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ArrivalGuides partners with Tiqets for tours and activities
News / Distribution
ArrivalGuides partners with Tiqets for tours and activities
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2014
ArrivalGuides plans to offer online activities and events via a tie-up with business-to-business... Read More
Tips to boost travel bookings: Right email subject, at right time with right content
News / Online
Tips to boost travel bookings: Right email subject, at right time with right content
By Karthick Prabu | March 4, 2014
With booking abandonment rates as high as 81% (at least) in the travel industry, the issue is perhaps... Read More
How native travel app and mobile site usage shakes out
News / Technology
How native travel app and mobile site usage shakes out
By Karthick Prabu | March 4, 2014
Most holiday related research takes place in mobile websites (94%) versus native applications, claims... Read More
Holy grail of wearable technology - kit that people actually want to wear
News / Technology
Holy grail of wearable technology - kit that people actually want to wear
By PhocusWire | March 3, 2014
DEVICES: The reasonably big problem with Google Glass and other early-stage wearable technology is... Read More
Lessons learned on how to use crowd-funding for a travel startup
News / Technology
Lessons learned on how to use crowd-funding for a travel startup
By Viewpoints | March 3, 2014
I’ve spent many months crowd-funding an Indiegogo campaign, a process which was ultimately successful.... Read More
Startup pitch: Cruise.me wants to crack the online cruise experience
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Startup pitch: Cruise.me wants to crack the online cruise experience
By Linda Fox | March 3, 2014
Cruise.me was devised to take the pain out of booking a cruise online. The five founders recognised... Read More
Place-based messaging could give travel marketers a bleeding edge advantage
News / Technology
Place-based messaging could give travel marketers a bleeding edge advantage
By Nick Vivion | February 28, 2014
There's a new place-based messaging app in town, and it could be the bleeding edge that certain brave... Read More
Google gives travel industry a boost with launch of Gallery system
News / Online
Google gives travel industry a boost with launch of Gallery system
By Karthick Prabu | February 28, 2014
Google has created a system to allow third parties to place data (be it an interactive map or a static... Read More
Orbitz buys private label division of Travelocity
News / Online
Orbitz buys private label division of Travelocity
By Kevin May | February 28, 2014
More breaking up of a mainstay of the online travel industry, with Travelocity offloading its white... Read More
Amadeus claims resilience against challenges as airline IT grows in APAC
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Amadeus claims resilience against challenges as airline IT grows in APAC
By Karthick Prabu | February 28, 2014
Revenue at Amadeus during 2013 increased by 6.6% year-on-year to Euro 3,103.7 million, with adjusted... Read More
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