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US hotel spend grows while ancillary flatlines
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US hotel spend grows while ancillary flatlines
By Nick Vivion | May 16, 2013
PKF Hospitality Research has announced the latest results of their 2013 Trends in the Hotel Industry,... Read More
Fiz wants to champion places via crowd wisdom and user-generated content
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Fiz wants to champion places via crowd wisdom and user-generated content
By Linda Fox | May 16, 2013
Fiz is looking to tap into the big data, geo-location and social graph trends out there to bring... Read More
What NDC-style flight booking might look like for agents [SCREENSHOTS]
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What NDC-style flight booking might look like for agents [SCREENSHOTS]
By Sean O'Neil | May 16, 2013
Screenshots of Farelogix's desktop product shows how agents mights sell ancillaries distributed... Read More
Bibafly connects cabin crew members for down-time ideas
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Bibafly connects cabin crew members for down-time ideas
By Linda Fox | May 15, 2013
Pilots and cabin crew always come across as a fairly social bunch when you see them at hotels... Read More
Mobile payments get serious on Google as Wallet evolves to handle travel [UPDATE]
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Mobile payments get serious on Google as Wallet evolves to handle travel [UPDATE]
By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2013
With mobile e-commerce predicted to reach over $278 billion by 2015, the mobile payments sector is... Read More
Google Maps likely to add flights and multi-modal search this week
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Google Maps likely to add flights and multi-modal search this week
By Sean O'Neil | May 15, 2013
Google Maps may be upgraded to add multi-modal search and live flight data, in a move that could... Read More
Shifting driving trends portend travel changes ahead?
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Shifting driving trends portend travel changes ahead?
By Nick Vivion | May 14, 2013
A newly released report showing a decline in vehicle miles driven is causing a bit of a furor in... Read More
Why UK regulators okayed the Priceline/Kayak tie-up
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Why UK regulators okayed the Priceline/Kayak tie-up
By Sean O'Neil | May 14, 2013
The UK's Office of Fair Trading had a key point: Kayak makes less than £70 million a year in the UK.... Read More
Facebook: Home falters, in-feed video ads rolling out soon
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Facebook: Home falters, in-feed video ads rolling out soon
By Nick Vivion | May 14, 2013
Two items of interest to travel marketers have come out of the Facebook news feed this week: Facebook... Read More
Whoops! How did that electronic device stay on during takeoff?
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Whoops! How did that electronic device stay on during takeoff?
By Nick Vivion | May 13, 2013
The businessman in 6A is not heeding the flight attendant's imploration: that iPad is most definitely... Read More
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