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Are travel agents REALLY booking less often with GDSs and going direct?
News / Distribution
Are travel agents REALLY booking less often with GDSs and going direct?
By Sean O'Neil | February 10, 2014
Another day, another report that says travel agents are booking less frequently with global... Read More
Expedia tapping into business-leisure travel fuzziness
News / Online
Expedia tapping into business-leisure travel fuzziness
By Linda Fox | February 10, 2014
Expedia big boss Dara Khosrowshahi was in London last week banging the drum about the blurring of... Read More
Industry standards: How do you measure up to the Periodic Table of B2B Digital Marketing Metrics?
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Industry standards: How do you measure up to the Periodic Table of B2B Digital Marketing Metrics?
By Nick Vivion | February 7, 2014
Fridays are always valuable days for reflection on the week, applying lessons learned to prioritizing... Read More
Mobile iterations: TripAdvisor, TripLingo and Trover update mobile experience
News / Technology
Mobile iterations: TripAdvisor, TripLingo and Trover update mobile experience
By Nick Vivion | February 6, 2014
A trio of companies have made noteworthy iterations to their mobile offerings. Here's how it all... Read More
Tourico takes to the Web to curate classes of new employees
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Tourico takes to the Web to curate classes of new employees
By Nick Vivion | February 6, 2014
Hiring is one of the toughest parts of any industry, and travel industry executives are continually... Read More
Broken down, how OTAs are eating hotel business
News / Distribution
Broken down, how OTAs are eating hotel business
By Linda Fox | February 6, 2014
Fact - online travel agents are taking everyone's lunch, apparently charging pretty high commissions... Read More
Flightfox runs from the crowd and heads straight for the individual expert
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Flightfox runs from the crowd and heads straight for the individual expert
By Nick Vivion | February 5, 2014
In a dramatic shift, Flightfox has changed their business model from that of competitively... Read More
TripAdvisor Flights gets a new look [UPDATED with corrections]
News / Online
TripAdvisor Flights gets a new look [UPDATED with corrections]
By Sean O'Neil | February 5, 2014
TripAdvisor, which has mastered the dark social arts when it comes to hotels, has relaunched its... Read More
ANA rolls out new content for its robust Is Japan Cool digital marketing campaign
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ANA rolls out new content for its robust Is Japan Cool digital marketing campaign
By Nick Vivion | February 5, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XveGB67CF-o"... Read More
You have to pivot to win it: Original social travel site WAYN on survival
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You have to pivot to win it: Original social travel site WAYN on survival
By Sean O'Neil | February 5, 2014
The travel social network Where Are You Now, better known by its acronym WAYN, has stayed the course... Read More
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Hotels led segment growth, with GTV increasing 159% year over year and hotel revenue growing 528%.... Read More
Ramp secures $1.85B, homes in on AI
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Ramp secures $1.85B, homes in on AI
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