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FlightCar nets $13.5M in Series A for peer-to-peer airport car sharing

By Sean O'Neil | September 10, 2014

FlightCar, the peer-to-peer airport car sharing business, says it has received $13.5 million of capital in a Series A raise. The round was led by GGV Capital. Existing investors also participating... Read More

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Nearly half of affluent US travelers prefer agency websites to OTAs, says survey

By Sean O'Neil | September 10, 2014

Nearly half of affluent American travelers prefer visiting travel service providers’ websites to those of online travel agencies (OTAs), says a survey by market research firm MMGY Global. Half of a... Read More

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Online groceries coming to an airport near you - if you live in Finland

By Nick Vivion | September 10, 2014

Passengers arriving into Finland's Helsinki Airport will now have the option of being greeted by groceries. In a 6-month pilot starting September 15th, the airport will be partnering with online gr... Read More

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Marketing watch: Latest international air traffic numbers show where to invest

By Nick Vivion | September 10, 2014

For those working to market aviation products, such as airlines and airports, the latest data from the National Travel and Tourism Office in the United States reveals the latest about passenger flows.... Read More

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High street travel agent websites gaining momentum

By Martin Cowen | September 10, 2014

A new study suggests that the websites operated by "traditional" travel agents are almost as widely visited as online travel agents. The report from Expedia Inc's dedicated advertising unit, Expedi... Read More

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Sorry, HotelTonight - some eye-opening data on the size of the last-minute mobile booking sector

By Viewpoints | September 10, 2014

It's been one of the hottest topics in digital travel circles for a few years now: last-minute and same-day hotel bookings via mobile. And of course the poster child for the trend has been HotelTon... Read More

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There is a way to do effective travel brand content marketing

By Viewpoints | September 10, 2014

Brand publishing, an evolution in the content marketing trend, is based on the idea that brands can and should act like bona fide publishers in their own right. A rare example of getting it right i... Read More

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Europe can claw back some Big Data ground from the US

By PhocusWire | September 10, 2014

SYSTEMS: US tech firms rightly get the attention they deserve, primarily because they have built and nurtured some of the biggest (or at least the most high profile) web brands on the planet in rece... Read More

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Heads-up: What we can ALL learn from the Chinese travel market

By Viewpoints | September 10, 2014

For many in the travel industry, the Chinese travel market - and aviation in particular - remains a paradox. Still seen as an ‘emergent’ travel market, it is one of the fastest growing markets in t... Read More

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Off-the-cuff implications of latest Apple madness: Pay to be the most important for travel, Watch and iPhone follow closely

By Nick Vivion | September 9, 2014

Apple has made another mammoth announcement today, releasing a new iPhone, payment system and wristwatch. Here are some off-the-cuff (pun intended) implications for travel. Screen sizing The most... Read More

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Boingo steps up public WiFi infrastructure offering with S.M.A.R.T.

By Nick Vivion | September 9, 2014

Another clever acronym is now available for purchase, this time for facilities managers purchasing large-scale WiFi systems: it's called a S.M.A.R.T. Network and it's the latest from WiFi behemoth Boi... Read More

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How technology has replaced truth, trust and integrity

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 9, 2014

This is a piece I have wanted to write for a long time, not least because I have always been worried about trust and integrity online. The commercial side of media and the distribution of content h... Read More

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Get your heads around marketing and ecommerce trends (as uncovered in search volumes)

By Viewpoints | September 9, 2014

At the beginning of 2014, we rounded up some trends and predictions for the year in digital marketing and ecommerce. I thought I’d dip back in and take a look at some of the most incipient trends w... Read More

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Museums next up as Baidu Eye jumps on board wearables bandwagon

By Linda Fox | September 9, 2014

Search giant Baidu is looking at museums as one potential service for its Baidu Eye wearable device which was unveiled last week. The headset device is a prototype for the China-based company and c... Read More

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Ancillary revenue bible available in full, but where are the tech providers?

By Martin Cowen | September 9, 2014

The 2014 CarTrawler Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue by IdeaWorks Company sings a familiar tune to the research released yearly since 2007 - ancillary revenues continue to climb. The headline findings... Read More

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