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Rocket forth: Hyperlapse tops branded marketing on Instagram

By Nick Vivion | August 28, 2014

Not one to be left out of a trend, Instagram has followed the recent spate of single-use apps with its own standalone time-lapse video app called Hyperlapse. The app facilitates timelapse videos fo... Read More

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Five major European traveller tech trends - think devices

By Viewpoints | August 28, 2014

Consumer technology is unleashing massive opportunity for the European travel industry. Mobile devices are remaking the digital rules of traveler engagement, opening up new ways for travel businesses... Read More

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Tapping into mobile travel trends [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | August 28, 2014

Somo, a mobile marketing specialist, has pulled together some of the latest mobile travel trends to give a snapshot of how mobile consumers are versus the travel industry. The company, which works wi... Read More

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HTTPS might give your site a boost but may not be all it's cracked up to be

By PhocusWire | August 28, 2014

MARKETING: Website owners are being encouraged to make the switch to HTTPS with Google announcing a 'slight' ranking boost. However, it seems that some businesses have seen a drop in AdSense revenue... Read More

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Excursiopedia provides tours to Festicket, VisitScotland develops newsroom, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 28, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for August 2014. Thursday 28 August 2014: Excursiopedia partners with Festicket Excursiope... Read More

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Hertz gives itself a technology upgrade

By Sean O'Neil | August 27, 2014

Hertz Rent-a-Car, the largest airport general use car rental brand globally, continues to test and adapt technology that would allow it greater flexibility in how it rents its vehicles and sells ancil... Read More

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Sabre confirms Lastminute review, says OTA perfectly positioned for growth

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2014

Sabre says it is exploring 'strategic options' for Lastminute.com following more than a week of speculation that the UK-based business was up for sale. An announced from the global distribution gia... Read More

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Big Data today, a leap up from the little black book of yesterday

By Viewpoints | August 27, 2014

My grandfather used to have a little notebook. Maybe it was black, I didn’t ask. In it, he used to keep notes. Notes of the people he met, how he knew them, their interests, sports, politics, hobbi... Read More

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Airbnb extends reach further via tie up with Ostrovok

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2014

Marking its first distribution deal outside the US, Airbnb is making its inventory available through Russia-based online accommodation service Ostrovok. According to a statement the deal will exten... Read More

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Startup pitch: WeSwap aims to disrupt the currency exchange market with P2P platform

By Karthick Prabu | August 27, 2014

WeSwap is the latest company to jump on the peer-to-peer bandwagon with its bid to solve currency exchange problems. The London-based startup provides a platform where users can exchange currencies... Read More

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GoEuro closes $27M to fund its multi-modal travel platform

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2014

Ah, to be young and working in Berlin in late summer. Even better, to be young working for a two-year-old travel technology start-up in the hip Prenzlauer Berg district at precisely the time when t... Read More

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American pulls fares off Orbitz again: observers cite high costs, low ancillary sales

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2014

American Airlines and US Airways are pulling flight listings from Orbitz after the carriers and the online travel agency failed to agree to a fresh contract from Orbitz and its sister sites, such as e... Read More

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Skyscanner now scans the ground for hotels with standalone app

By Nick Vivion | August 26, 2014

Skyscanner - known primarily for its air search prowess - is now offering insight on the ground with standalone app for hotel search. The UK-based company's recent push into North America has contr... Read More

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Move over SoLoMo! It's the year of the mocal traveler

By Nick Vivion | August 26, 2014

Many pixels have been spilled over the rise of SoLoMo - social/location/mobile - so it's about time for a shift in jargon. This is the year of the mocal traveler, according to MDG Advertising. From... Read More

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Questions for travel marketers to ask before choosing an SEO partner

By Viewpoints | August 26, 2014

Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most effective digital marketing tools available to hotels and other tourism related businesses looking to increase web traffic and sales. In 2013, 68 pe... Read More

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