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The Scan: Social travel site Trippy may have hit turbulence, and more news
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The Scan: Social travel site Trippy may have hit turbulence, and more news
By PhocusWire | October 17, 2012
Trippy, Kayak, MyTab, and China's airlines all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 17 October.... Read More
Airports plan social media spending boost [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Airports plan social media spending boost [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | October 17, 2012
Following on from its studies into airlines' social media activity, Simpliflying has produced some research on airports and their plans for investment in the channel... Read More
GateGuru partners with airport advertising giant JCDecaux
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GateGuru partners with airport advertising giant JCDecaux
By Sean O'Neil | October 17, 2012
Baltimore/Washington International Airport is the first airport where GateGuru information will appear on interactive digital displays managed by JCDecaux.... Read More
Considerations for leveraging loyalty across mobile, web and in person
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Considerations for leveraging loyalty across mobile, web and in person
By Nick Vivion | October 16, 2012
Businesses spent over $2 billion in cash in 2010 on loyalty programs. With all this cash floating around, what are some strategies for leveraging this opportunity into true loyalty that effectively drives revenue across channels?... Read More
Mobile big data used to track spread of malaria via travellers
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Mobile big data used to track spread of malaria via travellers
By Linda Fox | October 16, 2012
This is no joke - people travelling to areas at risk areas of malaria could be sent a text with advice on preventing the further spread of the disease... Read More
A one-click business trip and friendly reviews via Facebook win THack @ WIT Singapore
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A one-click business trip and friendly reviews via Facebook win THack @ WIT Singapore
By Kevin May | October 16, 2012
More creativity and masses of hard work from developers as a teams from Skyscanner and Flocations brought a new idea to planning business trips and also capturing the best travel reviews.... Read More
Amadeus streamlines corporate booking tool, tests mobile app
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Amadeus streamlines corporate booking tool, tests mobile app
By Linda Fox | October 16, 2012
A couple of announcements from Amadeus yesterday including the release of a new user interface for its e-Travel Management corporate self-booking tool... Read More
The Scan: Booking.com enables Passbook via its iPhone app, and more travel tech news
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The Scan: Booking.com enables Passbook via its iPhone app, and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 16, 2012
Booking.com, Apple, Amazon, Priceline, TripAdvisor, Flight Centre, Travelfusion, and vStream Digital Media all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 16 October.... Read More
Want Me Get Me pulls back the velvet rope on VIP hotel stays
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Want Me Get Me pulls back the velvet rope on VIP hotel stays
By Nick Vivion | October 16, 2012
Aspiring VIPs take notice: Want Me Get Me is a new boutique and luxury hotel booker that promises to deliver VIP perks at no additional cost to members.... Read More
Is this how Facebook fan pages work - beg then hurl abuse to get likes?
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Is this how Facebook fan pages work - beg then hurl abuse to get likes?
By Kevin May | October 15, 2012
Twitter and the comment sections of websites are well known for their so-called trolls - a not-so-cute term for those that use a public forum to attack or berate individuals or organisations.... Read More
Destination app to give kids a voice in travel planning process [VIDEO]
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Destination app to give kids a voice in travel planning process [VIDEO]
By Linda Fox | October 15, 2012
Here's a cute idea for a travel application scheduled to launch in December on both Apple and Android devices.... Read More
The Scan: TripAdvisor's "Show Prices" tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news
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The Scan: TripAdvisor's "Show Prices" tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 15, 2012
TripAdvisor, Ryanair, Jumeirah, CTrip, Jetblue, Korean Air, Delta, Dubai, South Africa, and Google Maps all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 15 October.... Read More
MyVR brings bespoke website design and seamless marketing to independent property owners
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MyVR brings bespoke website design and seamless marketing to independent property owners
By Nick Vivion | October 15, 2012
From a property-specific website to vacation rental aggregators to social media, vacation rental marketing startup MyVR aims to facilitate managing these various touchpoints for vacation rental owners.... Read More
Six marketing lessons from Red Bull and the man who fell to Earth
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Six marketing lessons from Red Bull and the man who fell to Earth
By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2012
Travel companies, pay attention.... Read More
Booking.com says it isn’t harming hotel owners by putting canceled rooms up for resale
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Booking.com says it isn’t harming hotel owners by putting canceled rooms up for resale
By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2012
Booking.com and hotel owners and vie to resell canceled rooms.... Read More
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