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THIS is social: Every service you need to know right now in one graphic

By Nick Vivion | July 2, 2013

Change is the only constant in the online frontier of social media, which is documented by the latest iteration of Brian Solis' Conversation Prism.... Read More

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Come on travel companies - why are you not investing in tablet applications?

By Glenn Gruber | July 2, 2013

Travel companies are forever claiming how app-savvy they are - and now independent research tells us all that tablets are grabbing a significant share of hotel website traffic.... Read More

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Holidayen wants to get up close and personal with trip itineraries

By Karthick Prabu | July 2, 2013

US-based travel startup Holidayen has created a platform for travellers to customise their holiday itinerary in minutes.... Read More

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How much is on the table with destination services for travel companies? [Hint: it's huge]

By Kevin May | July 2, 2013

A study by Euromonitor estimated the total leisure spend on travel and destination-related products was a massive Euro 2.5 trillion during 2012.... Read More

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Wuhu wants to disrupt the original disruptors and make travel easy

By Linda Fox | July 2, 2013

Many an online travel 'what if? was considered before Wuhu was born and like many startups it's based on the premise that there must be a better way... Read More

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Travelata to shift marketing up a gear with $5 million funding boost

By Linda Fox | July 2, 2013

Travelata, the online package tours startup has secured funding of US$5m from Poland-based equity firm MCI Management... Read More

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Sign of the times - Google slowly killing natural search

By PhocusWire | July 1, 2013

Lest we forget, Google won search by providing the best organic results users had ever seen.... Read More

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Visitation to the United States hits all-time record

By Nick Vivion | July 1, 2013

The US Department of Commerce has released their latest report, showing a record surge in visitation to the United States in 2012.... Read More

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SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - July 2013

By PhocusWire | July 1, 2013

Aloft Hotels and Design With Reach have come together for a $10,000 sweepstakes.... Read More

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A brief guide to optimising travel videos and virtual tours on multiple devices

By Viewpoints | July 1, 2013

Understanding how product and content appears in multiple device is a fact of life in the travel industry these days. Or at least it should be.... Read More

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Now Google lets tourist boards map those hard to get to places via a backpack

By Linda Fox | July 1, 2013

The quest to map absolutely everything has taken another step forward with Google allowing third parties to have a go on its Street View Trekker gear... Read More

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To share or not to share: more than half would in return for personalisation [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | July 1, 2013

Here's an interesting study that demonstrates how willing people are to share their personal information on social networks as well as with other websites... Read More

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How to start or close a funding round as a travel business?

By PhocusWire | June 28, 2013

The simple fact of the market is that there are many, many more entrepreneurs seeking capital than there are investors seeking to fund them.... Read More

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O2 launches JetSetMe, spinning a different take on travel for subscribers

By Nick Vivion | June 28, 2013

Mobile communications provider O2 has launched a travel compenent that provides both compelling insights into travel across their network and intriguing integrations for mobile travelers.... Read More

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Deep dive into customer data shows what it REALLY takes to get a happy hotel guest

By Kevin May | June 28, 2013

If you examine 800,000 hotel reviews from genuine guests you would presumably get an interesting snapshot of what makes a guest swing from hating to loving a property.... Read More

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