed that it wouldn’t have an adverse effect on the systems or the network.... Read More
Insider Guides bring Gogobot content to Homeaway
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Insider Guides bring Gogobot content to Homeaway
By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013
Crowd-sourced content continues to appeal to travel brands, as Gogobot and Homeaway partner on a product called Insider Guides that brings local insider knowledge to travelers.... Read More
WestJet retakes crown from Air Canada - Top Canada travel websites, March 2013
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WestJet retakes crown from Air Canada - Top Canada travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 25, 2013
The ongoing jostling for position at the front of the leading travel websites in Canada continued in March, with WestJet passing Air Canada once again to take top spot.... Read More
Superfly shifts into big data with launch of Travel Emails
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Superfly shifts into big data with launch of Travel Emails
By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013
Superfly, the meta search company that bakes loyalty points into the flight booking process, has announced a new feature that signals a strategic shift.... Read More
Thomas Cook tunes into social media with listening lab
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Thomas Cook tunes into social media with listening lab
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013
Lots of buzz words kicking about in Thomas Cook's announcement of a 24/7 rapid response social media listening lab... Read More
Behold the bounty to be had in travel when data roaming charges ease
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Behold the bounty to be had in travel when data roaming charges ease
By Viewpoints | April 25, 2013
It’s the mid-1990s, and I’m one of those management consultants so lovingly praised on the hit TV drama House of Lies.... Read More
Business travel - Trends, cost reduction measures, opportunities and challenges
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Business travel - Trends, cost reduction measures, opportunities and challenges
By Karthick Prabu | April 25, 2013
A recent study brings to light the usage of business travel policies by corporates, mobile payment trend and growth of business travel and more.... Read More
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