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Middle East hotel prices - February to April 2013
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January 31, 2013
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East....
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Not dead yet: Why the old school travel agent isn't going anywhere
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January 31, 2013
Well-designed, angel-funded websites are popping up like mushrooms after a rainstorm, each clamoring to deliver travel in a way you’ve never seen done before, and mostly patently failing to live up to their own hype....
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Behold the hotel room of the future [VIDEO]
By Kevin May
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January 31, 2013
Some way off (maybe), but visitors to the FiturTech hospitality exhibition in Spain this week are experiencing what some believe will be the hotel room of the future....
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Where Google Travel is heading, according to one of its employees
By Sean O'Neil
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January 31, 2013
Yesterday, Google updated its Flight Search. To put things in context, James van Thiel, the industry leader for Google's Netherlands Travel team, talks about integrating search with metasearch and other developments....
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Travel startups: Stop trying to be sexy
By Alex Kremer
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January 31, 2013
If there's one thing travel startups like, it's sexiness. Not the raunchy kind, but something that sets them apart from the status quo and has some kind of wow factor. Or at least that's the aim....
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How destinations are consumed on mobile
By Linda Fox
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January 31, 2013
The mobile phone is probably not the first device that comes to mind when researching a holiday destination...
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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - January 2013
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January 31, 2013
Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during January 2013 - all here, in one easy read....
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A fresh way of visualizing flight search aims to trump ITA Software Matrix time bars
By Sean O'Neil
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January 30, 2013
This is for the nerds out there: This interactive visualization for exploring flight options for a set of origin and destination airports was built as a "bookmarklet" and uses ITA Flight Matrix data....
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Pathway GDS plots distribution growth for holiday rental sector
By Linda Fox
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January 30, 2013
Pathway GDS is a B2B startup which aims to connect holiday rental suppliers with online and offline travel agents and tour operators...
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Find Yours: Beyond selling vacations, Expedia pushes emotional connection to travel
By Nick Vivion
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January 30, 2013
Travel has always been one of the most emotional products to sell - memories, smells, sounds, sights and experiences all combine to create an intricate tapestry that offers many approachable threads for marketers....
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Google and Frommers, six months on - never about brand or books, just look at the bigger picture
By Kevin May
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January 30, 2013
For some, Google's acquisition of Frommer's in August last year triggered yet another sharp intake of breath that the Mountain View search company was wading further in on the travel sector....
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Google and Frommers, six months on - never about brand or books, just look at the bigger picture
By Kevin May
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January 30, 2013
For some, Google's acquisition of Frommer's in August last year triggered yet another sharp intake of breath that the Mountain View search company was wading further in on the travel sector....
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JetZet adds a layer of social networking to itinerary management
By Sean O'Neil
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January 30, 2013
JetZet allows frequent travelers to organize, socialize, and stay updated on a single platform....
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IATA squares up to Sabre, demands unsealing of court documents from American Airlines case
By Kevin May
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January 30, 2013
IATA has ratcheted up the distribution debate further by filing a motion in the US to have court documents from the recent Sabre-American Airlines case unsealed....
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App Store numbers not for the faint hearted but one travel company is getting it right
By Linda Fox
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January 29, 2013
If your mobile application is pending approval by Apple then it's probably a good idea to take a deep breath before reading further...
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