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It is time for Twitter to grow up (or face disruption)?
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It is time for Twitter to grow up (or face disruption)?
By PhocusWire | March 28, 2014
SOCIAL: Where would the world without Twitter? Some might argue significant swathes of the population... Read More
Startup pitch: Bon Voyaging offers tool for curating and collecting trips
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Startup pitch: Bon Voyaging offers tool for curating and collecting trips
By Nick Vivion | March 27, 2014
A new startup, Bon Voyaging, is walking the well-worn trail of custom trip curation, with an online... Read More
Sign of the times - hotels add social media to wedding packages
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Sign of the times - hotels add social media to wedding packages
By Karthick Prabu | March 27, 2014
In the good ol' days, couples and guests would often wait days or weeks to see pictures from a... Read More
Startup pitch: TripsIdea wants to be the last-minute trip planning tool
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Startup pitch: TripsIdea wants to be the last-minute trip planning tool
By Karthick Prabu | March 27, 2014
TripsIdea is positioning itself as a last-minute travel planning site that users can rely on. It... Read More
Want to know your Finnish name? Ask VisitFinland
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Want to know your Finnish name? Ask VisitFinland
By Karthick Prabu | March 27, 2014
Bit of fun from VisitFinland with a new campaign to give visitors their Finnish name - a simple stunt... Read More
Japanese travel giant JTB Group acquires Dynasty Travel, plots Asia expansion
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Japanese travel giant JTB Group acquires Dynasty Travel, plots Asia expansion
By Karthick Prabu | March 27, 2014
In an effort to become the number one travel service company in Asia by 2020, Tokyo-based travel... Read More
In-depth review of travel reviews - gaming the system, popularity and more
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In-depth review of travel reviews - gaming the system, popularity and more
By Linda Fox | March 26, 2014
What is the travelling public's perception of travel reviews? Are they valuable or gamed to death? Or... Read More
Rome2rio adds carpooling to the point-to-point mix
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Rome2rio adds carpooling to the point-to-point mix
By Nick Vivion | March 25, 2014
Point-to-point has a new method of transportation, as Rome2rio adds carpooling inventory to its... Read More
What travel professionals can learn from retail on engaging consumers
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What travel professionals can learn from retail on engaging consumers
By Nick Vivion | March 25, 2014
The website optimizers at Qubit have drilled down into the differences between retail and travel to... Read More
Google's Knowledge Graph: Ways for travel marketers to keep up
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Google's Knowledge Graph: Ways for travel marketers to keep up
By Viewpoints | March 25, 2014
The Knowledge Graph is a two-year-old feature that summarizes information in boxes placed above some... Read More
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