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Choose your own European adventure: British Airways' new video marketing campaign is a winner

By Nick Vivion | November 14, 2013

British Airways has launched a "choose your own adventure" style marketing campaign focusing on exploring different European destinations. The campaign is called "Yourope," and focuses on customiza... Read More

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How to bridge the travel marketing divide

By Viewpoints | November 14, 2013

Data is everywhere and yet as those in travel marketing use it build a strong relationships with their consumers, it can be difficult to deliver a personal and tailored user experience. NB: This is... Read More

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Why teenagers groan when you mention Facebook

By PhocusWire | November 14, 2013

SOCIAL: Hundreds of millions of members (a terrifyingly high number of which are extremely active) on Facebook and it remains THE social network that grabs the attention of travel brands. But as Fac... Read More

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Travelport creates iTunes-style Marketplace for agent applications

By Kevin May | November 14, 2013

Travelport is the latest travel technology company to create a platform similar to the Apple iTunes appstore so agency customers can download products and services. Travelport Marketplace is due to... Read More

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Amadeus reports single-digit growth across key metrics for 2013

By Karthick Prabu | November 13, 2013

Amadeus reported its financial and operating results for the first nine months of 2013, with adjusted profit for the period up 6.3% to Euro 511.2 million. Revenue across both IT and GDS divisions i... Read More

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Could bio semiconductors transform tech industry?

By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013

SYSTEMS: It is probably easy for developers, engineers, data jockeys et al to be immersed in the day-to-day running of various systems and platforms that something as outer-worldly as bio-technology... Read More

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Survey says: What devices do Americans use most for reading emails?

By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013

Recent stats show mobile devices continue to dominate desktops, delivering 61% of e-mail opens in the latest quarter while desktops were only used to open emails 39% of the time. Tablets are still... Read More

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Lonely Planet in acquisition mood, buys trip planner TouristEye

By Kevin May | November 13, 2013

Seven months on from its sale by the BBC, Lonely Planet has made its first acquisition by snapping up travel planning startup TouristEye. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition p... Read More

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Yapta tops up Series D with $2 million additional investment

By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013

Yapta, known for its FareIQ technology that helps accurately track airfare pricing, has added more cash to their Series D round. The round brought in an additional $2 million in financing, and was... Read More

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US Airways and American settle with Department of Justice, merger's back on track

By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013

The Department of Justice has settled their lawsuit blocking the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. This is a fast turnaround from earlier this year, when the regulatory body announce... Read More

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Crazy idea - but is THIS finally a way forward for travel innovation?

By Alex Kremer | November 13, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, we’ve seen another year’s worth of travel startups trying – and in most cases failing – to gain traction. To long-time observers of travel, this is of course not a surpris... Read More

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Travel videos, going viral and getting past the skip moment

By Linda Fox | November 13, 2013

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKpny-qC5XE" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/viral-video-690x300.jpg"] What do a... Read More

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Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - Travelport, Sabre, BookIt, Eurolines, GTA, TravelClick

By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION on Wednesday 13 November 2013... Transaero Airlines and Sabre sign new content deal Transaero Airlines and Sabre have sign... Read More

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Android is devouring Apple - here is why

By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013

DEVICES: Apple still manages to get an extraordinary amount of buzz for its iPhones and iPads in comparison to other brands - probably because it is West Coast-based and the overall quality of its d... Read More

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Landmark deal in China - B2B online travel service 8Trip raises $24.6 million

By Karthick Prabu | November 12, 2013

8Trip, a China-based online travel service which connects suppliers with sellers, has raised $24.6 million from Vision Knight Capital and SoftBank China Capital (SBCVC). Founder and CEO Yuan Dong s... Read More

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