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Expedia casts fresh light on mid-funnel traveler behavior
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Expedia casts fresh light on mid-funnel traveler behavior
By Sean O'Neil | November 18, 2015
“Half of my advertising is wasted, I just don’t know which half,” is the famous quote from decades ago by Philadelphia department store owner John Wannamaker. That sentiment is still relevant today... Read More
Zozi claims major breakthrough for payments in tours
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Zozi claims major breakthrough for payments in tours
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Could be a big day for the tours and activities sector - Zozi claims it has solved one of the major problems facing small suppliers of product. With thousands of suppliers still working on cash pay... Read More
TrekkSoft acquires tours and activities booking tech provider Acteavo
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TrekkSoft acquires tours and activities booking tech provider Acteavo
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Consolidation time - TrekkSoft has bought fellow online booking tool for tours and activities, Acteavo. Terms of the deal between the Switzerland and Ireland-based companies have not been disclosed... Read More
Thailand unveils luxury tourism video (with the wrong or the right message?)
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Thailand unveils luxury tourism video (with the wrong or the right message?)
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Get four impossibly good looking actors, some stunning locations, film them having tremendous fun - it's a well-trodden path for travel marketers. In fact, it's such a standard format for airlines,... Read More
Hello, Smartband - tech to help when staying at a resort hotel
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Hello, Smartband - tech to help when staying at a resort hotel
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
The next few years are likely to to see the introduction of all kind of so-called smart devices beyond the existing mobile phone. European tour operator TUI Group is getting in on the act with a tr... Read More
Mobile web beats apps when it comes to hotel bookings
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Mobile web beats apps when it comes to hotel bookings
By Martin Cowen | November 18, 2015
A study of 2,000 US smartphone owners has found they are more likely to book a hotel room using the mobile web than an app. Millward Brown Digital produced the report and found that 44% of the samp... Read More
Ola's $500m Series F confirms global interest in India's taxi goldrush
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Ola's $500m Series F confirms global interest in India's taxi goldrush
By Martin Cowen | November 18, 2015
India's biggest taxi app business Ola has closed a $500 million Series F round, with Scotland's Baillee Gifford taking a stake in the business for the first time. China's biggest taxi app business... Read More
Traveller behaviour when booking with indie hotels online [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Traveller behaviour when booking with indie hotels online [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Travelnuts has analysed data flowing through its system over a numbers of years to monitor how travellers search and book independent hotels. As a result it has been able to build an interesting pi... Read More
Hostmaker raises $2 million to help Airbnb owners
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Hostmaker raises $2 million to help Airbnb owners
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Hostmaker, one of a growing number of businesses created to support the Airbnb ecosystem, has secured $2 million in funding. The backers are Avala Capital and DSG Consumer Partners, led by DN Capit... Read More
Booking.com predicts alternative accommodation could overtake hotel stays
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Booking.com predicts alternative accommodation could overtake hotel stays
By Kevin May | November 17, 2015
Interesting gaze into the crystal ball from hotel giant Booking.com, with it saying non-hotel bookings will rise to outweigh traditional stays for business travellers in some countries. The analysi... Read More
No time like the present to get Xmas bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]
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No time like the present to get Xmas bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2015
Around half of the UK Christmas getaway market is still up for grabs, according to travel data and marketing platform Adara. Using transactional data from last year's Christmas period and a real-ti... Read More
Hipmunk now helps plan trips using its AI
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Hipmunk now helps plan trips using its AI
By Sean O'Neil | November 17, 2015
Hipmunk has debuted a trip-planning tool powered by artificial intelligence. Today CEO Adam Goldstein revealed the product, called Hello Hipmunk, at the Phocuswright Conference in Fort Lauderdale.... Read More
Expedia to take rail seriously, with a little help from SilverRail
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Expedia to take rail seriously, with a little help from SilverRail
By Kevin May | November 17, 2015
Expedia says it will be expanding its rail ticket channel on a global scale thanks to a major agreement signed this week with SilverRail Technologies. The rail distribution platform will power sear... Read More
MakeMyTrip brings EasyToBook closer to home
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MakeMyTrip brings EasyToBook closer to home
By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2015
Indian OTA MakeMyTrip will continue to operate its Amsterdam-based hotels site EasyToBook.com despite moving some functions back to India. In response to emailed questions, MakeMyTrip shared the fo... Read More
Ixigo metasearch heats up India's branded budget hotels even more
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Ixigo metasearch heats up India's branded budget hotels even more
By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2015
India's fascinating innovation with a new sector -- online aggregated budget accommodation -- took another turn today as Ixigo debuted a "curated metasearch" product, branded as "Super Value Hotels".... Read More
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