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The future of everything in travel (hint: don’t look to Silicon Valley)
The Chinese believe that what happens at New Year influences your fortunes in the year ahead. Indeed, understanding China offers an insight into what is going to happen globally within […]
A Hotelier’s Guide to Mobile and Cloud-based Technologies
No, I’m not talking about actual hotel wake up calls or polices or guidelines on automatic or manual wake-up calls. If you thought that’s what you were going to find […]
Chinese App giant C-Trip is about to arrive in Europe
Attending the Phocuswright conference in Los Angeles during November 2016 provided a fascinating insight on the strategic intentions of the Chinese travel giant C-Trip. The Chinese travel market is […]
How Expedia, Hopper and Skyscanner Use Big Data
In the travel industry, airlines and travel agents might categorize you as one of the following types of travelers: a standard traveler, a deal-seeker or a first class frequent flyer. […]
New Phocuswright Research: Mobile Fuels Online Travel Dominance in Europe
Brexit. Trump. Terror. Amidst all the remarkable headlines, here’s one nugget you might have missed last year: 2016 was the last year in which offline transactions accounted for a majority […]
Will Facebook Recommendations Create a New Channel for Hotel Bookings?
Facebook has recently launched a new tool to help users discover new experiences, things to do, events, and services based on suggestions from their friends. After writing a post, Facebook […]
Booking.com’s Digital Travel Assistant Planned Our Trip to Paris
It’s midnight in Paris and I’m sitting in a velvet booth at a theater called Le Crazy Horse. A waiter with a ponytail has just sabered a bottle of champagne […]
17 Hotel Marketing Trends for 2017, Think Mobile!
2017 is knocking on our doors. Most of us are more than ready to see what a new year will bring! 2016 brought big changes from Google, partially due to […]
Hilton to ease mobile booking via TripAdvisor network
Hilton, one of the most popular hotel chains in the world, is upping its ease of booking factor for mobile customers by integrating with TripAdvisor. Through a partnership with the […]
The click is dead – all channels lead to mobile
Airlines, hotels, tour operators and rail providers, among other segments of the travel industry, are focusing on having the right presence across multiple channels. More importantly, they are looking at […]