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To encourage planned spontaneity, HotelTonight adds citywide rate forecasts
News / Technology
To encourage planned spontaneity, HotelTonight adds citywide rate forecasts
By Sean O'Neil | April 15, 2014
HotelTonight, the San Francisco mobile booking startup, is encouraging its users to procrastinate with... Read More
Google study: Online travel purchases by channel, steps taken and time period
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Google study: Online travel purchases by channel, steps taken and time period
By Karthick Prabu | April 15, 2014
With customer buying behavior constantly evolving, online travel brands are constantly tuning their... Read More
In a flashback to 2009, Turkish Airlines claims world first travel blog
News / Online
In a flashback to 2009, Turkish Airlines claims world first travel blog
By Kevin May | April 15, 2014
First rule of PR is to never claim a "first" unless you are 100% sure it's true or it won't raise a... Read More
HouseTrip axes private rooms from portfolio, will lose 5% of product
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HouseTrip axes private rooms from portfolio, will lose 5% of product
By Kevin May | April 15, 2014
Shifting of the sand in the vacation rental marketplace with confirmation that HouseTrip is scrapping... Read More
Can you monetise Facebook to create loyalty and revenue for airlines?
News / Distribution
Can you monetise Facebook to create loyalty and revenue for airlines?
By Kevin May | April 14, 2014
KLM has attracted plenty of attention for its various Facebook initiatives over the years - but is... Read More
Why hotel marketing is flying to the cloud: Q&A with Forest Key of Buuteeq
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Why hotel marketing is flying to the cloud: Q&A with Forest Key of Buuteeq
By Sean O'Neil | April 12, 2014
Mark Andreessen, venture capitalist and co-creator of the web browser, once said that “software is... Read More
Youth travel booking window reduces as mobile plays a key role
News / Technology
Youth travel booking window reduces as mobile plays a key role
By Karthick Prabu | April 11, 2014
About 50% of youth travel bookings are now made between one and three weeks in advance of the... Read More
Tigerair targets fly-shy Australians with Infrequent Flyers campaign
News / Online
Tigerair targets fly-shy Australians with Infrequent Flyers campaign
By Karthick Prabu | April 10, 2014
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Data harvesting to win travel marketing in the future
News / Technology
Data harvesting to win travel marketing in the future
By Viewpoints | April 10, 2014
Johnny Depp’s new movie Transcendence is about a sentient machine that combines infinite, collective... Read More
How Didi Dache increased daily bookings by 15 times to 5 million in 77 days?
News / Technology
How Didi Dache increased daily bookings by 15 times to 5 million in 77 days?
By Karthick Prabu | April 10, 2014
After a series of investments secured by Chinese mobile-based taxi hailing services recently, now Didi... Read More
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