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Mafengwo secures funding round of $15 million, social travel thrives in China

By Karthick Prabu | April 24, 2013

China-based social travel platform Mafengwo has secured $15 million in series B funding from CapitalToday and QimingVenture Partners.... Read More

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Expedia and Priceline soar away - Top US travel websites, March 2013

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013

Travelocity, Kayak and Orbitz et al are watching their rivals and top performing web brands, Expedia and Priceline, stretch their lead in the list of leading travel websites in the US.... Read More

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Done deal: GetYourGuide buys Gidsy

By Kevin May | April 24, 2013

More interesting moves in the tours and activities wing of the industry as GetYourGuide makes its first acquisition and snaps up fellow European startup Gidsy.... Read More

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Russian startup Travelmenu offloads technology but investor still claims success

By Linda Fox | April 24, 2013

What's going on at Russia-based Travelmenu, a startup which specialises in online package holidays?... Read More

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Indians fail to leave social networks at home when travelling

By Karthick Prabu | April 24, 2013

A study has found Indians cannot switch off from their digital lives during a trip, with 42% of the travellers actually logging into social networks more whilst on holiday than when at home.... Read More

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Thomson loses ground, Ryanair creeps up on EasyJet - Top UK travel websites, March 2013

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013

Some early moves in the list of leading travel sites in the UK as the gloomy winter makes way for spring and post-Christmas sales rush subsides.... Read More

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Spotting fakes, trust issues and responding to hotel reviews [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | April 24, 2013

As consumer browsing of online reviews to help select hotels has increased over the years, so have issues around trust, reliability and the age-old question of whether user generated content is genuine.... Read More

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The SCAN - Marriott gets million fans, Google fined for Streetview and more news

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013

Travel tech news from OneFineStay, Goibibo, RateGain, Marriott Hotels, Mercator, Air Indiam, Unisys, United Airlines, Honeywell, WAYN, Air Asia and Google.... Read More

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Reviewing ecommerce in India through the lens of social media

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013

Ecommerce and social media - interestingly, both chart their beginning at the same period and their growth has been somewhat identical as well.... Read More

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Cross-selling, ease of booking, commission guarantee - key among Asia travel agents

By Karthick Prabu | April 23, 2013

Travel agents in the Asia-Pacific region rate the ease of booking and commission guarantees as the most important criteria when selecting a channel to book hotels.... Read More

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Web development - will responsive design save us all?

By PhocusWire | April 23, 2013

While most hail it the future of web development, the concept has received its fair amount of skepticism.... Read More

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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part One of Three - Birth of the GDS

By Viewpoints | April 23, 2013

What was hotel marketing like before the internet? Most marketers would agree these were simpler times.... Read More

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Wordpress is nipping at your vertical: Restaurants, weddings, and now hotels

By Nick Vivion | April 23, 2013

Automattic, the company behind the open-source blogging platform Wordpress used by millions, is steadily pushing into the domain of custom theme publishers with vertical-specific paid theme products.... Read More

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GetGoing continues mission to reap flight savings for leisure travellers

By Linda Fox | April 23, 2013

GetGoing has lifted the lid on its FlightFinder technology which highlights cheaper options nearby to consumers when they search for a flight... Read More

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Beginners guide to digital marketing in China

By PhocusWire | April 23, 2013

Whether a realistic business proposition or not, many Western businesses will look to China at one point or another with a view of entering and making vast sums of money.... Read More

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