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AnyRoad brings tour guides into the digital age, focusing on quality niche tours
By Nick Vivion
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April 29, 2013
A new startup called AnyRoad has joined the bustling tours and activities space, promising curated trips from insider locals with a bit more verve than the average tour....
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Is online marketing getting more sophisticated or just more annoying (and a bit creepy)?
By Linda Fox
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April 29, 2013
News that Ryanair has signed a deal with data marketing specialist Adara is interesting in that it gives the airline access to additional revenue from targeted advertising as well as hopefully the sale of ancillaries...
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In-flight retailing – then, now and beyond
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April 29, 2013
As I took a domestic India flight over a lazy afternoon last Sunday, I was pleasantly surprised to see them make some sterling efforts on the retailing front on-board....
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Battle of the sexes played out in social media
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April 29, 2013
It's not just the youngsters, adults have given into the social media temptation and have signed up for Facebook and created Twitter accounts....
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GateGuru revamps its app to address user feedback
By Sean O'Neil
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April 29, 2013
It's easy to tell entrepreneurs they should release versions of their digital product quickly and then iterate based on user feedback....
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The SCAN - Interhome web revamp, Priceline's mobile travellers, Las Vegas stiff upper lip campaign and more tech news
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April 29, 2013
Travel tech updates from Interhome, Las Vegas, Priceline, Blackjet, Hotelbeds, ebookers, Stansted Airport and more...
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Lack of functionality remains barrier to mobile flight booking adoption
By Nick Vivion
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April 29, 2013
Flight information service FlightView has compiled the results of its latest survey, showing that lack of functionality and inferior interfaces are the main barriers to wider adoption of mobile booking....
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Traxo weather alert system tries to to bring some sunshine to snowy travel days
By Kevin May
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April 28, 2013
What happens if you get personal travel organiser Traxo talking to the brainiacs running KnowDelay? You get an interesting service which predicts weather delays and suggests schedule changes for travellers....
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Visual currency converter - genius or a travel app for app's sake?
By Kevin May
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April 28, 2013
Pass through a London tube station at the moment and you cannot fail to see a poster campaign for the Apple iPad, reminding potential owners of the hundreds of thousands of apps available....
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For opportunities as a startup, look no further than Big Data
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April 27, 2013
Even though Big Data has now been around for a few years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing....
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Beyond engagement and marketing - other growing pains for social media
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April 26, 2013
Listening to various panels at a recent event, I noticed many expressed a "wait and see" attitude about social media. Perhaps this reflects the reality that social media is still in its infancy....
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Booking.com tumbles to third spot behind Mundi and TripAdvisor - Top Brazil travel websites, March 2013
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April 26, 2013
Mundi and TripAdvisor have leapfrogged over Booking.com at the top of the latest charts for the most popular travel websites in Brazil....
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Going beyond the traditional city pairs: New retailing dynamics in online travel
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April 26, 2013
Many people fondly reminisce about "the good old days". But for online travel, that could be considered a time when consumers were relegated to search and shopping options mainly based on entering city pairs....
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Travellers turn to desktops after researching on tablets [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May
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April 26, 2013
Tablets - iPad et al - are changing browsing habits for consumers across every vertical, meaning travel retailers especially need to understand the nuances between the various platforms their service....
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Homeless hostel ranked in city top ten on TripAdvisor as pranksters game the system
By Linda Fox
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April 26, 2013
News earlier this week that about 10% of travel reviews on the web will be fake by 2014 probably came as a surprise to many...
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