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Web development - will responsive design save us all?
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Web development - will responsive design save us all?
By PhocusWire | April 23, 2013
While most hail it the future of web development, the concept has received its fair amount of skepticism.... Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part One of Three - Birth of the GDS
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part One of Three - Birth of the GDS
By Viewpoints | April 23, 2013
What was hotel marketing like before the internet? Most marketers would agree these were simpler times.... Read More
Wordpress is nipping at your vertical: Restaurants, weddings, and now hotels
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Wordpress is nipping at your vertical: Restaurants, weddings, and now hotels
By Nick Vivion | April 23, 2013
Automattic, the company behind the open-source blogging platform Wordpress used by millions, is steadily pushing into the domain of custom theme publishers with vertical-specific paid theme products.... Read More
GetGoing continues mission to reap flight savings for leisure travellers
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GetGoing continues mission to reap flight savings for leisure travellers
By Linda Fox | April 23, 2013
GetGoing has lifted the lid on its FlightFinder technology which highlights cheaper options nearby to consumers when they search for a flight... Read More
Beginners guide to digital marketing in China
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Beginners guide to digital marketing in China
By PhocusWire | April 23, 2013
Whether a realistic business proposition or not, many Western businesses will look to China at one point or another with a view of entering and making vast sums of money.... Read More
Flocations pivots from search-by-price-on-map to a holiday package listing portal
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Flocations pivots from search-by-price-on-map to a holiday package listing portal
By Karthick Prabu | April 23, 2013
Flocations, a Singapore-based travel search portal, has shifted its focus from being a search-by-price-on-map to an online platform for holiday packages.... Read More
Emirates becomes latest airline to tee up activities and inspiration as part of trip search
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Emirates becomes latest airline to tee up activities and inspiration as part of trip search
By Kevin May | April 23, 2013
Over three years on from Lufthansa and two years after British Airways, Emirates is trying to change the way people search for flights, based on what passengers might do in a destination.... Read More
Volkswagen unveils iBeetle, some integration for Apple fanboy-petrolheads
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Volkswagen unveils iBeetle, some integration for Apple fanboy-petrolheads
By PhocusWire | April 22, 2013
Today the Volkswagen iBeetle has been announced - and it's not just a concept car.... Read More
Penny and Leonard having babies - AKA a smart and beautiful strategy for hotels
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Penny and Leonard having babies - AKA a smart and beautiful strategy for hotels
By Viewpoints | April 22, 2013
Cast your minds back to the pilot episode of the hugely successful US sitcom The Big Bang Theory, featuring geeky experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter.... Read More
Priceline's mobile trends show shift in consumer preferences
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Priceline's mobile trends show shift in consumer preferences
By Nick Vivion | April 22, 2013
Priceline's latest analysis of booking pattern trends shows a significant shift in consumer preferences, especially among the younger demographic.... Read More
Lastminute goes back to its roots in latest marketing initiative
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Lastminute goes back to its roots in latest marketing initiative
By Linda Fox | April 22, 2013
Lastminute has unveiled its 'love living lastminute.com' television advertising campaign which starts this evening on ITV2 and will run through the summer... Read More
Social media fail at El Al as Open Skies strike grounds services
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Social media fail at El Al as Open Skies strike grounds services
By Viewpoints | April 22, 2013
At times of crisis, it’s well-known that social media comes into its own. It helps spread real-time updates, answer questions from anxious customers - but this isn't new.... Read More
Farely is like a Blue Book of airfares, letting you benchmark ticket prices
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Farely is like a Blue Book of airfares, letting you benchmark ticket prices
By Sean O'Neil | April 21, 2013
New website Farely lets users calculate the cost to an airline of flying a passenger between two airports.... Read More
The SCAN - Traveldoo partners with EAN, Passkey bookings grow 40% and more news
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The SCAN - Traveldoo partners with EAN, Passkey bookings grow 40% and more news
By PhocusWire | April 19, 2013
Travel tech news from Limo.Travel, Group Travel Odyssey, Traveldoo, Expedia Affiliate Network, AirAsia, SITA and more.... Read More
Two-thirds of European hotels now offering free wifi to guests
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Two-thirds of European hotels now offering free wifi to guests
By Kevin May | April 19, 2013
A good sign for those campaigning (or voting with their feet) for free wifi in hotels in recent years, with news that 67% of hotels in Europe are giving wifi as a complimentary service.... Read More
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