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Price, ratings and reviews: How consumers process UGC and price when buying a hotel room
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August 21, 2013
The advent of social media, and the popularity of consumer review sites, has changed the way that...
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TripBAM promises cash savings on hotels with minimal effort
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August 21, 2013
TripBAM is bringing a different perspective to hotel bookings - rather than listing a bunch of prices...
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Westin Hotels links up with AFAR in content partnership
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August 20, 2013
Westin Hotels & Resorts has tapped travel brand AFAR to bring insider travel tips to their guests...
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Spotsetter delivers human-powered personalized travel recommendations
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August 20, 2013
Mapping the places of the world via social media is at the core of Spotsetter, a new app that takes...
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Meta works well for the largest OTAs, while many hotels suffer
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August 20, 2013
Some statistics on who's winning and losing in the metasearch game so far in 2013. Hint: To the...
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Personalization, wellness and special interest lead the latest trends in luxury travel
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August 19, 2013
Some of the visible trends are continuations from industry-wide trends, but also highlight just how...
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Freeppie creates a twist on social travel by rewarding travelers for shares
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August 19, 2013
You travel, share experiences on social networks, travel companies reward you for sharing and so on -...
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Don't hang up, there's still life in the telephone for hotel bookings
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August 19, 2013
Direct booking doesn't just mean via your website, the telephone which continues to provide value,...
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Globa.li, a B2B reservations platform aiming first at African boutique properties, preps for launch
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August 15, 2013
Globa.li, a US-based reservations platform that aims to connect boutique hotel in Africa and Latin...
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With or without merger, American Airlines to push direct connect
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August 13, 2013
American Airlines is set to make concessions to salvage its merger with US Airways, and will try to...
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