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How to take advantage of multi-location local search

By PhocusWire | December 5, 2013

MARKETING: Search marketing was a relatively complicated discipline even before Google (and its ilk) introduced such services as Local and Maps. Now businesses, especially those on the ground and ca... Read More

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Booking.com snaps up messaging app service eBuddy in acqui-hire deal

By Karthick Prabu | December 5, 2013

In an apparent move to strengthen its online support, Booking.com has acqui-hired a group of staffers from messaging service provider eBuddy. Amsterdam-based eBuddy enables users with Facebook Chat... Read More

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Startup pitch: Dash brings split payments to the table

By Nick Vivion | December 5, 2013

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Travel search and discovery can be better (and more fun) than it is today

By Evan Konwiser | December 5, 2013

Travel investor Brad Gerstner recently said that the vast majority of value created from the last ten years has been wiring up the world’s accommodation and distributing it online. And for the next... Read More

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Corporate travel focus 2014 - data security, travel risk management and mobile tech

By Karthick Prabu | December 5, 2013

Travel data security, risk management while traveling to emerging countries and demand for additional mobile technology will be the focus for corporates next year, says corporate travel management com... Read More

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Customer acquisition, the cockroaches and the ants

By Viewpoints | December 5, 2013

In Evan Konwiser’s recent piece about whether or not travel startups should stay the course or pivot, I found myself thinking that a lack of commitment is often what separates the winners from the los... Read More

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Google creates a Cyber Monday for travel brands in India

By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013

After venturing into non-core domains like driver-less cars and technology enabled glasses, now Google has ventured into the online deals business in India. Google's Great Online Shopping Festival... Read More

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Survey: Indian airlines need to catch up with technology and social media

By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013

A survey (not by an airline app manufacturer!) reveals that less than a quarter of travellers have the app of the Indian airlines on their mobile devices. The survey - India Airlines Experience 201... Read More

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Australian regulator comes down hard on fake online reviews

By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a new major set of guidelines to eliminate fake online reviews. The guidelines are intended for any Australian business that h... Read More

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How travel brands are using Pinterest Place Pins after one month

By Nick Vivion | December 4, 2013

Last month, Pinterest announced a travel-focused feature called Place Pins which allowed Pinners to create pinned maps of places of interest for travel plans. Travel brands were quick to deploy the... Read More

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Startup pitch: WithLocals brings together local travel experiences with initial SE Asia focus

By Nick Vivion | December 4, 2013

The latest startup to drop into the tours and activities space is WithLocals, which promises to connect travelers to food, tours and activities in destinations around the world. The app is the brai... Read More

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Cutting through the noise to find leads on Twitter

By Linda Fox | December 4, 2013

With the millions of conversations being carried out on Twitter at any one time, cutting through the noise to find anything meaningful is a challenge. Company bosses want to know what the return-on... Read More

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Hot Hotels offers social booking experience by integrating SeatID

By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013

In what is claimed to be a travel industry first, last minute hotel booking service Hot Hotels has integrated SeatID to offer users social-led bookings. Users will be able to log in to Hot Hotels m... Read More

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HomeAway buys rental rival Stayz for $200M

By Kevin May | December 4, 2013

Big deal in the vacation rental sector - HomeAway has splashed out some $198 million to buy the Stayz Group, a major player in the market in Australasia. The deal to acquire Stayz Group from Austra... Read More

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All about inspiration for Cleartrip with new Collections push

By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013

India-based OTA Cleartrip has launched a curated list of destinations, activities, short and long itineraries, and hotels. The company calls the list "Collections" and is making a big play of tryin... Read More

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