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The real story when Ryanair tweaked its back-end and got bitten in search
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The real story when Ryanair tweaked its back-end and got bitten in search
By Viewpoints | April 23, 2014
Last week a Guardian article covered Ryanair dropping out of the top 100 results in Google for search... Read More
Web reviews show destinations struggle to fire on all cylinders, but hotels get it
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Web reviews show destinations struggle to fire on all cylinders, but hotels get it
By Margaret Ady | April 23, 2014
With the volume of online reviews at an all time high, hoteliers must be acutely aware of what is... Read More
China outbound operator Shijiebang acquires social travel company Tukeq
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China outbound operator Shijiebang acquires social travel company Tukeq
By Karthick Prabu | April 23, 2014
Shijiebang, China-based outbound travel focused company, has fully acquired a local social travel... Read More
Latest social login data shows the continued entrenchment of big players
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Latest social login data shows the continued entrenchment of big players
By Nick Vivion | April 22, 2014
Social logins, released into the world only a short time ago, have become the de facto backbone of the... Read More
Analysis of multi-modal transportation pricing reveals marketing opportunities
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Analysis of multi-modal transportation pricing reveals marketing opportunities
By Nick Vivion | April 22, 2014
DePaul University researchers have compared fares across bus, air, train and private vehicle to test... Read More
Air Canada has a United Breaks Guitars moment as luggage clip goes viral
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Air Canada has a United Breaks Guitars moment as luggage clip goes viral
By Kevin May | April 22, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDizh4DMno"... Read More
Shoot this - SEO tactics to make YouTube perform for brands
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Shoot this - SEO tactics to make YouTube perform for brands
By PhocusWire | April 21, 2014
MARKETING: Travel brands have become so focused (obsessed?) with how they perform in Google search... Read More
Startup pitch: Fandeavor endeavors to be the Zappos of live event package travel
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Startup pitch: Fandeavor endeavors to be the Zappos of live event package travel
By Nick Vivion | April 21, 2014
Live events are lucrative: one study suggest that the industry will grow to $23.7 billion, and another... Read More
Playcation repurposes pharma tech in travel to deliver destination recommendations
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Playcation repurposes pharma tech in travel to deliver destination recommendations
By Nick Vivion | April 21, 2014
Technology often moves between applications as companies look to replicate previous success in a new... Read More
Last-minute hotel booking service IN2NITE raises $2.8 million
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Last-minute hotel booking service IN2NITE raises $2.8 million
By Karthick Prabu | April 21, 2014
Singapore-based same day and mobile-based hotel booking service IN2NITE has raised $2.8 million... Read More
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