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Egencia takes consumer approach to highlight hotels
News / Technology
Egencia takes consumer approach to highlight hotels
By Linda Fox | November 30, 2015
Egencia has just ended a three-week social media campaign which saw it unveil three videos positioning... Read More
Sunshine for UK airport parking, VisitLondon pins Christmas, Expedia loyal to India, and more...
News / Online
Sunshine for UK airport parking, VisitLondon pins Christmas, Expedia loyal to India, and more...
By PhocusWire | November 30, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality... Read More
Eight travel brands leading the content marketing conversations
News / Online
Eight travel brands leading the content marketing conversations
By Viewpoints | November 27, 2015
Content marketing refers to the process of producing content as means of indirectly promoting your... Read More
Understanding the ins and outs of video in travel booking
News / Online
Understanding the ins and outs of video in travel booking
By Kevin May | November 26, 2015
Every travel marketer knows the importance that video is now playing when it comes to influencing the... Read More
The before and after of an independent hotel website
News / Distribution
The before and after of an independent hotel website
By Linda Fox | November 26, 2015
Seems like there has been a bit of surge of developments for independent hotels recently, recognising... Read More
Alibaba's Alitrip has a distinctive travel model
News / Distribution
Alibaba's Alitrip has a distinctive travel model
By Sean O'Neil | November 25, 2015
A little more than a year ago, Alibaba, a giant Chinese e-commerce company, rebranded its travel... Read More
Booking.com fires legal threat at rate widgets, demands hotels switch off
News / Distribution
Booking.com fires legal threat at rate widgets, demands hotels switch off
By Kevin May | November 25, 2015
Booking.com has ordered hotels to remove a widget that displays its rates for the property alongside... Read More
Booking.com tells hotels it's not a zero-sum game
News / Distribution
Booking.com tells hotels it's not a zero-sum game
By Sean O'Neil | November 25, 2015
Pepijn Rijvers knows more than most about Booking.com's meteoric rise. Last April, Rijvers became CMO... Read More
Indies offered more ways to fight back in hotel distribution battle
News / Distribution
Indies offered more ways to fight back in hotel distribution battle
By Kevin May | November 24, 2015
A few announcements kicking about this week to illustrate how it's not all about the big chains when... Read More
Those Google stages of travel applied to mobile
News / Technology
Those Google stages of travel applied to mobile
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2015
Google has been increasingly pushing micro-moments  in recent months - those times when consumers turn... Read More
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