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Marketing watch: Marriott's Teleporters entertain and inspire newlyweds with virtual reality
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Marketing watch: Marriott's Teleporters entertain and inspire newlyweds with virtual reality
By Nick Vivion | October 1, 2014
Without a doubt, the emergence of virtual reality has been the hottest travel trend of 2014 - and yes, that statement is fraught with implications for an industry that makes money by physically moving... Read More
Meta wins: Ongoing implications as bot scraping continues to be good business in travel
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Meta wins: Ongoing implications as bot scraping continues to be good business in travel
By Nick Vivion | October 1, 2014
Deploying robot scripts to scrape content is nearly as old as the Internet itself - as the Web shifted from human-curated lists (think the original Yahoo), the infrastructure became reliant on automat... Read More
Dear 2015, seven wishes for the coming year from hotels
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Dear 2015, seven wishes for the coming year from hotels
By Pamela Whitby | October 1, 2014
If you work in hospitality you will know that in this fragmented, complicated business things are changing faster than your best barista can make a cappuccino. Among the forces driving this are fre... Read More
Tips for dramatically better email marketing
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Tips for dramatically better email marketing
By PhocusWire | October 1, 2014
MARKETING: Any brand with half a brain cell will know that email marketing is still, despite the rise of social media, one of the most important and fruitful methods of communicative with customers.... Read More
LastRoom's pivot: 5 travel startup truths learned the hard way
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LastRoom's pivot: 5 travel startup truths learned the hard way
By Viewpoints | September 30, 2014
Mexico City-based LastRoom.com recently pivoted from courting leisure travelers as the "Latin American HotelTonight" to a business-to-business (B2B) model. Here's why -- including the five truths I... Read More
Skyscanner completes 2024 futurescape with focus on space travel
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Skyscanner completes 2024 futurescape with focus on space travel
By Nick Vivion | September 30, 2014
Metasearch site Skyscanner has released the final phase of its extended forecast of what travel will be like in 2024. This last installment focuses on space travel, and how the newest - and perhaps la... Read More
Lessons for travel - omni-channel shopping and the new digital consumer
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Lessons for travel - omni-channel shopping and the new digital consumer
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 30, 2014
Understanding the digital consumer from research outside of the travel industry is both relevant and timely. CapGemini one of the leading professional service companies has just published its lates... Read More
CWT mobile bookings, HolidayIQ revamps, Clink Hostels, Edinburgh Airport Glass, and more...
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CWT mobile bookings, HolidayIQ revamps, Clink Hostels, Edinburgh Airport Glass, and more...
By PhocusWire | September 30, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. Tuesday 30 September 2014: Carlson Wagonlit Travel pilots in-app hotel booki... Read More
Don't sell me a suitcase after a trip, tap the moments that matter
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Don't sell me a suitcase after a trip, tap the moments that matter
By Viewpoints | September 30, 2014
Advertisers crafting contextual advertising campaigns based on literal keyword search-based actions or past guest actions are losing the war in what I’m calling “moments that matter”. The movement... Read More
Expensify takes aim at Concur consolidation with free for contract offer
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Expensify takes aim at Concur consolidation with free for contract offer
By Nick Vivion | September 30, 2014
The mammoth Concur/SAP marriage marks enormous consolidation in the travel and expenses space, with many Concur customers set to become SAP clients in the near future. This upcoming transition of the... Read More
UK government wants in on sharing economy
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UK government wants in on sharing economy
By Linda Fox | September 30, 2014
The UK government is looking to "open doors" for the sharing economy and make the country a global centre for businesses such as Airbnb and ZipCar. It seems a slightly out of left-field move for a... Read More
Chinese link-up as SiteMinder connects with Ctrip
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Chinese link-up as SiteMinder connects with Ctrip
By Martin Cowen | September 29, 2014
SiteMinder is heading deep into Chinese hotel distribution with a "strategic integration partnership" with online travel agency CTrip. The move gives hotels signed up to its RDX platform access to... Read More
Olery opens social API, Wego debuts TV ads, MatchByte gets more Scoot, and more...
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Olery opens social API, Wego debuts TV ads, MatchByte gets more Scoot, and more...
By PhocusWire | September 29, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. 29 September 2014: Olery opens its social API The Amsterdam-based co... Read More
Startup pitch: HotelUpgrade makes a VIP out of any hotel guest
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Startup pitch: HotelUpgrade makes a VIP out of any hotel guest
By Nick Vivion | September 29, 2014
A new travel startup is developing a means to book hotels for frequent travelers and those responsible for booking larger groups. The service, called HotelUpgrade, lives on a mobile app and allows tra... Read More
THack returns to San Francisco for a third year
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THack returns to San Francisco for a third year
By Kevin May | September 29, 2014
THack is back. At San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ... in Terminal 2 ... a 24-hour travel hackathon inside the airport. Join Tnooz on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October and help change the fa... Read More
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