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U.S. online travel double-digit growth continues
U.S. online travel double-digit growth continues Of course, the flip side is travel lags most other retail categories and its growth continues to slow. See the original article for more details.
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Surprise, Surprise: Delicious Still Not Mainstream
Surprise, Surprise: Delicious Still Not Mainstream The flip-side is that travel is the #8 item on del.icio.us. Smart travel marketers should pay attention to the implications there.
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Travel Channel Invests $7.5 Million in Oyster.com – NYTimes.com
Coming on the heels of Expedia’s proposed spin-off of TripAdvisor, it looks like another player in the online travel review/transaction space is gaining access to deeper pockets. The New York Times...
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USTA: 39 Percent Don’t Want to Fly
Here’s a shocker: Flying sucks. And it’s impacting all sorts of travel decisions. According to a US News & World Report article that outlines results from a recent U.S. Travel Association survey:...
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The future of travel?
Sabre has a video up on YouTube that shows their view of the future of travel: The funny thing is, everything shown in this video exists today, in some form or other. As William Gibson says, “The...
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What Are Your Customers Actually Buying?
Why do airlines suck? That’s the question raised by the just-released Airline Quality Rating Report for 2012 [PDF link]. The report suggests that airlines increasingly get the operational details...
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Why Mobile Matters for Travel Marketers
Anyone who’s read this blog (or the main blog), knows that I think mobile’s going to be huge. All signs point to that fact. Not “forecast.” Or “prediction.” Or “guess.” Fact. Whether it’s Booking.com...
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The Future of Travel Search and Mobile (Travel Tuesday)
I posted my regular Travel Tuesday piece over on Thinks this week, highlighting remarkable comments made by Google’s UK head of travel about the where the growth in search volume is coming from. You...
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Do Guests Search for Travel in Maps? Why They Will Now
Alex Kremer on Tnooz highlighted the addition of flight prices to Google Maps earlier this week. To put it mildly, it’s a really big deal. A game-changer. For reals. I explain why in my Travel Tuesday...
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