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Want to see the future of ecommerce - look no further than eBay and Amazon

By PhocusWire | April 26, 2013

There are many people gainfully (or otherwise) employed by technology companies second guessing what the future of ecommerce will look like.... Read More

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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented

By Viewpoints | April 26, 2013

Building a direct revenue channel has become paramount to any other marketing effort. And the hotel website is a critical component to selling room nights, preserving rate, and building market share.... Read More

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Routehappy embarks on mission to help people fly better with a happy pill

By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013

Routehappy finally lifts the lid today on what it's calling a 'next generation of flight metasearch' and after more than a year since launching its beta site... Read More

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Silly things people find themselves doing in data centers

By PhocusWire | April 25, 2013

We’ve all done it — made that stupid mistake and hoped nobody saw it, prayed that it wouldn’t have an adverse effect on the systems or the network.... Read More

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Insider Guides bring Gogobot content to Homeaway

By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013

Crowd-sourced content continues to appeal to travel brands, as Gogobot and Homeaway partner on a product called Insider Guides that brings local insider knowledge to travelers.... Read More

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WestJet retakes crown from Air Canada - Top Canada travel websites, March 2013

By PhocusWire | April 25, 2013

The ongoing jostling for position at the front of the leading travel websites in Canada continued in March, with WestJet passing Air Canada once again to take top spot.... Read More

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Superfly shifts into big data with launch of Travel Emails

By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013

Superfly, the meta search company that bakes loyalty points into the flight booking process, has announced a new feature that signals a strategic shift.... Read More

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Thomas Cook tunes into social media with listening lab

By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013

Lots of buzz words kicking about in Thomas Cook's announcement of a 24/7 rapid response social media listening lab... Read More

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Behold the bounty to be had in travel when data roaming charges ease

By Viewpoints | April 25, 2013

It’s the mid-1990s, and I’m one of those management consultants so lovingly praised on the hit TV drama House of Lies.... Read More

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Business travel - Trends, cost reduction measures, opportunities and challenges

By Karthick Prabu | April 25, 2013

A recent study brings to light the usage of business travel policies by corporates, mobile payment trend and growth of business travel and more.... Read More

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Kigo rental technology service secures $1.8 million funding round, plots expansion to Asia

By Kevin May | April 25, 2013

Back-end systems in the vacation rental sector are also on the receiving end of investment, as Spain-based Kigo wins a $1.8 million Series A injection this week.... Read More

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Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options

By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013

Google's lengthy wrangling with European regulators could see some kind of closure if a market test of proposals from the search giant proves successful.... Read More

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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs

By Viewpoints | April 24, 2013

At the onset of the new decade (1990) it became apparent that travel agents were caught in a price battle between the remaining four global distribution systems and the airlines.... Read More

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Hotel prices in North America - April to June 2013

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in North America.... Read More

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Social media marketing ethics - reflections after the Boston Marathon bombing

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013

Social media professionals have turned to tactics that undermine some of the core tenets promised by social media.... Read More

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