In today’s edition, Dollar Thrifty re-ups with Expedia, Pegasus Solutions has a mobile solution, Spire aspires to be flash sales leader and Sabre finds a CentralCommand partner.
Stuff leapfrogs Yahoo to top spot – Top New Zealand websites, 18 June 2011
June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A jump of seven percentage points has put the travel section of Stuff at the top of the destination and accommodation category of top websites in the country.
BlogTrip Formula 1 uses Gowalla mashup in destination travel tool
June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Land of Valencia brought in some high-profile bloggers to sample the wonders of Spain and the event organizers are using a mash-up of Gowalla check-ins and Google Maps to document the event with a real-time feed.
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If the Wright brothers were Twitter savvy — May 2011 [infographic]
June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Attendees at this week’s 49th International Paris Air Show may be forgiven if they do not realize that the two most important dates in aviation history are December 1903 when the Wright brothers took flight and May 2007 when Delta Air Lines and JetBlue created Twitter accounts.
WAYN: Australia top tourism board with social media punch
June 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
Where are the national tourism boards now and which ones are the most social-media engaged?
TripAdvisor survey: Social media, mobile more important than email marketing
June 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
When lodging owners in the U.S. are crafting their marketing strategies, they see social media and mobile as more important than email marketing and paid listings on user-review websites.
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Travelocity hits ten-week low – Top US travel sites, 18 June 2011
June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Travelocity has reached its lowest share of web traffic amongst travel agency and metasearch sites in the US since early-April 2011.
A distribution view — If airlines were TV channels
June 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
Much of the seemingly epic struggle between the airlines and the distribution channels is about content. Full content to be exact.
Five reasons why hotels are finally embracing mobile
June 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
With all the constant buzz surrounding consumer use of smartphones, many hoteliers are wondering whether to make a serious push into mobile as a component of their online strategy.
Expedia: What Groupon Getaways with Expedia means for hotels
June 22, 2011 By 72 Comments
The partnership between Groupon and Expedia to form Groupon Getaways with Expedia has generated a lot of buzz and a healthy interest in the logistics of the daily deal model in travel.
