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Transforming the future of the travel experience, one mobile at a time

By Sponsored Content | October 30, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Robert Meza, head of travel at the ENTERTAINER. Take a minute to imagine that you’ve just arrived in Barcelona (or Bangkok, London, Perth, you choose). You’ve got just 12 h Read More

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Speeding your way towards user engagement and conversion

By Marisa Garcia | September 13, 2017

As trends move towards mobile-first engagement, site speed optimisation becomes critical. In its latest report, Net Affinity offers insights for travel brands on optimising the design of their mobi Read More

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Data and design can keep mobile travellers engaged

By Viewpoints | July 21, 2017

Our lives have become increasingly mobile, with research showing that US consumers spend more than five hours each day interacting with on-the-go devices. NB This is a viewpoint by Ed Burek, direct Read More

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No slowdown in APAC mobile growth, India leads charge

By Martin Cowen | July 14, 2017

Criteo has linked up with Euromonitor International for a report which shows that the growth of mobile travel in Asia-Pacific is not limited to China. The study used Euromonitor data from nine mark Read More

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Hotel and OTA mobile sites are works of friction

By Martin Cowen | July 3, 2017

HEDNA's mobile working group has identified and quantified "customer friction" in the context of booking hotel rooms on mobile. The trade body for hotel distribution knows better than most that mob Read More

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Mary Meeker report sees images as part of the future of search

By Martin Cowen | June 1, 2017

Mary Meeker's Internet Trends 2017 is out, all 355 slides of it, aggregating a wealth of research to present a detailed global picture on how and why online - in the widest sense - continues to grow a Read More

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High marketing and sales spend drives loss at MakeMyTrip

By Michele McDonald | May 20, 2017

MakeMyTrip, India’s largest online travel agency, reported adjusted operating losses of $35.8 million for the fiscal fourth quarter. The company attributed the loss to “our continued high spends on Read More

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Mobile tech can help car rental brands compete with app-based disruptors

By Viewpoints | May 16, 2017

Finding our way around has become the most universal task conducted on smartphones. According to Pew Research, last year 90 percent of smartphone owners in America used their device to get directions, Read More

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Hotels and newspapers: still together after all these years

By Michele McDonald | April 12, 2017

In 1927, the Hotel Statler in Boston became one of the first to offer complimentary newspapers to its guests. Since then, most other verticals in the luxury travel industry from hotels, to airlines Read More

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Make your travel website mobile-friendly or it won't rank in search - simples

By Viewpoints | March 16, 2017

For two years now, Google has been using the mobile-friendliness of a website as a method for deciding how web pages should rank in their search engine. Pages that were easy to use and looked great Read More

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eDreams sees mobile traffic tipping point in the UK and Italy

By Martin Cowen | March 2, 2017

European OTA eDreams Odigeo says that mobile is now a bigger source of traffic than desktop in the UK and Italy, with the gap closing in almost all the markets it operates in. It found that Italy i Read More

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IHG sees mobile traffic overtake desktop

By Martin Cowen | February 20, 2017

InterContinental Hotels Group's 2016 financials show that bookings via its direct channels are up 5% year-on-year. Talking to analysts, CEO Richard Solomons said that "consumers understand the bene Read More

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App economy still struggling with retention

By Martin Cowen | February 14, 2017

AppsFlyer's latest look at the state of app engagement shows that, on a global scale, retaining users remains challenging despite a year-on-year improvement in retention rates generally. "Travel" i Read More

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Digital reaches global tipping point and keeps on growing

By Martin Cowen | January 26, 2017

We Are Social has released the first tranche of data from its "Digital in 2017" project which shows that more than half the world's population are using the internet. The project, in association wi Read More

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Lola raises another $15 million

By Martin Cowen | January 9, 2017

On-demand personal travel app Lola has raised $15 million in a Series B round, led by new investor Charles River Ventures. A statement said that the money will be used for "product development and Read More

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