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British Airways strikes a storytelling pattern to market its routes
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British Airways strikes a storytelling pattern to market its routes
By Karthick Prabu | April 4, 2014
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Going after those here and now moments in hotel marketing
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Going after those here and now moments in hotel marketing
By Viewpoints | April 4, 2014
Seeing a drop in occupancy? Send out a last-minute email campaign, Tweet a limited time offer, release... Read More
Travel without traveling: Virtual reality is officially the hottest trend of 2014
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Travel without traveling: Virtual reality is officially the hottest trend of 2014
By Nick Vivion | April 3, 2014
Hot on the heels of Facebook's acquisition of virtual reality handset maker Occulus, a new VR startup... Read More
Why hoteliers should increase focus towards metasearch services? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Why hoteliers should increase focus towards metasearch services? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Karthick Prabu | April 3, 2014
Hoteliers should factor budget for metasearch-related marketing activities as 2014 is the year of... Read More
The future of SEO: Personalized search results, Google data collection and the IoT [VIDEO]
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The future of SEO: Personalized search results, Google data collection and the IoT [VIDEO]
By Nick Vivion | April 3, 2014
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Popularity of mobile web diminishes as native apps capture more usage
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Popularity of mobile web diminishes as native apps capture more usage
By Nick Vivion | April 2, 2014
Flurry has taken a look at the popularity of the mobile web versus native apps - and the mobile web is... Read More
Tansler picks PayPal exec, GoEuro hits Benelux, Funder gets funded - April 2014
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Tansler picks PayPal exec, GoEuro hits Benelux, Funder gets funded - April 2014
By PhocusWire | April 2, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel STARTUPS in tourism and hospitality for... Read More
TripAdvisor rental service Holiday Lettings gets tough on owners who take a booking privately
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TripAdvisor rental service Holiday Lettings gets tough on owners who take a booking privately
By Kevin May | April 2, 2014
Holiday Lettings, the vacation rental brand owned by TripAdvisor, has struck off more 2,100 properties... Read More
Hot Hotels brings funding total to $1M, plans international expansion
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Hot Hotels brings funding total to $1M, plans international expansion
By Karthick Prabu | April 1, 2014
Last-minute mobile-only hotel booking service Hot Hotels has received a seed investment from Axon... Read More
Instagram continues to thrive under Facebook, showing massive surge in 2013
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Instagram continues to thrive under Facebook, showing massive surge in 2013
By Nick Vivion | April 1, 2014
Instagram has enjoyed a massive surge in the United States, the latest stats from eMarketer show. In... Read More
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