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DealAngel now gives buy/wait advice for hotel rooms
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DealAngel now gives buy/wait advice for hotel rooms
By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013
Today DealAngel, a hotel search engine and aggregator, revealed that it will now be giving buy/wait advice to travelers based on market pricing trends for hotels.... Read More
Urgent wake-up call - time to create a sense of urgency in the travel booking path
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Urgent wake-up call - time to create a sense of urgency in the travel booking path
By Karthick Prabu | March 4, 2013
The number one goal of any travel company is to increase conversion. The higher the conversion, the better the profit.... Read More
Spotted by Locals brings neighbourhood flavour to Google Field Trip
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Spotted by Locals brings neighbourhood flavour to Google Field Trip
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2013
Spotted by Locals has scored a bit of coup by making it on to Google Field Trip - one of only two travel guide publishers to provide content to the mobile app. Now when Android users, who have the... Read More
Ibis app lets you literally do it in your sleep
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Ibis app lets you literally do it in your sleep
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2013
Here's a funny one that those of you with iPhones might like to try tonight - the Ibis Sleep Art application... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Bankers, Secrets, Acquisitions, Pricing, Speed, Tempers
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Bankers, Secrets, Acquisitions, Pricing, Speed, Tempers
By PhocusWire | March 3, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
The Scan - Groupon CEO quits, Google business photos in India, Travelmob deals and more travel tech news
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The Scan - Groupon CEO quits, Google business photos in India, Travelmob deals and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | March 1, 2013
Groupon CEO quits, Google Business Photos in India, JetAirways and Carzonrent, AirChina's self service kiosk, Lonely Planet hitting million fans, Zipcar survey results, and more - make our shortlist in the Scan for March 1, 2013.... Read More
Standard web retargeting vs Facebook Exchange - Which platform suits you best? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Standard web retargeting vs Facebook Exchange - Which platform suits you best? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Karthick Prabu | March 1, 2013
In which digital platform will you be spending your marketing budget for 2013? Web advertisements or Facebook ads? Which platform yields the best results?... Read More
Booking.com stretches out ahead of chasing pack - Top Brazil travel websites, January 2013
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Booking.com stretches out ahead of chasing pack - Top Brazil travel websites, January 2013
By PhocusWire | March 1, 2013
TripAdvisor and Mundi are watching market leader Booking.com extend its lead over them in the list of leading travel websites in Brazil.... Read More
Inflight entertainment reaching new heights [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Inflight entertainment reaching new heights [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | March 1, 2013
Seems like the sky is the limit for inflight entertainment at the moment according to the numbers pulled together for this neat infographic... Read More
More startup lessons! RIP ViajeMe, cites local bureaucracy and business model issues
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More startup lessons! RIP ViajeMe, cites local bureaucracy and business model issues
By Viewpoints | March 1, 2013
In this frank account of ViajeMe's demise, founder Wilton Pinheiro gives the low-down on what went wrong and lessons learned... Read More
TimeshareAdvisor mimics TripAdvisor, challenges TUG and Redweek
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TimeshareAdvisor mimics TripAdvisor, challenges TUG and Redweek
By Sean O'Neil | March 1, 2013
The goal of the US-headquartered site, still in beta, is to focus on the timeshare owners’ overall vacation experience, from planning the trip to their actual stay.... Read More
Up-selling as an art form in hotels
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Up-selling as an art form in hotels
By Patrick Landman | February 28, 2013
It's utopia in my world of revenue management in hotels to work with a general manager and operations team with true passion for up-selling.... Read More
TnoozLIVE VIDEO - February 28 - Mergers, NDC, activities, Glass, always connected, meta marriage
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TnoozLIVE VIDEO - February 28 - Mergers, NDC, activities, Glass, always connected, meta marriage
By Kevin May | February 28, 2013
Discussing recent sagas as varied as the NDC initiative, airline mergers, Google Glass, and tours and activities - and more...... Read More
borderFile simplifies tax compliance for corporate business travel
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borderFile simplifies tax compliance for corporate business travel
By Nick Vivion | February 28, 2013
Enterprise technologies in the travel space are especially lucrative, given the legacy systems and large transaction volume. A new company called Blackspark has released a product aimed squarely at the payroll tax compliance segment of the corporate travel market.... Read More
Despite lack of ROI clarity, brand managers will increase social media spend in 2013
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Despite lack of ROI clarity, brand managers will increase social media spend in 2013
By Nick Vivion | February 28, 2013
Brands are optimistic about emerging marketing channels and will increase their social media spend in 2013, according to an extensive report on the outlook of brand managers by Vizu/Digiday.... Read More
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