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How travel brands are using Pinterest Place Pins after one month
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How travel brands are using Pinterest Place Pins after one month
By Nick Vivion | December 4, 2013
Last month, Pinterest announced a travel-focused feature called Place Pins which allowed Pinners to... Read More
Cutting through the noise to find leads on Twitter
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Cutting through the noise to find leads on Twitter
By Linda Fox | December 4, 2013
With the millions of conversations being carried out on Twitter at any one time, cutting through the... Read More
Hot Hotels offers social booking experience by integrating SeatID
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Hot Hotels offers social booking experience by integrating SeatID
By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013
In what is claimed to be a travel industry first, last minute hotel booking service Hot Hotels has... Read More
All about inspiration for Cleartrip with new Collections push
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All about inspiration for Cleartrip with new Collections push
By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013
India-based OTA Cleartrip has launched a curated list of destinations, activities, short and long... Read More
How to be a leader in a social media world
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How to be a leader in a social media world
By PhocusWire | December 4, 2013
SOCIAL: Persuading a grumpy, old (and probably male) CEO to get involved with an organisation's social... Read More
China trip sharing service Breadtrip raises $10 million in Series B
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China trip sharing service Breadtrip raises $10 million in Series B
By Karthick Prabu | December 3, 2013
Breadtrip, Beijing-based travel experience sharing service has secured Series B funding for around $10... Read More
What can we learn from the mobile app graveyard?
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What can we learn from the mobile app graveyard?
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2013
DEVICES: Take a look at the app charts on sites such as Appnostic and it quickly becomes clear that... Read More
Tourism New Zealand creates toolkit for local businesses to serve Chinese travellers
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Tourism New Zealand creates toolkit for local businesses to serve Chinese travellers
By Karthick Prabu | December 3, 2013
Tourism boards around the world have woken up to the potential of the prospect of thousands (maybe... Read More
Heathrow allows electronic cigarettes in special lounge, Southwest brings Wii to terminals
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Heathrow allows electronic cigarettes in special lounge, Southwest brings Wii to terminals
By Nick Vivion | December 3, 2013
In a travel industry first, London's Heathrow Airport now has an e-cigarette smoking lounge - indoors.... Read More
Who wins the marketing war between email versus social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Who wins the marketing war between email versus social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | December 3, 2013
For all the continued (and hyped?) commentary around social media being a major channel for travel... Read More
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