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Startup pitch: BeenPod enables sharing and cookie control
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Startup pitch: BeenPod enables sharing and cookie control
By Linda Fox | January 13, 2014
BeenPod has two goals - to create a sociable bookmarking application for small groups to collaborate... Read More
Hotel marketing trends - meta, Google Carousel, site speed, and more [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Hotel marketing trends - meta, Google Carousel, site speed, and more [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Karthick Prabu | January 13, 2014
Last year saw hotel marketers riding on a number of trends including Facebook Graph Search, Instagram,... Read More
Will Amazon evolve to become the biggest retailer in the world?
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Will Amazon evolve to become the biggest retailer in the world?
By PhocusWire | January 13, 2014
DISTRIBUTION: Ask many ecommerce execs to name a company they admire and Amazon is usually in most... Read More
Out in the open? Ryanair touts top-secret Google partnership
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Out in the open? Ryanair touts top-secret Google partnership
By Kevin May | January 12, 2014
Nothing like a story about two of the industry's most talked about brands - Ryanair and Google -... Read More
Hangzhou plays cupid with tourists via cute Valentine app on Facebook
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Hangzhou plays cupid with tourists via cute Valentine app on Facebook
By Karthick Prabu | January 9, 2014
A tourism board in China has launched a Facebook app that enables users to send their messages to... Read More
Bedding down in the jungle as budget hotels chain seeks new image [VIDEO]
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Bedding down in the jungle as budget hotels chain seeks new image [VIDEO]
By Linda Fox | January 9, 2014
Budget hotels brand Ibis is trying to reinvent itself via a film to be released later this month. The... Read More
Dubai royalty kicks off social media initiative to showcase city's best
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Dubai royalty kicks off social media initiative to showcase city's best
By Linda Fox | January 9, 2014
Destinations have been putting social media to good use for years with some reaping high levels of... Read More
Interactive print could breathe new life into travel agent brochures [VIDEO]
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Interactive print could breathe new life into travel agent brochures [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | January 9, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMrZmSPpIRw"... Read More
The empathy of hospitality marketing
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The empathy of hospitality marketing
By Viewpoints | January 8, 2014
Forget hospitality marketing for a moment and think as a consumer - how do you like to feel when you... Read More
Access (wifi) for all but is it legal?
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Access (wifi) for all but is it legal?
By Linda Fox | January 8, 2014
As travellers increasingly expect free wifi in hotels, airports and other public places, one company... Read More
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