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How TikTok is helping travel brands capture the value of little-known Q5
By Cathy Walsh
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January 23, 2025
With traditional advertising budgets winding down post-Q4, travel marketers have a chance to capture attention and convert travelers during a period of low competition and high intent.
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Does Reddit have a serious role to play in trip planning?
By Matthew Parsons
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January 23, 2025
Reddit's r/travel community boasts 12-million members and screen views grew nearly 33% in the past year, making the platform an increasingly important consideration for travel planners.
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With U.S. TikTok ban looming, how could travel brands be impacted?
By Morgan Hines
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January 16, 2025
Travel brands including Expedia, Booking.com, Airbnb, United Airlines, Hilton, Kayak and more use TikTok as part of their marketing strategies.
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Travel marketing experts on Google's dominance in the face of AI
By Morgan Hines
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January 16, 2025
Technology including artificial intelligence, new players and other innovations are shaking up travel marketing.
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How travel brands stay ahead on social media
By Morgan Hines
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January 10, 2025
Travel experts discuss the importance of travel brands staying agile in the social media arena as younger generations turn to these platforms for search purposes.
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Opportunity rising in tours, activities as interest in experiences continues
By Morgan Hines
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January 3, 2025
The desire to make ensure the experiences a traveler wants are available to book continues to be a priority.
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Travel industry leaders' predictions for 2025
By Morgan Hines
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January 2, 2025
Executives from Travelport, Klook, Cloudbeds, Spotnana, Mews and more share their predictions for the year ahead, including their takes on artificial intelligence, search, funding and more.
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Phocuswright turns 30: Industry veterans look back and ahead
By Morgan Hines
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December 11, 2024
Much of how we search, book and experience travel has changed since Phocuswright was founded in 1994, and three industry veterans reflect on that evolution and offer ideas on what's to come.
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How the hospitality industry can best exploit AI
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December 6, 2024
Tim Davis of Pace Dimensions explores how the hospitality industry can take advantage of the technology across a number of front and back office processes.
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How online travel companies in Asia use livestreaming to drive engagement - and bookings
By Mark Frary
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November 27, 2024
Livestreaming in travel has become one of the marketing success stories of the past decade, driving billions in sales for companies like Trip.com and Alibaba.
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AI trip planner Mindtrip adds B2B solution
By Morgan Hines
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November 18, 2024
The new solution is launching with capabilities for tourism boards and destination marketing organizations, to help them offer personalized content for travelers.
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The next four years look bright for travel technology
By Laura Chadwick, Travel Tech Association
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November 18, 2024
Travel Technology Association president and CEO Laura Chadwick says the industry has an excellent opportunity to shape and benefit from the Trump Administration’s pro-innovation policies.
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78% of travelers want to use AI in accommodation journey
By Morgan Hines
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November 12, 2024
The report from SiteMinder also found 52% travelers have abandoned an online booking after a bad experience, such as lack of site security, payment issues, loading times, design and a...
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Report: From bucket list to booking — How TikTok is shaping travel decisions today
By Martin Cowen and Madeline List
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November 6, 2024
TikTok is at the forefront of e-commerce and can offer a route to market for travel brands looking to raise awareness and foster evangelism, backed by strong conversion rates.
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STARTUP STAGE: Around Us wants to transform exploration through its travel companion app
By Mileva Sapic
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November 4, 2024
The Around Us app is built on a proprietary geographic information system that allows users to seamlessly plan and experience their travels.
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