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What Else? Masabi Big Apple, Egencia expansion, Viator design, Treovi opens, TripWolf plans
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What Else? Masabi Big Apple, Egencia expansion, Viator design, Treovi opens, TripWolf plans
By PhocusWire | July 16, 2012
Masabi wins NYC railroad deal, Egencia grows partners, Viator redesigns site, Treovi opens doors to hotels, TripWolf celebrates with planning apps... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More
Open Travel Exchange seeks to wrap up distribution for small hotels and hostels
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Open Travel Exchange seeks to wrap up distribution for small hotels and hostels
By Linda Fox | July 16, 2012
Open Travel Exchange was created in late 2010 as an affordable distribution system with an initial focus on the hostel community, complete with reservation confirmation receipts, sales and reservation reports, inventory management, seasonal pricing and package deals.... Read More
How destinations can use data to reach their target audiences
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How destinations can use data to reach their target audiences
By Viewpoints | July 16, 2012
Over the past several years, attractive offers from across the entire tourism spectrum have made travel more accessible than ever.... Read More
How consumers use their mobiles when travelling [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How consumers use their mobiles when travelling [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | July 16, 2012
We are constantly told how travellers are using their mobile devices to search and (increasingly) book travel, share multimedia content, etc.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - Apple bites, Naked truth, Travel tech switch, Deja vu, Wiki woe
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Best of Tnooz last week - Apple bites, Naked truth, Travel tech switch, Deja vu, Wiki woe
By PhocusWire | July 15, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Grading the CheapOair US travel trends campaign [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Grading the CheapOair US travel trends campaign [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Sean O'Neil | July 13, 2012
Digital travel companies have been churning out the infographics lately. Exhibit A: US-based booking engine CheapOair which recently released an infographic that sums up consumer travel statistics for the week following July 4.... Read More
What Else? VFM Leonardo optimises, AirAsia Chrome app, Concur invoices, GBTA stats
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What Else? VFM Leonardo optimises, AirAsia Chrome app, Concur invoices, GBTA stats
By PhocusWire | July 13, 2012
VFM Leonardo optimises hotel sites for tablets, AirAsia takes to Chrome with web app, Concur automates invoices, travellers opt for airlines with wifi... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More
Jetpac secures funding of $2.4M from venture veterans
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Jetpac secures funding of $2.4M from venture veterans
By Sean O'Neil | July 13, 2012
Silicon Valley-startup Jetpac has secured an investment round of $2.4 million after having pivoted last November to become a Facebook-friend-powered iPad travel inspiration photo app. Khosla Ventures, Morado Venture Partners, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and a top Facebook exec are funders.... Read More
Wikitravel users to move to Wikipedia, upsetting former owner Internet Brands
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Wikitravel users to move to Wikipedia, upsetting former owner Internet Brands
By Sean O'Neil | July 13, 2012
The community that powers Wikitravel, the user-editable destination database, is abandoning the platform run by for-profit Internet Brands to jump to a new platform that will be hosted by Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia.... Read More
How travel companies boost revenue with newsletters [Part 2 of 2]
By Viewpoints | July 13, 2012
In the first part of the series we looked travel brand newsletters from the perspective sign-ups, opt-ins and thank you pages.... Read More
How travel companies boost revenue with newsletters [Part 2 of 2]
By Viewpoints | July 13, 2012
In the first part of the series we looked travel brand newsletters from the perspective sign-ups, opt-ins and thank you pages.... Read More
Seen the new Expedia campaign before but by another company? You will have in India
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Seen the new Expedia campaign before but by another company? You will have in India
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 13, 2012
Three weeks ago Expedia revealed its first major new ad campaign in years, replacing the arguably hollow (and linguistically awkward) "Where You Book Matters".... Read More
Airlines with the most followers on Twitter and why it matters
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Airlines with the most followers on Twitter and why it matters
By Viewpoints | July 13, 2012
Twitter is now a key channel for airlines to communicate with their customers... Read More
Air France extends lead over EasyJet - Top France travel sites, full month June 2012
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Air France extends lead over EasyJet - Top France travel sites, full month June 2012
By PhocusWire | July 13, 2012
EasyJet trailed Air France by 5% market share in June, as the flag carrier increased its lead over the leading airline websites in France.... Read More
Booking.com challenges Tripadvisor - Top Canada travel sites, full month June 2012
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Booking.com challenges Tripadvisor - Top Canada travel sites, full month June 2012
By PhocusWire | July 12, 2012
Just a scintilla of market share stood between TripAdvisor and Booking.com in the list of leading travel websites in Canada during June.... Read More