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Startup pitch: Tripnary brings airfare comparisons to bucket lists

By Nick Vivion | December 9, 2014

Mobile-first travel startups are the new-normal, as startups follow the shifting attention spans of the majority. Tripnary is the latest to focus on the mobile user, offering a bucket list service tie Read More

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Here's how to spend Euro 600,000 on travel in one place

By Nick Vivion | December 2, 2014

Rather than rest after a holiday weekend of consumption - or even participate in#GivingTuesday - a new app is offering a quick way to spend more money on travel in one place then ever before. The a Read More

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Putting the (shopping) cart before the horse won't drive online conversion

By Viewpoints | December 1, 2014

It can be easy to forget, but the main purpose of a travel website isn’t to drive conversions; it’s to provide a convenient guest resource. Of course, conversions are always a primary goal, but the Read More

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Ctrip cool with short-term hits in pursuit of market share

By Martin Cowen | November 27, 2014

China's biggest OTA Ctrip has reported a "solid" operational performance in Q3, although cost increases are hitting margins, spooking the market. But this is not a big concern, according to chief s Read More

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LoungeBuddy launches in-app purchases for lounge passes

By Nick Vivion | November 20, 2014

LoungeBuddy (TLabs here) has rolled out its 2.0 vision, which includes an industry first: in-app mobile booking for lounge access. Instant airport lounge bookings are currently available at 13 airpor Read More

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HotelTonight looks to tomorrow's hotel guest experience

By Nick Vivion | November 17, 2014

After 10 years as an attendee, HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank took to the Phocuswright stage with a look to tomorrow's hotel experience. The vision? An integrated system of interoperable apps that p Read More

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eLong begins PC to mobile turnaround phase

By Martin Cowen | November 14, 2014

eLong has admitted its Q3 performance fell short of expectations, but the shortfall is a result of increased competition in the Chinese market (even before Alibaba's new travel brand Alitrip.com start Read More

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Looking for a metatrend - Euromonitor goes tech-crazy

By Martin Cowen | November 11, 2014

Euromonitor International's annual trends report, released at World Travel Market last week, was more about digital than destinations, highlighting braggies, online rail bookings, transactional instan Read More

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Airline bookings on mobiles not a big deal for millennials

By Martin Cowen | November 10, 2014

Statistics are often insightful and occasionally confusing, and some of the headline findings in a new study from the World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation fall into the latt Read More

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Cleartrip sees mobile used for future and instant hotel stays

By Martin Cowen | November 7, 2014

Cleartrip is seeing levels of growth from mobile bookings for its hotel content which reinforces the importance of the channel for Indian consumers. In the second edition of its Quarterly Insights, Read More

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Analysis of travel app ecosystem benchmarks quality across 31 brands

By Nick Vivion | November 5, 2014

ARC, an offshoot of Applause that specializes in the app economy, has taken a first-time look at the travel app ecosystem to benchmark 31 of the top travel brands according to consumer reviews and rat Read More

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WiFi Growth Map says we'll have one hotspot for every 20 people

By Nick Vivion | November 4, 2014

Analysis from WiFi specialist iPass offers a rare deep-dive into the global growth of WiFi over the next four years. The WiFi Growth Map is an interactive tool with a slider that allows users to se Read More

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Mobile momentum prompts a rethinking of the role of online travel agencies

By Martin Cowen | November 3, 2014

A new research paper from PhoCusWright reconfirms the importance of mobile in redefining not only the role but also the reach of online travel agencies. The paper Online Travel Agencies - More Than Read More

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Rezdy confirms offline dominates tours and activities bookings

By Martin Cowen | October 31, 2014

Australian tours and activities platform Rezdy has released some stats from its clients which show that offline bookings are still way ahead of online, with mobile's share of these online bookings inc Read More

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RIP web marketing and six other digital marketing trends

By Viewpoints | October 28, 2014

I live and breathe internet marketing. I don't have any hidden powers or know something that is not already public knowledge. I just like to ponder and hypothesize what the future might be, identifyin Read More

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