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Middle East hotel prices - November 2012 to January 2013
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Middle East hotel prices - November 2012 to January 2013
By PhocusWire | November 11, 2012
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.... Read More
Priceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)
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Priceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 11, 2012
In 2008, Delta announced its long awaited marriage to Northwest Airlines. In doing so it started in motion a chain of events that continues to define the market for the distribution of air products.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - All about Priceline-Kayak, more tours, semantic, global pages and maturity
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Best of Tnooz last week - All about Priceline-Kayak, more tours, semantic, global pages and maturity
By PhocusWire | November 11, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
The trav-olution begins again? Desti brings Siri-like personal assistant into the travel ecosystem
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The trav-olution begins again? Desti brings Siri-like personal assistant into the travel ecosystem
By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012
Desti joins the ranks of travel startups claiming to be on the path to "travel nirvana" with their Siri-spawned travel planning iPad app.... Read More
UK regulator upholds complaint against airline review site Skytrax
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UK regulator upholds complaint against airline review site Skytrax
By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012
The UK regulator Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint filed by KwikChex accusing airline review company Skytrax of misleading claims of authentic reviews.... Read More
Flat-Club targets US student community after recent European roll out
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Flat-Club targets US student community after recent European roll out
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2012
Flat-Club, a rental marketplace targeting students and alumni, has extended its service from Europe to the US starting with 30 universities... Read More
RFID wristbands are so last year - social media-loving hotel connects fingerprints to Facebook
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RFID wristbands are so last year - social media-loving hotel connects fingerprints to Facebook
By Kevin May | November 9, 2012
The Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel certainly made the industry sit and listen for a bit when it launched a project in 2011 to allow its clubbing-crazed guests to interact with Facebook via RFID wristbands.... Read More
Engage at Every Stage: a trademarked call to action for mobile marketers
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Engage at Every Stage: a trademarked call to action for mobile marketers
By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012
The CMO Council has trademarked a signature call to action for mobile marketers called Engage at Every Stage, which urges mobile marketers to use emerging Mobile Relationship Marketing (MRM) to increase customer interaction.... Read More
Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
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Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
By Evan Konwiser | November 8, 2012
Priceline is acquiring Kayak for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. Yes, read it again. While unexpected, interestingly the news does not fundamentally tell us anything about the industry.... Read More
Priceline buys Kayak for $1.8 billion
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Priceline buys Kayak for $1.8 billion
By Kevin May | November 8, 2012
In a leftfield move, Priceline has agreed to buy metasearch engine Kayak for $1.8 billion.... Read More
A Photographer's Journey ties travel images to a real-world exhibition, curated on Facebook
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A Photographer's Journey ties travel images to a real-world exhibition, curated on Facebook
By Nick Vivion | November 8, 2012
The latest Air France campaign brings in Le Meridien to curate a real-world exhibition of travel imagery on Facebook.... Read More
Semantic search will be standard across online travel by 2020
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Semantic search will be standard across online travel by 2020
By Viewpoints | November 8, 2012
Technology continues to push the travel, tourism and hospitality industry forward and make it more dynamic than ever before. But the next phase is where it gets REALLY exciting.... Read More
Tablets continue to attract more sales and of higher value items [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Tablets continue to attract more sales and of higher value items [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2012
Hot on the heels of yesterday's piece on kids and parents' mobile habits is this study from eDigitalResearch tracking tablet and smartphone behaviour in the UK... Read More
Amadeus first three quarter 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
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Amadeus first three quarter 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
By Kevin May | November 8, 2012
Amadeus released results for the first three quarters of 2012 today. A quick overview is as follows:... Read More
Will airlines step up and provide a better hotel booking experience?
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Will airlines step up and provide a better hotel booking experience?
By Nick Vivion | November 7, 2012
90% of consumers would book hotels through airline websites if they found the offers "compelling and convenient." This is a big IF, especially when looking at many of the current hotel booking experiences on airline websites... Read More