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Concur and Madrona in for $10 million investment in buuteeq
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Concur and Madrona in for $10 million investment in buuteeq
By Nick Vivion | October 3, 2012
Seattle-based digital marketing SaaS provider buuteeq has closed a $10 million investment round co-led by Madrona Venture Group and expense management solution provider Concur.... Read More
Pegasus Connect becomes the latest brand evolution at Pegasus
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Pegasus Connect becomes the latest brand evolution at Pegasus
By Nick Vivion | October 3, 2012
Pegasus Solutions continues to streamline and integrate their myriad offerings, as Utell becomes Pegasus Connect.... Read More
Turns out, social media is a pain in the ass for destinations
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Turns out, social media is a pain in the ass for destinations
By Troy Thompson | October 3, 2012
Okay, maybe not a total pain in the ass - perhaps massively confusing. ROI, influence, Pinterest, fans, followers, friends - where do we go from here?... Read More
Could Booking.com be a good parent to the new .hotels domain extension?
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Could Booking.com be a good parent to the new .hotels domain extension?
By Linda Fox | October 3, 2012
The coming weeks could see Booking.com given the go ahead by ICANN for the .HOTELS top level domain.... Read More
VisitBritain puts 007 at heart of latest tourism campaign
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VisitBritain puts 007 at heart of latest tourism campaign
By Linda Fox | October 3, 2012
VisitBritain will kick off a campaign across key inbound markets on Friday piggy backing off hype around the latest 007 film, Skyfall... Read More
It's the end of the world as we know it - Expedia kind of hopes so
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It's the end of the world as we know it - Expedia kind of hopes so
By Kevin May | October 2, 2012
Travel companies never miss a chance to tap into some kind of cultural reference when there's a marketing opportunity - even one that predicts the demise of the planet.... Read More
Cuddling up to QR codes in the contemporary art world
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Cuddling up to QR codes in the contemporary art world
By Linda Fox | October 2, 2012
Tnooz hit Russia last week for a three-day trip and had the opportunity to visit the fantastic Erarta in St Petersburg - a contemporary art museum and gallery... Read More
What do airlines really know about using social media in 2012?
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What do airlines really know about using social media in 2012?
By Nick Vivion | October 2, 2012
Airline and airport consultant SimpliFlying has compiled responses from 29 low-cost and legacy airlines into its Airline Social Media Outlook 2012.... Read More
Why Priceline's purchase of Booking.com was the most profitable travel deal of the 2000s
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Why Priceline's purchase of Booking.com was the most profitable travel deal of the 2000s
By Sean O'Neil | October 2, 2012
One analyst says the company ought to rename itself Booking.com, given how much the acquisition catapulted The Priceline Group from a profit of $10 million in 2003 to a profit of $1.1 billion last year.... Read More
TripAdvisor buys trip planning service Wanderfly
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TripAdvisor buys trip planning service Wanderfly
By Kevin May | October 2, 2012
User review giant TripAdvisor has made its first acquisition in quite some time, buying New York-based trip planning and content site Wanderfly.... Read More
Deutsche Bahn to open-source data activists: Drop dead
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Deutsche Bahn to open-source data activists: Drop dead
By Sean O'Neil | October 2, 2012
Train timetables for Google, but not for other developers, say the German railway.... Read More
EasyJet goes down the inspiration route for flight search
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EasyJet goes down the inspiration route for flight search
By Kevin May | October 2, 2012
Whether anyone uses the tools or not in the long run, airlines are at least trying to give customers a different way of looking for flights - with EasyJet unveiling its Inspire Me platform this week.... Read More
The Scan: Lonely Planet gives away its new city guides as iPhone apps, and other travel news
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The Scan: Lonely Planet gives away its new city guides as iPhone apps, and other travel news
By PhocusWire | October 2, 2012
Lonely Planet, TripEdge, Concur, Voyager, Stash Hotel Rewards, Digital Alchemy, Bescover, MarketMetrix, and ReviewPro all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 2 October.... Read More
Foursquare takes restaurant bookings - how long until it locates late hotels and activities?
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Foursquare takes restaurant bookings - how long until it locates late hotels and activities?
By Kevin May | October 1, 2012
FourSquare is moving further away from its quirky gaming debut a few years back to something, well, more useful - bookings for destination service such as restaurants.... Read More
Block Avenue brings every block to the cloud
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Block Avenue brings every block to the cloud
By Nick Vivion | October 1, 2012
When purchasing a house in Boston with his newly-minted fiancee, Tony Longo made the biggest mistake of his life: while incredibly pleasant during the day, the neighborhood turned into a "nightmare" after the sun set.... Read More
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