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Five major European traveller tech trends - think devices
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Five major European traveller tech trends - think devices
By Viewpoints | August 28, 2014
Consumer technology is unleashing massive opportunity for the European travel industry. Mobile devices are remaking the digital rules of traveler engagement, opening up new ways for travel businesses... Read More
Tapping into mobile travel trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Tapping into mobile travel trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | August 28, 2014
Somo, a mobile marketing specialist, has pulled together some of the latest mobile travel trends to give a snapshot of how mobile consumers are versus the travel industry. The company, which works wi... Read More
HTTPS might give your site a boost but may not be all it's cracked up to be
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HTTPS might give your site a boost but may not be all it's cracked up to be
By PhocusWire | August 28, 2014
MARKETING: Website owners are being encouraged to make the switch to HTTPS with Google announcing a 'slight' ranking boost. However, it seems that some businesses have seen a drop in AdSense revenue... Read More
Excursiopedia provides tours to Festicket, VisitScotland develops newsroom, and more...
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Excursiopedia provides tours to Festicket, VisitScotland develops newsroom, and more...
By PhocusWire | August 28, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for August 2014. Thursday 28 August 2014: Excursiopedia partners with Festicket Excursiope... Read More
Hertz gives itself a technology upgrade
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Hertz gives itself a technology upgrade
By Sean O'Neil | August 27, 2014
Hertz Rent-a-Car, the largest airport general use car rental brand globally, continues to test and adapt technology that would allow it greater flexibility in how it rents its vehicles and sells ancil... Read More
Sabre confirms Lastminute review, says OTA perfectly positioned for growth
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Sabre confirms Lastminute review, says OTA perfectly positioned for growth
By Linda Fox | August 27, 2014
Sabre says it is exploring 'strategic options' for Lastminute.com following more than a week of speculation that the UK-based business was up for sale. An announced from the global distribution gia... Read More
Big Data today, a leap up from the little black book of yesterday
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Big Data today, a leap up from the little black book of yesterday
By Viewpoints | August 27, 2014
My grandfather used to have a little notebook. Maybe it was black, I didn’t ask. In it, he used to keep notes. Notes of the people he met, how he knew them, their interests, sports, politics, hobbi... Read More
Airbnb extends reach further via tie up with Ostrovok
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Airbnb extends reach further via tie up with Ostrovok
By Linda Fox | August 27, 2014
Marking its first distribution deal outside the US, Airbnb is making its inventory available through Russia-based online accommodation service Ostrovok. According to a statement the deal will exten... Read More
Startup pitch: WeSwap aims to disrupt the currency exchange market with P2P platform
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Startup pitch: WeSwap aims to disrupt the currency exchange market with P2P platform
By Karthick Prabu | August 27, 2014
WeSwap is the latest company to jump on the peer-to-peer bandwagon with its bid to solve currency exchange problems. The London-based startup provides a platform where users can exchange currencies... Read More
GoEuro closes $27M to fund its multi-modal travel platform
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GoEuro closes $27M to fund its multi-modal travel platform
By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2014
Ah, to be young and working in Berlin in late summer. Even better, to be young working for a two-year-old travel technology start-up in the hip Prenzlauer Berg district at precisely the time when t... Read More
American pulls fares off Orbitz again: observers cite high costs, low ancillary sales
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American pulls fares off Orbitz again: observers cite high costs, low ancillary sales
By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2014
American Airlines and US Airways are pulling flight listings from Orbitz after the carriers and the online travel agency failed to agree to a fresh contract from Orbitz and its sister sites, such as e... Read More
Skyscanner now scans the ground for hotels with standalone app
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Skyscanner now scans the ground for hotels with standalone app
By Nick Vivion | August 26, 2014
Skyscanner - known primarily for its air search prowess - is now offering insight on the ground with standalone app for hotel search. The UK-based company's recent push into North America has contr... Read More
Move over SoLoMo! It's the year of the mocal traveler
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Move over SoLoMo! It's the year of the mocal traveler
By Nick Vivion | August 26, 2014
Many pixels have been spilled over the rise of SoLoMo - social/location/mobile - so it's about time for a shift in jargon. This is the year of the mocal traveler, according to MDG Advertising. From... Read More
Questions for travel marketers to ask before choosing an SEO partner
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Questions for travel marketers to ask before choosing an SEO partner
By Viewpoints | August 26, 2014
Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most effective digital marketing tools available to hotels and other tourism related businesses looking to increase web traffic and sales. In 2013, 68 pe... Read More
Q&A with Battery Ventures about HotelTonight, Gogobot, and other travel start-ups
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Q&A with Battery Ventures about HotelTonight, Gogobot, and other travel start-ups
By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2014
Roger Lee is a venture capital investor and a partner at Battery Ventures, a US fund. Battery has invested in several travel start-ups that have had profitable exits, such as ITA Software, a techno... Read More
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