The travel industry has found itself as the benchmark for mobile, with early adopters among business travelers driving the overall market forward for other verticals.
Hotel connects Facebook with hi-tech RFID to hit social media-loving clubbers
July 20, 2011 By 19 Comments
Very novel idea from a hotel on the European summer clubbing capital of Ibiza to combine guests obsession with Facebook and cutting edge RFID technology – using wristbands.
EasyJet returns as Corsairfly slumps – Top France websites, July 16 2011
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EasyJet regained top spot among the leading airline websites in France, after its brief relegation to second place after Corsairfly’s surprising jump last week.
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Travelzoo tinkers with brand name for China push
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Travelzoo is altering its brand identify in China to improve its relevancy with what the deals publisher calls “discerning Chinese consumers”.
Tnooz Nuggets – Tuesday 19 July 2011
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In this edition: InsureMyTrip gets cosy with reviews, Multicom brings in Kuoni Connect, HRS plays with Chrome.
Webjet back on top – Top New Zealand websites, July 16 2011
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Webjet has regained top spot amongst leading travel websites in New Zealand from Expedia after sitting in second place for a number of weeks.
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Bing Travel partners with NFL star Dhani Jones — fumble or success?
July 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Bing Travel partnered with Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones to provide travel trips and to promote the service.
Number crunching the Coupon Craze – Evil or benign?
July 19, 2011 By 9 Comments
From the outset I have always challenged the notion of the Groupon – aka Coupon Craze – model.
Orbitz for Business adding premium placement for refundable rates
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Orbitz for Business is offering business travelers the ability to book rooms with refundable rates and hoteliers in the new program are getting premium placements in search results.
Gekko throws travel planning and review service into Facebook
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More developments in the drive to turn Facebook into a wider travel planning service with hotel booking site Gekko launching a recommendation and search tool for the network.
