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As Yelp struggles, might a travel giant eat it?
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As Yelp struggles, might a travel giant eat it?
By Rob Lovitt | January 8, 2016
With almost 170 million monthly visitors, estimated annual revenues of half-a-billion dollars, and a... Read More
Airbnb finding favour with German and Spanish travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Airbnb finding favour with German and Spanish travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Martin Cowen | January 8, 2016
A snapshot of travel booking habits across Europe, carried out by marketing tech firm Rocket Fuel, has... Read More
Crack the code of ethical travel by using social data
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Crack the code of ethical travel by using social data
By Kevin May | January 8, 2016
Technology and the ability to mine data and social behaviour will be at the heart of attempts by... Read More
As Apple and others get emotional, where might travel fit in?
News / Technology
As Apple and others get emotional, where might travel fit in?
By Linda Fox | January 8, 2016
There's lots of coverage across mainstream and technology press in the past few hours about Apple... Read More
CES 2016: These three new cameras may wow travel marketers
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CES 2016: These three new cameras may wow travel marketers
By Sean O'Neil | January 7, 2016
Among the many new cameras that were previewed at this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las... Read More
Startup pitch: MaxMilhas, a miles broker, ascends in Brazil
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Startup pitch: MaxMilhas, a miles broker, ascends in Brazil
By Sean O'Neil | January 6, 2016
MaxMilhas is a Brazilian marketplace for brokering the buying and selling of frequent flier miles.... Read More
Going on safari? There's now virtual reality for that
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Going on safari? There's now virtual reality for that
By Kevin May | January 6, 2016
After years in the doldrums (well, nobody really caring), virtual reality could very well be The Thing... Read More
Booking.com wants to capture consumer resolutions
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Booking.com wants to capture consumer resolutions
By Kevin May | January 6, 2016
If the turn of the New Year is all about marketing destinations to wannabe travellers, then the... Read More
Momondo Group puts faith in cuddly approach to metasearch
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Momondo Group puts faith in cuddly approach to metasearch
By Kevin May | January 6, 2016
Momondo Group is celebrating what it claims is a milestone for its Cheapflights brand - half a million... Read More
Why 2016 needs to be the year of the digital guest standard
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Why 2016 needs to be the year of the digital guest standard
By Viewpoints | January 5, 2016
The hotel market is renowned for its inertia and late adoption to technological innovations. Yet, it... Read More
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