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Forget the toothbrush, it's the mobile Brits can't leave home without [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2014

Research released by Expedia and its business travel arm Egencia shows more than three-quarters of British people take at least one mobile device on holiday. The 2014 Mobile Index also reveals that... Read More

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Volume of social media content hits 120 items a week on a trip

By Kevin May | October 15, 2014

There are two schools of thought about social media on-the-road - travellers should just forget it and enjoy their destination, or it's an intrinsic part of our lives and should be embraced. Both s... Read More

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High-tech NH hotel in Madrid adds 3D telepresence, startup aid

By Sean O'Neil | October 14, 2014

When you're invited to try out 3D telepresence, you beam yourself up. After all, how many business hotels claim superinterestingness like that? Reporters in Madrid this week joined long queues to t... Read More

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ShareBetter attempts to put a lid on NYC short-term rentals with safety tool, parody video

By Nick Vivion | October 14, 2014

The ongoing saga of short-term rentals in New York City has been boosted in part by the legalization of the industry in San Francisco this month. A coalition in New York has started to counter recent... Read More

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Amadeus to launch merchandising system, plugging into existing hosting technology and NDC

By Kevin May | October 14, 2014

Amadeus is to make its biggest push yet into the world of airline merchandising, as part of a vision to unlock what it claims is at least $130 billion in revenues for carriers. The company says tap... Read More

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Understanding real-time one-to-one hotel marketing and pricing

By Viewpoints | October 14, 2014

Traditionally, hotel websites have served the same content to all site visitors regardless of their preferences, demographics, and even geographic location. NB: This is a viewpoint by Max Starkov,... Read More

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Hotel brands seeing success driving bookings via mobile apps in China

By Nick Vivion | October 13, 2014

China has long been a lucrative hotel market, and has recently been heating up further as more hotel brands make the leap into mainland investment. Insight specialist L2 has released a new report (... Read More

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Humanity.tv launches iPad magazine loaded with curated travel films

By Nick Vivion | October 13, 2014

A new product is coming out of travel startup Humanity.tv, a namesake iPad app to expand the emerging content platform's reach. The startup (TLabs here) brings a steady stream of well-produced, doc... Read More

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Internet of Things-driven airports must be helpful, not creepy

By Kevin May | October 13, 2014

Airports are doing their best to improve the departure and arrival experience, as we all know. In fact, some airports are falling over themselves to let the industry and passengers know how amazing... Read More

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Apartum plans brand awareness drive after venture capital injection

By Linda Fox | October 13, 2014

Vacation rental startup Apartum has received undisclosed funding from Lanta Digital Ventures. Barcelona-based Apartum, which launched at the beginning of 2013 (TLabs here), is a comparison site for... Read More

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Does an Amazon plan to set up shop confirm online is not all that?

By PhocusWire | October 10, 2014

ECOMMERCE: Reports of the high street's demise have not exactly come to fruition. True, there are fewer shops but it does seem that those who prove specialists in their chosen field and provide grea... Read More

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Virgin Hotels promises uninhibited wifi for Chicago launch [VIDEO]

By Linda Fox | October 10, 2014

In typical Virgin style, the company is teasing the launch of Virgin Hotels, its latest business strand, with a cool little video. Virgin has used production and animation specialist Not to Scale a... Read More

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Travelocity spends more on YouTube, but Expedia garners more organic attention

By Nick Vivion | October 10, 2014

An interesting analysis from Strike Social has found that, while Travelocity is outspending Expedia by over 9 to 1 in dollars spent, Expedia is garnering more organic attention for its investment.... Read More

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How one airport is using technology to overhaul the passenger experience

By Pamela Whitby | October 10, 2014

Think the airport is just a place you go catch a plane? Think again. Though perhaps not quite as important as the end destination, today’s time pressed, tech-savvy traveller increasingly takes the... Read More

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Contrarian statistics show rebound of PC market

By Nick Vivion | October 9, 2014

After the on-going onslaught of tech news around "the PC is dead, long live mobile," one would think the PC's gravestone was firmly planted. However, a recent set of statistics has given a contrarian... Read More

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