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Could YouTube release 'Travel Insights' to help travel brands target video ad spend?

By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2015

YouTube recently announced a feature called Music Insights that offers artists a dashboard featuring their most popular videos — and the geographic location of those viewers. In fact, this dashboard i... Read More

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Airbnb releases pricing algorithm to devs, jeopardizing startups

By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2015

Airbnb has made a move that could jeopardize the budding ecosystem of pricing startups promising to help renters achieve the greatest profits: The popular platform has made its internal pricing predic... Read More

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Think email marketing in travel is dead? Three ways travel brands can still win

By Viewpoints | June 5, 2015

With 49% of UK travellers buying their holidays online, travel brands need to be making full use of the channels available to them in order to secure sales. NB: This is a guest article by Chad Harw... Read More

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Uber celebrates five years, but what might come next? [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | June 5, 2015

Say what you like about Uber, going from a handful of drivers in its hometown of San Francisco to where it is now in just five years is impressive. Legal issues and regulatory frameworks around the... Read More

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Your creative could be failing to convert because you are using the wrong images

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2015

Humans are visual beings — we use our eyes to process information quickly and the colors and content of these images give us quick indications of how we should feel about something. Some of this is... Read More

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Vamo's PriceMyTrip tests new way of searching for travel on social media

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2015

Last week, complex itinerary booking engine Vamo tested a new feature that allowed users to price trips via social media using the hashtag PriceMyTrip. All users had to do was send a message with t... Read More

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What your revenue management system should be doing for your hotel

By Viewpoints | June 4, 2015

Hotel technologies have seen tremendous changes over the past few years. Channels are evolving at a rapid pace, customers have more options for comparison, and selling systems are finally seeing sa... Read More

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Amadeus explicitly denies supporting Lufthansa's new commercial strategy

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2015

Amadeus has responded to Lufthansa's decision to charge Euro 16 for each booking made via the GDS with a letter to its customers. The letter pushes back against the levy — which is not charged for... Read More

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SiteMinder buys reservation system provider Globekey

By Kevin May | June 3, 2015

SiteMinder is looking to trigger further growth of its booking system provider strategy in Asia by acquiring Globekey. Terms of the deal to buy the company have not been disclosed. SiteMinder cl... Read More

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Accor is now AccorHotels and fights OTAs with open enrollment for independents

By Nick Vivion | June 3, 2015

Accor has rebranded itself into AccorHotels while also opening up its booking platform to independent hoteliers. This bold move is taking the fight to online travel agencies by giving independents... Read More

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Could it really take 10 years for the UK's sharing economy to thrive?

By Nick Vivion | June 3, 2015

It could take a decade for the sharing economy to truly thrive in the UK, according to the country's industry trade body. The comments came from Debbie Wosskow, the head of the recently-created Sha... Read More

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Five things to know about cross-channel marketing in travel

By Viewpoints | June 3, 2015

Customer experience and continued engagement have always been a pre-requisite in the global airline industry. NB: This is an analysis by Akshatha Kamath, mobile marketing specialist at Vizury. W... Read More

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What does the future hold for search engine marketers?

By PhocusWire | June 3, 2015

Originally, the web represented a land of boundless opportunity, something that was seized on by marketers.... Read More

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You asked us first and don't ask again - Ctrip clarifies Qunar's rejection

By Martin Cowen | June 3, 2015

Ctrip has issued a carefully-worded statement to the market saying that it was Qunar who instigated takeover talks between the pair. The statement comes after Qunar's revelation yesterday that it r... Read More

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U.S. lodging outlook remains strong despite lag in economic indicators

By Nick Vivion | June 2, 2015

PricewaterhouseCoopers has released its regular outlook report for the U.S. lodging industry, where it has been strong in occupancy and RevPAR. In fact, a higher-than-expected occupancy rate allowe... Read More

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