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Madness of search engine results in travel - The Bali Edition
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Madness of search engine results in travel - The Bali Edition
By Kevin May | June 22, 2012
Search engine results in travel, like the products themselves, are often far from perfect. But sometimes the results are just beyond any rational explanation.... Read More
Kayak and Amadeus strengthen partnership as reliance on ITA Software falls
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Kayak and Amadeus strengthen partnership as reliance on ITA Software falls
By Kevin May | June 21, 2012
On the one hand the extension of a technology deal between Amadeus and travel search provider Kayak is not particularly big news - but there was always going to be something behind it.... Read More
Expedia focuses on travel bloggers in new Find Yours ad campaign
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Expedia focuses on travel bloggers in new Find Yours ad campaign
By Kevin May | June 21, 2012
It wasn't all about ROI, innovation and quality of content at the recent TBEX extravaganza in the US - Expedia chose the event to launch a new ad campaign dedicated to bloggers.... Read More
How design students think the travel guide of the future might look
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How design students think the travel guide of the future might look
By Linda Fox | June 21, 2012
As part of an ongoing collaboration between DK and the London College of Communication, the guidebook specialist challenged design students to come up with the travel guide of the future... Read More
Ford: thinking about integrated and Big Data-driven transport systems of the future [VIDEO]
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Ford: thinking about integrated and Big Data-driven transport systems of the future [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 21, 2012
Ford is a giant of the motor manufacturing world that only ever thinks about building cars, vans and trucks, right? Probably about 85% true.... Read More
Three take aways for online travel in search engine visibility
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Three take aways for online travel in search engine visibility
By Linda Fox | June 21, 2012
There's lots of insightful stuff in Epiphany's report into the travel sector so we'll just dwell a while on three conclusions from the study... Read More
The @Sweden Twitter scandal - did tourism officials handle it correctly?
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The @Sweden Twitter scandal - did tourism officials handle it correctly?
By Viewpoints | June 21, 2012
How do you represent a region or a country in social media? A challenge to many tourist boards and associations whose job is not to sell a particular product or service but to market a city, region or country.... Read More
BalticMiles crowdsources loyalty programme partners and rewards
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BalticMiles crowdsources loyalty programme partners and rewards
By Linda Fox | June 21, 2012
BalticMiles has devised a simple approach to its loyalty programme by inviting members to suggest partners for the scheme as well as the sorts of benefits they would like for each level.... Read More
Where the Hell is Matt? is back [VIDEO]
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Where the Hell is Matt? is back [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 21, 2012
The Where the Hell is Matt? phenomenon started way back in the good ol' days of 2006, when game designer and traveller Matt Harding filmed himself dancing in locations around the world.... Read More
Mining the network - Facebook works out the most popular places on earth from user check-ins
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Mining the network - Facebook works out the most popular places on earth from user check-ins
By Kevin May | June 20, 2012
Facebook has spent the best part of the past 22 months letting people populate their profile pages with location check-ins made via their mobile devices.... Read More
TripAdvisor Local Picks Facebook restaurant app to compete with Yelp and Zagat
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TripAdvisor Local Picks Facebook restaurant app to compete with Yelp and Zagat
By Dennis Schaal | June 20, 2012
Eat like a local and compete on a grand scale with Yelp, Zagat and Google+ Local.... Read More
Kayak acknowledges privacy breach, says problem resolved
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Kayak acknowledges privacy breach, says problem resolved
By Dennis Schaal | June 20, 2012
Kayak acknowledges that a third party -- it turns out to be one of its hotel customers -- was able to match a last name on the site with the last four digits of people's credit cards, and that others could have done so, too.... Read More
Feeding The Beast in travel might work for startups but is not helping in the long term
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Feeding The Beast in travel might work for startups but is not helping in the long term
By Viewpoints | June 20, 2012
We constantly monitor the technologies used and products offered by travel brands worldwide - and have found some striking oddities.... Read More
Fun and games in same-day hotel mobile bookings as Hotel Tonight launches in Europe
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Fun and games in same-day hotel mobile bookings as Hotel Tonight launches in Europe
By Kevin May | June 20, 2012
The last-minute hotel booking via a mobile model is heating up, with Hotel Tonight opening up operations outside of North America for the first time with a dedicated service for visitors to London.... Read More
What Else? Egencia hotels, Trivago app, Momondo expands, Liverpool fly, Secret Escapes
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What Else? Egencia hotels, Trivago app, Momondo expands, Liverpool fly, Secret Escapes
By PhocusWire | June 20, 2012
Egencia targets hotels, Trivago unleashes new app, Momondo in Finland, Liverpool airport app claim, Secret Escapes marketing ... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More
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