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Gogobot goes niche, offering users contextual search aligned to specific interests

By Nick Vivion | November 7, 2013

Social travel planning service Gogobot rolled out a new feature today which provides contextual search for users. Dubbed "Gogobot Tribes," travelers can now select one or more travel styles that fi Read More

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Farewell Dopplr, hello Radar

By Linda Fox | October 22, 2013

Startups are often known for being nimble but just as Nokia announced plans to finally shutter Dopplr next month, one rapid startup saw an opportunity to fill the gap. Step forward Radar, which eve Read More

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Hotel WiFi Test tries social media pressure to call out slow hotel WiFi

By Nick Vivion | October 15, 2013

A new travel service dubbed Hotel WiFi Test is taking a novel approach to painfully slow WiFi in hotels: a centralized speed test that can be taken in a hotel and then posted directly to social media. Read More

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Hotels put best foot forward on social media [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | September 13, 2013

Best Hospitality Degrees has come up with this cute infographic on how hotels are using social media to best effect. Read More

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Four Seasons takes a new tack with Pinterest

By Linda Fox | September 11, 2013

Four Seasons is taking an interesting approach to trip planning with the unveiling of a service on Pinterest. Read More

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World's first Instagram-themed hotel

By Sean O'Neil | September 10, 2013

Every room at Sydney's 1888 Hotel is decorated with Instagram shots. The most popular users of the social networking site can stay the night for free. Read More

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KLM gaining steadily in the socially devoted stakes

By Linda Fox | September 4, 2013

'Socially devoted' might sound like something you would hear on the Grease soundtrack but it actually means how effective your company is treating its customers on social media. Read More

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Analysis of paid and organic search reveals most visible air travel searches

By Nick Vivion | September 3, 2013

In an analysis of air travel searches across the US, UK, Germany and France, Searchmetrics has identified the most visible brands offering air travel tickets in both paid and organic search. Read More

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From Periplus to social media - a potted history of the travel guidebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | September 3, 2013

In all the furore over the sale of Lonely Planet earlier this year and Google buying Frommers in August 2012 it was easy to forget just how long the travel guidebook has been around. Read More

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No, not another content service - eDreams looks to inspire via Facebook app

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2013

While the debate rages on around social travel sites, whether they're necessary and their impact on the bottom line, eDreams is quietly unveiling its own effort Read More

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HRS picks up the slack after Facebook axes deals service

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2013

When Facebook brought the curtain down on its deals offering, it left some businesses scratching their heads as to how to replace it Read More

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Marketers, personalisation needs more work but don't ditch brochures just yet

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2013

It seems there may be some gaps in what travel consumers want from digital channels and the perception from marketers of what they want. Read More

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Social media maintains lead as most rapid customer service channel

By Nick Vivion | August 22, 2013

New research shows social media's continued dominance as the most rapid form of customer service. Read More

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Spotsetter delivers human-powered personalized travel recommendations

By Nick Vivion | August 20, 2013

Mapping the places of the world via social media is at the core of Spotsetter, a new app that takes users' social networks and places them on a map interface. Read More

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Tnooz-RKG FREE webinar - Discovering traveler intent through search and social

By PhocusWire | August 6, 2013

For some time, the industry has been talking about the demise of search and the rise of social. These changes have made for some dynamic strategies, but this is not about one channel versus another. Read More

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