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Google and the difficult decisions it faces for local business listings

By Viewpoints | December 9, 2010

Demonstrating the latest local advertising search features at LeWeb 2010 in Paris this week, Google used scenarios that raise questions on relevancy and accuracy of travel-related search results.... Read More

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Word-of-mouth marketing affects travel B2C and B2B

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 9, 2010

The old adage of any PR is good PR doesn’t necessarily translate into value in the firehose data-based web economy.... Read More

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending December 4 2010.... Read More

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In TRX deal, hotelicopter targets business travel market with Ratrix reporting tool

By Dennis Schaal | December 8, 2010

TRX signed a deal with hotel metasearch engine hotelicopter to integrate hotel rates and availability from online travel agency and hotel websites into the TRX corporate booking tool, RESX.... Read More

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How to get 100 travel agents embracing social media for 100 days

By Kevin May | December 8, 2010

Here is an intriguing idea from a US company to motivate travel agents around the world to start using social media channels and create their own blogs.... Read More

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2010

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending December 4 2010.... Read More

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Google Places blocked from using TripAdvisor reviews

By Kevin May | December 8, 2010

Now here is an interesting development - Google is no longer able to stream in reviews from TripAdvisor to Places pages after the user review giant blocked it.... Read More

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Members-only? No, Expedia hotel flash sales for price-conscious everyman

By Dennis Schaal | December 8, 2010

Expedia introduced flash sales for hotels, but the vibe is far different from that at competitors Jetsetter, VoyagePrive, RueLaLa.com, Off&Away or even Expedia's own SniqueAway.... Read More

Augmented reality to liven up poster ads, perfect for travel brands

By Kevin May | December 8, 2010

Switzerland-based software firm Kooaba has created a way of making street billboards more informative, using augmented reality to give the user reams of additional content.... Read More

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Five big mistakes expert travel marketers make every day

By Viewpoints | December 8, 2010

Right now web businesses all across the globe are shovelling money into marketing programs that are massively underperforming, and chances are you’re one of them.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Vacation Relation

By Dennis Schaal | December 8, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Sweden-based social travel platform Vacation Relation.... Read More

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas - but find out what is on offer first

By Kevin May | December 8, 2010

If virtual tours are the best way of getting some sense of a destination, then 3DVegas is probably one of the better examples kicking about on the web.... Read More

By PhocusWire | December 7, 2010

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending December 4 2010:... Read More

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Check before you leave - live webcams on Google Maps

By Kevin May | December 7, 2010

There are a number of destination webcam sites dotted around the web - but very few where the webcam viewer is contained with a Google Map.... Read More