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How to be a leader in a social media world

By PhocusWire | December 4, 2013

SOCIAL: Persuading a grumpy, old (and probably male) CEO to get involved with an organisation's social media strategy can be a difficult task. And why should they, some might argue. But speed of com... Read More

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China trip sharing service Breadtrip raises $10 million in Series B

By Karthick Prabu | December 3, 2013

Breadtrip, Beijing-based travel experience sharing service has secured Series B funding for around $10 million from China Broadband Capital. The company says it will be using this new fund to devel... Read More

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What can we learn from the mobile app graveyard?

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2013

DEVICES: Take a look at the app charts on sites such as Appnostic and it quickly becomes clear that many travel apps have such low retention or download rates that many must be wondering "why bother... Read More

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Tourism New Zealand creates toolkit for local businesses to serve Chinese travellers

By Karthick Prabu | December 3, 2013

Tourism boards around the world have woken up to the potential of the prospect of thousands (maybe millions) of Chinese visitors appearing on their doorsteps. For example, Tourism New Zealand has s... Read More

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Heathrow allows electronic cigarettes in special lounge, Southwest brings Wii to terminals

By Nick Vivion | December 3, 2013

In a travel industry first, London's Heathrow Airport now has an e-cigarette smoking lounge - indoors. Whereas traditional cigarette-smoking travelers are required to exit the terminal - and theref... Read More

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Who wins the marketing war between email versus social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | December 3, 2013

For all the continued (and hyped?) commentary around social media being a major channel for travel brands to reach customers, do the old school disciplines still hold sway? As data from the recent... Read More

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Marketers: Latest stats show Apple continuing to dominate mobile advertising impressions

By Nick Vivion | December 3, 2013

Apple continues to dominate the mobile advertising space, according to mobile advertising sales platform AdFonic's third quarter statistics. This growth in share is significant, especially given in... Read More

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TripAdvisor urged to create new channel dedicated to hostels

By Kevin May | December 3, 2013

As TripAdvisor attempts to position itself at the centre of the online world, one group of accommodation owners is not impressed at being sidelined. A collection of hostel owners, led by Abraham Ho... Read More

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How a small desert town has been turned into a spaceopolis

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2013

SYSTEMS: Say what you like about the validity of sub-orbital space travel peddled by the likes of Virgin Galactic as a genuine "tourism" product, such a move is generating a by-product elsewhere whi... Read More

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Business travel goes super sci fi, leaps forward 50 years

By Linda Fox | December 3, 2013

Forget 2014, AirPlus is first out of the block with future gazing but with a twist - how the business travel landscape might look in 50 years. In coming up with its 20 predictions it takes into acc... Read More

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Behold the city of Seoul - from hi-tech sensors to social innovation

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2013

SYSTEMS: Many cities around the world are quick to show off their digital credentials, especially when promoting to incoming tourists. But a bit of free wifi here and there or the ability to share p... Read More

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Tiger goes hunting for eDreams - teacup storm or something more?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 2, 2013

The slanging match between Tigerair Australia and eDreams is not an uncommon one and you can decide who is in the right here. The core matter is whether or not eDreams has the right to sell Tigerai... Read More

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China hostel booking service Yododo raises $4 million in Series A

By Karthick Prabu | December 2, 2013

Yododo, a Shanghai-based hostel booking and independent travel community service, has secured $4 million in Series A funding from Gobi Partners. The new fund will be used to improve user experience... Read More

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Top tips for building cross-platform mobile apps

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2013

DEVICES: It was all so easy when there was one platform (iPhone) on which to build mobile applications. But then others (namely Google) got in on the act, and then tablets arrived on the scene as we... Read More

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United launches completely new p.S. Premium Service cabins

By Nick Vivion | December 2, 2013

United Airlines has been talking about this all year, and the "p.S Premium Service" cabins are finally here. The new premium cabin configurations have been installed on the 15 Boeing 757-200s that... Read More

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