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“Google Flight Search threatens competition, innovation and consumer choice”
Interactive Travel Services Association (ITSA), an online travel industry trade group, has stated that Google uses its monopoly power to distort the marketplace by steering consumers away from the natural search results available for travel online.
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Allowing commuters to track real-time bus locations
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently launched a public bus tracking system that allows riders on more than 50 New York City bus routes to track real-time bus locations on the Internet, via smartphones and by text message.
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GDS bookings trend signals sustained economic recovery
A study in the US has found that for the first time since 2008, the percentage of agencies reporting increased bookings (34 percent) through their GDS was higher than those seeing a decrease (24 percent), a signal of a sustained economic recovery.
RSS Mobile and Technology
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Allowing commuters to track real-time bus locations
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently launched a public bus tracking system that allows riders on more than 50 New York City bus routes to track real-time bus locations on the Internet, via smartphones and by text message.
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Letting travellers interact and engage during their traveling experiences
The South Dakota Department of Tourism recently launched a new statewide mobile app-featuring business and attraction listings from across the state.
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Letting users find hotels by travel time
Google has extended Hotel Finder’s functionality with a new way to search: ‘Hotels by Travel Time’.
RSS Social Media and Marketing
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Adding a social layer to the booking process
Discount hotels specialist LateRooms.com is in the process of creating a Facebook application that socialises its hotel booking process.
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Acceptable time to view online ads: 15 seconds
What is acceptable amount of time to view online advertisements? A survey focusing on this question has found that the majority of respondents have chosen 15 seconds as their preference.
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Travel apps unveiled for Facebook Timeline
Several travel companies including social travel site Gogobot and TripAdvisor have launched their apps for Facebook Timeline.
RSS Revenue and Data Management
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US DOT urged to move swiftly on transparency of all airline fees
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is being urged to move swiftly on transparency of all airline fees.
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TripAdvisor to let businesses track how they are engaging with customers
TripAdvisor has launched a new analytics service that will allow businesses to track how they are engaging with customers and guests online. The service, TripAdvisor Management Dashboard, summarises a business’ performance on the site.
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What will the Revenue Manager of the future look like?
That seems to be a question on everyone’s mind recently. And while the debate rages on, one thing is undeniable: tomorrow’s Revenue Managers will be the decision makers who skillfully balance the power of technology (analytics and rate optimisation) with a return to human intuition, and manage the data influx in the process.
RSS Distribution Strategies
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“Google Flight Search threatens competition, innovation and consumer choice”
Interactive Travel Services Association (ITSA), an online travel industry trade group, has stated that Google uses its monopoly power to distort the marketplace by steering consumers away from the natural search results available for travel online.
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GDS bookings trend signals sustained economic recovery
A study in the US has found that for the first time since 2008, the percentage of agencies reporting increased bookings (34 percent) through their GDS was higher than those seeing a decrease (24 percent), a signal of a sustained economic recovery.
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Luxury Link reworks on its site
Luxury vacation website Luxury Link has reworked on its website. The company has added an alternative browsing function, the “Inspire Me” button, on its site, and has also re-launched its online community, naming it as the Luxury Lounge.
RSS EyeForTravel Blog
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How travel marketers calculate ROI on Social Media – and why the future is Mobile
In partnership with our friends at SimpliFlying, we’ve developed an informative infographic looking at the burning issues that airlines and...
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Vote For Your Favorite Mobile in Travel Initiative
We believe that those travel brands who are taking the plunge and investing their valuable time and resources in mobile, paving the way for others to follow, should be rewarded.
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Will Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces Impact Your Travel Sales in 2012?
Peer-to-peer marketplaces are causing a quiet revolution that could change the way your travel products and created and sold - to the same extent that Ebay changed retail 15 years ago.
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Voting opens for best mobile in travel initiatives
EyeforTravel research has found that 48% of hotel companies and a 62% of airlines plan to increase their budget for mobile in 2012.
New Facebook app to make rewards social
As companies across the globe focus on letting their customer loyalty programme members engage with points in new ways, Citi has announced the first Facebook application from a loyalty programme that is both a rewarding and social experience.
Dealfind starts offering exclusive offers on hotel and travel packages
Toronto-based group buying site Dealfind has introduced a new travel-specific offering, Dealfind Travel, promising exclusive offers on hotel and travel packages.
