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All signs point to accommodation for Expedia

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2013

The accommodation business continues to drive revenues at Expedia as the group announced its third quarter results for the period ending September 2013. There was no mention of the recent personnel... Read More

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What to do when your social media accounts are hacked

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2013

SOCIAL: Companies have to face the reality that sometimes there are hackers out there who just smarter than you are. Travel brands are no strangers to finding their social media channels hijacked or... Read More

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MakeMyTrip remains bullish about mobile, hotel and packages business

By Karthick Prabu | November 1, 2013

In MakeMyTrip's Q2 2014 earnings, the company reported an operating loss of $1.5 million for the quarter, but is continuing investment to enhance mobile services, hotel and holiday package business.... Read More

Anticipated and unintended consequences with wearable tech, NFC and biometrics in travel

By Nick Vivion | October 31, 2013

In a presentation at the recent Future Travel Experience Global, innovator Rob Girling outlined some new technologies primed to revolutionize travel. Girling has taken these insights and catalyzed the... Read More

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Police issues ticket to driver wearing Google Glass

By PhocusWire | October 31, 2013

SYSTEMS: It was always going to happen - and perhaps somewhat surprising that it has taken this long. But how new technology fits in with that slightly less exciting, real-world stuff such as law an... Read More

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Dear startups and investors - travel planning is NOT broken (so stop trying to fix it)

By Viewpoints | October 31, 2013

Some things never change. Month after month, year after year, we can look forward to news of a new venture which will finally—what took so long?—solve the problem of travel planning. Yes, travel pl... Read More

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Startups should learn to farm as well as hunt

By PhocusWire | October 31, 2013

STARTUPS: The classic question for any new business is how are you going to get customers or users. Worryingly, many startups often do not have a definitive answer, whilst others are too focused on... Read More

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Data proves location of hotel influences tourist activities

By Karthick Prabu | October 31, 2013

Everybody knows that location is one of the key parameters for the hotel business. In certain cases, location is all that matters for a hotel (airport hotels for instance). However, a study by Hong... Read More

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Travel SYSTEMS roundup - Sociomatic, Farelogix, Thomas Cook, JAL

By PhocusWire | October 31, 2013

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality on Wednesday 31 October 2013... Sociomatic patners with Revenue Management Systems for supplier Big D... Read More

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Kerala Tourism plays hide and seek on Twitter to market backwaters

By Karthick Prabu | October 30, 2013

Kerala Tourism has executed a Twitter-based marketing campaign by putting the spotlight on the state's famous backwaters. The campaign "GreatBackWaters" was launched on October 21 to project Kerala... Read More

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Busting a few myths about wearable technology

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2013

SYSTEMS: When any concept - especially those led by technology - arrives on the scene there is a tendency for people to both not understand it or perpetuate some of the myths that surround it. Weara... Read More

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Do the sums: travel reviews + data analysis = better experiences

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2013

The data from travel reviews is powerful stuff; not only for hoteliers who want to manage their hotel’s reputation, but also for destinations, OTAs, metasearch players and other travel websites. Da... Read More

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Air France in social media storm, defends itself against hints of racism

By Kevin May | October 30, 2013

What started out as a disgruntled passenger with a legitimate complaint about Air France has taken a serious turn after an open letter to its CEO went "viral" on social media this week. Jay Shah, a... Read More

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Here's how the OTAs are outspending hotel brands on paid search

By Nick Vivion | October 30, 2013

Expedia, Booking.com, Kayak and Hotels.com are prolific spenders on Google AdWords, regularly logging in the top fifty search engine marketers by spending an average of $67,250 per day. And that's jus... Read More

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Digital checklist for nurturing online trust

By Viewpoints | October 30, 2013

Today’s travel industry is dominated by digital. Of the billions of passengers that travel around the globe, 74% book their travel online, and by 2017, industry experts predict 50% of travelers wil... Read More

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