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Pros and cons of WeChat for direct hotel bookings
News / Technology
Pros and cons of WeChat for direct hotel bookings
By Viewpoints | August 6, 2015
Hotel organizations in China are undergoing a digital transformation and the cornerstone of their... Read More
Not happy campers: Agoda pulls all inventory from Trivago
News / Distribution
Not happy campers: Agoda pulls all inventory from Trivago
By Kevin May | August 6, 2015
Bit of an ugly spat brewing between metasearch engine Trivago and Agoda, the Asia-Pacific focused... Read More
Travel 2030: Marketing to a growing and changing world population
News / Distribution
Travel 2030: Marketing to a growing and changing world population
By Viewpoints | August 5, 2015
By 2030, there will be an extra billion people in the world, of which it is forecast 20% will be... Read More
Skyscanner bags global flight deal for MSN consumer platform
News / Online
Skyscanner bags global flight deal for MSN consumer platform
By Kevin May | August 4, 2015
Big league stuff for Skyscanner potentially, with it securing a deal to provide flight search to... Read More
Big Data unravels best time to target travellers with marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
News / Online
Big Data unravels best time to target travellers with marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | July 30, 2015
More fuel for the marketer's engine with some major crunching of numbers to understand the differences... Read More
The Billboard Effect is dead, says a study of hotels listed on OTAs
News / Distribution
The Billboard Effect is dead, says a study of hotels listed on OTAs
By Sean O'Neil | July 30, 2015
A new study on how US travelers book hotels online contradicts earlier research on the topic. It... Read More
Business travellers more connected to ecommerce than general population
News / Technology
Business travellers more connected to ecommerce than general population
By Kevin May | July 30, 2015
Research and analysis from Adara has uncovered some interesting (and perhaps surprising) digital... Read More
Build trust with your hotel guests in four steps
News / Distribution
Build trust with your hotel guests in four steps
By Viewpoints | July 29, 2015
Hotel guests today expect their interactions with brands to be personal and relevant to their... Read More
Deep dive into last-minute online hotel booking habits
News / Technology
Deep dive into last-minute online hotel booking habits
By Kevin May | July 29, 2015
Let's face it, before HotelTonight and chums came along the big boys of online travel had probably... Read More
Secret Escapes raises $60 million from Google Ventures and others
News / Online
Secret Escapes raises $60 million from Google Ventures and others
By Kevin May | July 25, 2015
Huge round in the bank for flash hotel sale site Secret Escapes - securing $60 million from a list of... Read More
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