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Twitter Cards: Travel use cases you need to know about and how to do it
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Twitter Cards: Travel use cases you need to know about and how to do it
By Viewpoints | April 15, 2013
Last week, Sean O’Neill reported here on how Twitter is enabling mobile app deep-linking, and the benefit of such technology on e-commerce.... Read More
Applying some Googlezon magic dust to airline retailing
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Applying some Googlezon magic dust to airline retailing
By Linda Fox | April 15, 2013
Gather a bunch of airline bosses in a room and ask them what they want from technology – the answer doesn’t seem like rocket science... Read More
Cooboutique brings cash back to the world's most stylish temporary digs
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Cooboutique brings cash back to the world's most stylish temporary digs
By Nick Vivion | April 15, 2013
Boutique hotel aggregation is a sizzling sector in the travel industry: Jetsetter was just purchased by TripAdvisor, startups like Want Me Get Me are aiming squarely at the segment, and stalwarts like Mr and Mrs Smith are still thriving amidst the upstarts - the latest being Coo Boutique.... Read More
Loco2 powers new Guardian Trains booking tool
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Loco2 powers new Guardian Trains booking tool
By Sean O'Neil | April 14, 2013
The London-based travel agency startup focused on European rail has announced that it's now powering a train ticket booking tool on the newspaper's website, branded as Guardian Trains.... Read More
TripReactor helps sites generate revenue with native advertising
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TripReactor helps sites generate revenue with native advertising
By Sean O'Neil | April 12, 2013
The US startup is helping publishers like Boston.com and Vagabondish make money by packaging and serving advertorials, or "native advertising."... Read More
The SCAN: Booking.com triples mobile bookings, and more news
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The SCAN: Booking.com triples mobile bookings, and more news
By PhocusWire | April 12, 2013
Mobile device hotel bookings grew 300% to $3 billion, says Booking.com, and more travel tech news.... Read More
THack Sydney - Winners cover off mobile assistance and event travel planning
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THack Sydney - Winners cover off mobile assistance and event travel planning
By Kevin May | April 11, 2013
Another city, another travel hackathon - with a team from Flight Centre creating a mobile service to help travellers on the road and another team helping festival goers organise their trip.... Read More
Case study: How Yapta's pivot from B2C to B2B is faring
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Case study: How Yapta's pivot from B2C to B2B is faring
By Sean O'Neil | April 11, 2013
In the past year, Yapta has gone from virtually 100% of revenue coming from the consumers to more than 70% attributable to FareIQ, a corporate airfare price tracking tool. We speak to one of its clients.... Read More
So just what does social influence mean in travel marketing?
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So just what does social influence mean in travel marketing?
By Nick Vivion | April 11, 2013
Targeting influencers in marketing is most definitely not new - from sending out samples to social butterflies to Tupperware parties to the much-hyped 'fam' trip for press to a particular destination, it has all been done before. But what does influence really mean?... Read More
Massive consolidation: HostelWorld buys HostelBookers
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Massive consolidation: HostelWorld buys HostelBookers
By Kevin May | April 11, 2013
In a deal likely to send a shiver down the spine of budget accommodation websites across the globe, Web Reservations International has acquired HostelBookers.... Read More
Massive changes that could reshape the mobile web
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Massive changes that could reshape the mobile web
By Glenn Gruber | April 11, 2013
Google moves from Webkit to Blink, Samsung seems to be steadily pseudo-forking Android for its own purposes, and other developments in the mobile web.... Read More
Travelport brings airline merchandising platform to distribution table
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Travelport brings airline merchandising platform to distribution table
By Linda Fox | April 11, 2013
Travelport has developed technology enabling airlines to sell their full range of services via whatever channel they choose... Read More
Unleash the location-based beasts: Exploring the new Graph Search on Facebook
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Unleash the location-based beasts: Exploring the new Graph Search on Facebook
By Nick Vivion | April 10, 2013
This morning was a special one: this writer's Facebook account was finally welcomed into the new Graph Search format. After covering the launch of Graph Search, and several posts surrounding the new feature, now its time to actual determine what this means in the wild.... Read More
Deep dive analysis on how Indian travel brands ride on IPL cricket fever
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Deep dive analysis on how Indian travel brands ride on IPL cricket fever
By Karthick Prabu | April 10, 2013
Indian Premier League (IPL), India's favorite cricket season is not only about just cricket. IPL has made travel brands put their innovation cap on.... Read More
Airbnb, Kayak, and Expedia dish a bit about their plans
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Airbnb, Kayak, and Expedia dish a bit about their plans
By Sean O'Neil | April 10, 2013
At a panel talk in London last night, representatives from the European divisions of these major online players revealed insights into their strategies, the limits to their growth, and which smaller startups in the market they admire the most.... Read More
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