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WEBINAR VIDEO: Tap OTA conversion secrets for direct hotel bookings

By PhocusWire | November 5, 2015

In an ideal marketplace, hotels would see an equal percentage of bookings coming from online travel... Read More

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How Expedia will help HomeAway battle Airbnb

By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2015

Today's Expedia Inc's acquisition of HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, for $3.9 billion (mostly... Read More

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A glimpse at what Facebook Messenger and M might do for travel

By Linda Fox | November 5, 2015

Most people associate M with a Bond character but that might change when Facebook unleashes its own M.... Read More

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Tourism board brands itself on social media - tweets for tattoos

By Kevin May | November 4, 2015

Fair play to VisitRichmond, the small tourism authority for the state capital of Virginia, for taking... Read More

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Hotelbeds comes in with big APItude

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2015

Hotelbeds has developed a set of APIs to make it easier for partners such as online travel agents and... Read More

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Airbnb, HomeAway, TripAdvisor, Booking, and Rented talk vacation rentals

By Nick Vivion | November 2, 2015

The mainstreaming of vacation rentals, regional consolidation, regulation and technology-driven... Read More

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Customer service top priority (rather than sales) for airlines on social media

By Kevin May | November 2, 2015

An annual survey of airline executives has seen a subtle change in how they and their businesses... Read More

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TripAdvisor switches on Apple TV, TripCase expands language provision, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for... Read More

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Free webinar soon: Hotel pricing in a post-parity world

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2015

With recent regulations and court cases limiting or outlawing rate parity agreements in parts of... Read More

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Beacons lighting the way for airport investment

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2015

Sensor technology, think beacons, is high on the investment list for airports in the next three years.... Read More

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In partnership with Zartico, this video series explores the latest trends and delivers practical... Read More

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Travel protection is bringing peace of mind for travelers and positive rewards for suppliers.... Read More