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Travel marketing’s must-have tool: User generated content
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Travel marketing’s must-have tool: User generated content
By Viewpoints | April 7, 2015
Consumers begin dreaming about and planning trips as a result of content that captures an experience they would also like to have. NB: This is an analysis by Caryn Pratt, vice president of marketin... Read More
Booking.com and TripAdvisor reviews appear on Apple Maps
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Booking.com and TripAdvisor reviews appear on Apple Maps
By Kevin May | April 7, 2015
Yelp has lost its exclusivity on providing reviews for hotel properties on Apple Maps. Entering the fray now will also be reviews from Booking.com and TripAdvisor. No official announcement has b... Read More
Visa updates payment tech for airline purchases to include ancillaries
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Visa updates payment tech for airline purchases to include ancillaries
By Nick Vivion | April 6, 2015
For the first time since airlines rolled out ancillary fees, global payment processor Visa is distinguishing those fees paid by travelers on a new "ancillary" payment line. This will include any no... Read More
Periscope: ten types of users so far
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Periscope: ten types of users so far
By PhocusWire | April 6, 2015
Unless home is under a rock without an internet connection, it’s likely you’ve heard of Periscope.... Read More
New Aer Lingus CEO makes a mark with old poke at GDS model
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New Aer Lingus CEO makes a mark with old poke at GDS model
By Kevin May | April 5, 2015
Some fiery comments recently from the new CEO of Aer Lingus, in a bid to mirror the old stance favoured by rival carrier Ryanair. Speaking at the CAPA Conference in Dublin, Ireland, Stephen Kavanag... Read More
Virality in marketing is absolute nonsense
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Virality in marketing is absolute nonsense
By PhocusWire | April 3, 2015
Everyone wants their product to go viral. Why wouldn’t you? It’s like the holy grail of marketing.... Read More
Startup pitch: Polarsteps automatically tracks and plots worldwide jaunts
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Startup pitch: Polarsteps automatically tracks and plots worldwide jaunts
By Nick Vivion | April 2, 2015
As mobile technology evolves, startups are granted new ways to offer travel services - such as Polarsteps, which is leveraging ambient location technology to provide frictionless travel tracking. T... Read More
Airbnb jumps ahead of hotel brands with over 1,000 listings in Cuba
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Airbnb jumps ahead of hotel brands with over 1,000 listings in Cuba
By Nick Vivion | April 2, 2015
Airbnb is the first American accommodation brand to make serious inroads into Cuba, offering over 1,000 homes for rent in Cuba starting today. This sort of speed and scope is one of Airbnb's primar... Read More
The unspoken reality of the online travel agency sector (hello, frenemies)
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The unspoken reality of the online travel agency sector (hello, frenemies)
By Kevin May | April 2, 2015
Should Booking.com and Expedia be worried about the formation of what is being touted as a "shift in the hierarchy" of the online travel agency world in Europe? The short answer: no. The merger... Read More
How data can help uncover the hidden treasure in travel agencies
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How data can help uncover the hidden treasure in travel agencies
By Viewpoints | April 2, 2015
Data is not as complicated as the big data fanatics would like us to think. Quite often, a lot can be achieved by giving more focus to the data you already have. NB: This is an analysis by Riaan va... Read More
Sabre preps for massive acquisition with $530M note offer
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Sabre preps for massive acquisition with $530M note offer
By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2015
Sabre Holdings is poised to make its largest acquisition since its ill-fated billion-dollar purchase of LastMinute.com in 2005. The target this year is most likely Abacus, the Asian-Pacific techno... Read More
A closer look at Sabre's new SkyTeam RTW bookings
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A closer look at Sabre's new SkyTeam RTW bookings
By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2015
Sabre is the first global distribution system (GDS) to launch functionality aiming to streamline the booking of round-the-world airfares from any of the global airline alliances. Sabre has made rou... Read More
Delta to let Chinese buy tickets with Alibaba's Alipay
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Delta to let Chinese buy tickets with Alibaba's Alipay
By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2015
Delta Air Lines is the first American carrier to offer Alipay payment as an option for Chinese plane ticket buyers. Alipay is a payment platform operated by Ant Financial, a subsidiary of Chinese e... Read More
Flyr nets $3.7M in funding, will add fare forecasting to CheapOair
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Flyr nets $3.7M in funding, will add fare forecasting to CheapOair
By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2015
Today, FLYR, a technology startup in San Francisco that predicts airfare and seat availability, said it had closed its seed financing round of $3.7 million. The round was led by Streamlined Ventu... Read More
Hotels need to get the (Facebook?) message
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Hotels need to get the (Facebook?) message
By Viewpoints | April 1, 2015
At the recent F8 (Facebook Developer Conference), a considerable amount of time (parts of the first and second day keynotes, at least three sessions) was spent on its efforts to improve the technology... Read More
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