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Travelmob, Asia's version of Airbnb, passes Go, collects $1 million, and plots its future
By Sean O'Neil
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October 5, 2012
Travelmob is a peer-to-peer rental site for distinctive lodging in the Asia Pacific region. It's similar to US peer-to-peer accommodation site Airbnb, and has received $1 million in funding....
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Room Key CEO talks partnerships, numbers and value propositions
By Nick Vivion
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October 4, 2012
Room Key recently announced new partnerships with La Quinta, Millenium Hotels & Resorts, and the Leading Hotels of the World, bringing the total available properties to nearly 50,000. So what does this mean for the fledgling hotel booking engine?...
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Australian distribution strategy could be template for other tourism boards
By Stephen Joyce
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October 4, 2012
The US government recently released its first progress report since launching its ambitious plan to brand America and grow visitor numbers to the country....
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Turning social media reaction into booking action for travel brands [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May
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October 4, 2012
We know the basics - social media allows travel companies to engage with existing and potential customers and can act as an unofficial watchdog of products....
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The Scan: LastMinute.com adds credit card scanning to iPhone app and Orbitz launches Spanish-language OTA
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October 4, 2012
LastMinute.com, Travelocity, Orbitz, LeisureLink, eRevMax, Cape Town Tourism, Facebook, Sanpo, Twist, and Lonely Planet all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 4 October....
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Cabforce looks to drive down cost of taxis across Europe via pre-booked model
By Linda Fox
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October 4, 2012
Cabforce is an online platform for pre-booking (and pre-paying) taxis, mini-buses and executive cars across Europe...
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Standby: Time for Asia to lead the global travel technology revolution
By Siew Hoon Yeoh
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October 4, 2012
I’ve been covering Asia’s travel and tourism industry for more years than I care to remember and I can honestly say this is currently the most intense time of change....
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Middle East hotel prices - September to November 2012
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October 3, 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....
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Airbnb buys obscure Fondu app, may create printed city guidebooks
By Sean O'Neil
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October 3, 2012
Financial terms of the transaction weren't disclosed for the purchase of the restaurant recommendation app. AIrbnb wants to distribute printed guides of what's worth seeing in major cities....
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Concur and Madrona in for $10 million investment in buuteeq
By Nick Vivion
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October 3, 2012
Seattle-based digital marketing SaaS provider buuteeq has closed a $10 million investment round co-led by Madrona Venture Group and expense management solution provider Concur....
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Pegasus Connect becomes the latest brand evolution at Pegasus
By Nick Vivion
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October 3, 2012
Pegasus Solutions continues to streamline and integrate their myriad offerings, as Utell becomes Pegasus Connect....
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Turns out, social media is a pain in the ass for destinations
By Troy Thompson
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October 3, 2012
Okay, maybe not a total pain in the ass - perhaps massively confusing. ROI, influence, Pinterest, fans, followers, friends - where do we go from here?...
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Could Booking.com be a good parent to the new .hotels domain extension?
By Linda Fox
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October 3, 2012
The coming weeks could see Booking.com given the go ahead by ICANN for the .HOTELS top level domain....
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VisitBritain puts 007 at heart of latest tourism campaign
By Linda Fox
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October 3, 2012
VisitBritain will kick off a campaign across key inbound markets on Friday piggy backing off hype around the latest 007 film, Skyfall...
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It's the end of the world as we know it - Expedia kind of hopes so
By Kevin May
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October 2, 2012
Travel companies never miss a chance to tap into some kind of cultural reference when there's a marketing opportunity - even one that predicts the demise of the planet....
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