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Cheapflights puts flight and hotel search into Facebook Messenger
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Cheapflights puts flight and hotel search into Facebook Messenger
By Kevin May | June 14, 2016
More moves in the world of chat services, with news that Cheapflights will allow users to search for... Read More
The number one WeChat mistake travel marketers make
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The number one WeChat mistake travel marketers make
By Viewpoints | June 13, 2016
The number one mistake travel marketers make on WeChat is to use their personal accounts for brand... Read More
Required: one mobile app to rule them all and a touch of virtual reality
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Required: one mobile app to rule them all and a touch of virtual reality
By Kevin May | June 13, 2016
More than half of travellers would like a mobile app that covers every aspect of their transportation... Read More
Evolve Vacation Rental Network raises $5.5 million to help owners with distribution and services
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Evolve Vacation Rental Network raises $5.5 million to help owners with distribution and services
By Kevin May | June 13, 2016
A new round of $5.5 million has been ploughed into owner support service Evolve Vacation Rental... Read More
Zumata taps IBM Watson to bring natural language to hotel search
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Zumata taps IBM Watson to bring natural language to hotel search
By Kevin May | June 10, 2016
Travel technology provider Zumata is the latest company to seize on the allegedly growing need for new... Read More
How hotels can localise their website to compete with Airbnb
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How hotels can localise their website to compete with Airbnb
By Viewpoints | June 10, 2016
The “Live There” campaign from Airbnb reveals an intention to target a new demographic - after... Read More
Dazed and confused by another Millennials survey [UPDATED]
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Dazed and confused by another Millennials survey [UPDATED]
By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2016
Another day, another survey about Millennials. And for travel businesses looking to target people aged... Read More
Kayak continues to integrate HomeAway's rental inventory into metasearch
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Kayak continues to integrate HomeAway's rental inventory into metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | June 8, 2016
This past winter, vacation rental giant HomeAway began adding inventory to travel metasearch giant... Read More
Attractions platforms target local tourism with white labels
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Attractions platforms target local tourism with white labels
By Kevin May | June 8, 2016
There is a debate to be had as to how tours and activities providers can scale their consumer-facing... Read More
Hotel engagement tech: Meaningful versus mere communication
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Hotel engagement tech: Meaningful versus mere communication
By Sponsored Content | June 8, 2016
Meaningful engagement or just communication? What does it takes to genuinely connect with travelers?... Read More
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