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TripAdvisor chief on Instant Book and hotel direct campaigns

TripAdvisor president and chief executive Steve Kaufer admitted there was initial push back from hotels about Instant Book because he did a “phenomenally terrible” job explaining it. Speaking at this […]

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As Big Players Diversify, Hotels Pursue New Strategies

Way back in the swinging sixties of the internet age (about five years ago), the roles of the major players in the travel industry were quite simple. Google was for […]

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IC Hotels reaches 18 per cent direct bookings

Turkish hotel group, IC Hotels, claims it now achieves more than 18% of bookings from direct marketing campaigns and as a result reduced commission levels to 3%.  IC Hotels has […]

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Book. Stay. Go. Launches SaaS Marketplace

Book. Stay. Go., a leading mobile hotel solution for business, mobile, and millennial travelers, today announced the launch of the hotel industry’s first SaaS-enabled marketplace, featuring mobile check-in and mobile […]

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Google wants to become our personal travel assistant

You could almost feel the air being sucked out of the room as Oliver Heckmann of Google closed off Day 1 of Phocuswright Dublin with a talk on everything the […]

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Marriott delivers seamless, consumer first experience

A Marriott executive at the MMA Mobile Marketing Leadership Forum explained how the hotel company broke down media silos for a people-first attitude and discovered that 30 percent of attribution […]

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Hotel Websites Optimised for Mobile Will Rank Better

NB: This is an article from Leonardo Google updates its algorithms 500-600 times a year but rarely gives the public notice on what’s changing. But this time they did, which […]

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New Era of Travel Marketing: Facebook Dynamic Ads

  NB: This is an article from Adphorus Today Facebook announced Dynamic Ads for Travel (DAT), its native retargeting solution for travel advertisers. We are very excited to be one […]

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Better together and the shifting digital landscape

A Marriott-Starwood marriage will bring changes but digital holds promise even if brands like Facebook now want you to pay for products like Dynamic Ads ‘Better together’ – the slogan […]

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Lowest Available Hotel Rates: A Friend or Foe?

Owing to increased Internet penetration and the booming sharing economy, which has an impact on the lodging sector, the online travel market in Asia-Pacific has grown in recent years. Technology […]

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