LateRooms and the saucy affiliate scandal

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TUI Travel-owned LateRooms has admitted a major communication error which exposed hundreds of affiliate addresses, including those belonging to a London escort agency.

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Ten things everyone should know about affiliate marketing in travel

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Around for years, but the often-neglected – in terms of profile – world of affiliate marketing remains one of the fastest growing and efficient areas in online advertising, especially in travel.

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TripAdvisor eyes Amazon strategy and launches affiliate scheme

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TripAdvisor will be unveiling yet another revenue stream later today as it looks to build on the example set by book retailer Amazon by entering the affiliate marketing sector.

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When the affiliate marketing community turns on a travel company

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Quite a furore in the travel affiliate marketing sector this week when a travel firm was exposed for charging different prices to consumers depending on how they arrived on the site.

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When travel technology companies also turn into marketing firms – Travelport and Avvio

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Two almost simultaneous bits of news emerging today showing how traditional travel technology firms have turned to disciplines in media to establish new revenue streams.

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HotelsCombined guarantee up-time to affiliates – PR puff or for real?

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Bing… incoming press release from HotelsCombined, a Sydney based hotel reservation company.



They have launched a new scheme to guarantee 100% up-time to their affiliate partners.



Is this for real or just a wacky plan that has been dreamt up in a marketing meeting in order to achieve a quick PR buzz boost?

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