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Marriott steps (un)squarely into Starwood territory with rebrand and co-creation platform
Marriott Hotels, with over 500 properties in nearly 60 countries, has unveiled a full-on rebrand and rethink of its positioning.
Apple’s iOS7 should turbocharge travel apps
Forget the new visual look. It’s the support for map directions API, Air Drop of photos and itineraries, new Highlight interest-sharing alerts, and an Apps Near Me tool that are the most promising new features for travel app developers.
Stats on TripAdvisor’s integration with Facebook Login and OpenGraph
Facebook has featured TripAdvisor in their latest case study, which demonstrates how a well-integrated OpenGraph application can deliver: in this case, a 27% increase in engagement for Facebook users on TripAdvisor itself.
In the aeroplane, over the sea: First-hand account of the Ungrounded trip run by British Airways
Tnooz asked me to share my experience on the Ungrounded trip last week – it was an intense experience, and as I’m experiencing intense jet lag it has taken a while to pull my thoughts together!
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In the aeroplane, over the sea: First-hand account of the Ungrounded trip run by British Airways
Tnooz asked me to share my experience on the Ungrounded trip last week – it was an intense experience, and as I’m experiencing intense jet lag it has taken a while to pull my thoughts together!
Opportunity knocks Down Under – travel agents eyeing social media and mobile
A recent PhoCusWright report (supported by Sabre Pacific) brings out various travel technology trends in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) markets.
Beam my Google down, Scotty
Google is launching balloons into near space to provide internet access to buildings below on the ground.
The technology on Norwegian’s newest ship, the Norwegian Breakaway
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Breakaway has hit the cruising industry like a whirling dervish — receiving great reviews from her early passengers and creating some serious tech-related buzz.
Rough guide for brands to the new hashtags on Facebook
Facebook has finally announced clickable hashtags will be available on the social media platform, similar to other services such as Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.
Six second warning: Why hotels should now be using Twitter video service Vine
Vine is the newest application to sprout from the Twitter family and into the social media scene and is essentially to video what Twitter is to text.
SYSTEMS – Product news, launches and more – June 2013
Germany’s Althoff luxury hotels selects eRevMax products for revenue and channel management.
Travelatus wants to become synonymous with online event travel
While the original idea for Travelatus was an Amazon for travel, the team quickly realised it needed to focus on a particular element – event travel
Which travel company should Yahoo buy?
The search giant has been on a shopping spree for companies whose products are used by consumers daily, such as MileWise. We speculate wildly on what Yahoo might acquire next.
Trends in airport marketing show incredible value being unlocked in airports
Singapore-based SimpliFlying has released their latest report, focused exclusively on eight current trends in airport marketing, which actually hold true for many travel businesses.
A rough guide to frame rate in website design
Frame rate is the speed at which a device produces consecutive images to a screen. A low frames per second (FPS) means that individual frames can be made out by the eye. A high FPS gives users a more responsive feel.
PathWrangler aims to ease the trip building and experience sharing process
PathWrangler has created a platform where tour operators or guides can create a trip plan, define its parameters and publish it for travellers to view it.
TripAdvisor, hotel search and the looming presence of Google on the horizon
Over the past eight months or so the hotel search landscape has shifted and a gathering of the meta engines is now well under-way.
Stayz and Wotif are ridiculously profitable Australian travel sites
Stayz has for the first time revealed its profit margins, which were 56% last year, similar to Wotif’s.
Ryanair takes prime position from EasyJet – Top UK travel websites, May 2013
EasyJet has seen its prized position as market leader in the list of leading airline websites in the UK snatched away by arch rival Ryanair.
