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Startup update: Roadtrippers rolls out new UX with updated, modern look
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Startup update: Roadtrippers rolls out new UX with updated, modern look
By Nick Vivion | July 14, 2014
Road trip startup Roadtrippers has a new user interface, which includes an updated, modern look for... Read More
Ctrip enters Korean market, Booking.com TV ad for Germany, Leonardo gets visual with Trivago, and more
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Ctrip enters Korean market, Booking.com TV ad for Germany, Leonardo gets visual with Trivago, and more
By PhocusWire | July 14, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality... Read More
Travel mass marketing is so last season - personalisation is the only way to go
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Travel mass marketing is so last season - personalisation is the only way to go
By Viewpoints | July 14, 2014
Let’s get personal for a moment. The days of marketing to mass groups are are on their way out.... Read More
Startup pitch: 30K helps travellers earn more miles when they book a flight
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Startup pitch: 30K helps travellers earn more miles when they book a flight
By Karthick Prabu | July 14, 2014
30K enables online travel service provides such as OTAs and metasearch engines to display air miles... Read More
Groupon splits with Expedia, launches Getaway Tonight [UPDATED]
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Groupon splits with Expedia, launches Getaway Tonight [UPDATED]
By Nick Vivion | July 11, 2014
UPDATE: Groupon has reached out to clarify that the Expedia partnership continues as a supply partner... Read More
Booking.com to change One Room Left tool after advertising regulator rap
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Booking.com to change One Room Left tool after advertising regulator rap
By Linda Fox | July 11, 2014
Booking.com says it will make minor changes to its website after an appeal board upheld a... Read More
Olacabs raises $42 million, allocates over a third to buy cars for drivers
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Olacabs raises $42 million, allocates over a third to buy cars for drivers
By Karthick Prabu | July 11, 2014
Taxi aggregator Olacabs has raised a $42 million Series C investment from Hong Kong-based hedge fund... Read More
Marriott and EasyJet each try tracing travelers' whereabouts, via iBeacon
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Marriott and EasyJet each try tracing travelers' whereabouts, via iBeacon
By Sean O'Neil | July 10, 2014
In unrelated experiments, hotel giant Marriott International, low-cost airline EasyJet, and selected... Read More
Barcelona in flow motion: Catalan tourism's viral marketing [VIDEO]
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Barcelona in flow motion: Catalan tourism's viral marketing [VIDEO]
By Sean O'Neil | July 10, 2014
British photographer Rob Whitworth has made a tourism video of Barcelona, which he calls a work of... Read More
Travel affiliates saw growth in overall bookings last year
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Travel affiliates saw growth in overall bookings last year
By Nick Vivion | July 10, 2014
Affiliate network CJ Affiliate by Conversant Media has released its latest report which benchmarks the... Read More
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