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How Facebook views the world of travel [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | November 24, 2013

It was Facebook's turn at this year's PhoCusWright Conference to come up with the polarising presentation of the week. In 2012 it was Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, who both wowed and irritated the a... Read More

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Australian travellers bank on mobile for travel services

By Karthick Prabu | November 24, 2013

Australia is no exception when it comes to mobile usage in the travel industry, with some 70% of Aussies now using mobile devices for their travel needs. The study by HotelsCombined, the Australia-... Read More

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Creating a startup without knowing a digit of code can be done

By PhocusWire | November 24, 2013

STARTUPS: Almost every article or conference session offering advice to startups has a tip about ensuring every new business has a technical co-founder or key member included in the team. But the gr... Read More

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Evolution of video in web design

By PhocusWire | November 23, 2013

MARKETING: In some respects, YouTube and Vimeo (with their embedded players for third parties) have made us all a touch lazy with how we integrate video into websites. Luckily some hotshot designers... Read More

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Now Swarovski wants a piece of the travel inspiration action

By Linda Fox | November 22, 2013

Here's a quirky tie-up - as if there weren't enough travel inspiration and sharing platforms out there, Swarovski has decided to join the fray. Yes, you read that right. The company, well actually... Read More

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Google trip planning study - devices, web and travel video impact

By Karthick Prabu | November 22, 2013

Travel videos inspire the majority of leisure and business travellers to plan their trips, reveals a Google Think Insight study. The study was conducted among the leisure and business traveller seg... Read More

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Know how a hotel's social media reputation impacts pricing

By Karthick Prabu | November 21, 2013

Ever wondered how your hotel's online reputation is going to positively or negatively impact your hotel pricing? Ever wondered what is the return on investment for maintaining an excellent brand re... Read More

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Startup pitch: myRealTrip connects travellers with local guides in Korea (and more)

By Karthick Prabu | November 21, 2013

myRealTrip, Korea-based startup is into the business of connecting travellers with local guides or destination experts. The company is currently focusing on the Korean market - both inbound and out... Read More

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Everything you wanted to know about user engagement with travel content in one report

By Nick Vivion | November 21, 2013

An ongoing mystery in travel has been specifics on how travelers relate, interact and consume travel content at different lifecycles of the travel planning process. When are they most amenable to p... Read More

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Priceline duo speak: Huston on the future and Boyd on the past

By Kevin May | November 21, 2013

For years Priceline top brass such as CEO Jeff Boyd would rarely speak to the media beyond the obligatory appearances with the financial press around earnings. But with him recently stepping aside... Read More

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Bing comes out fighting, integrates TripAdvisor hotel metasearch tool

By Linda Fox | November 21, 2013

Take that Google, it looks as if Microsoft Bing might be about to fight back. Well, in the US at least. Microsoft has signed a deal with TripAdvisor which will see the reviews giant's metasearch to... Read More

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Advice to hoteliers - Learn to love the mobile wallet

By Viewpoints | November 21, 2013

Wave goodbye to your wallet, chuck out your change, cut up your credit cards. But, before you do all that, make sure you keep your mobile phone. Why? Because, in the future your mobile device may be... Read More

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Olacabs raises Series B funding to expand its presence in India

By Karthick Prabu | November 21, 2013

Olacabs, an India-based car rental aggregator has secured Series B funding from Matrix Partners India as well as existing investor, Tiger Global Management. While the exact funding amount is not di... Read More

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Qunar reports massive mobile revenue growth, mobile users triple

By Karthick Prabu | November 20, 2013

In its third quarter 2013 earnings call, Qunar reported total revenue of $39.4 million, a 57.5% increase year-on-year. Mobile revenue for the third quarter was $5.8 million, an increase of 386% yea... Read More

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Protecting personal data and the risks of using unsecured public WiFi [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | November 20, 2013

Security on unsecured public WiFi networks is a rising concern for travelers, while the vast majority don't exercise any precautions on public networks. The results were compiled by hot spot securi... Read More

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