17/02/2009 07:54
The ‘baby boomer’ generation of grandparents refuse to act their age – according to new research released by the University of Brighton, in association with Grand Breaks, the holiday specialist for grandparents and their grandchildren.
The new research explored how today’s grandparents like to...
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16/02/2009 09:30
The Dubai based luxury hotel management company, Jumeirah, has launched a new website, jumeirah.com, which incorporates cutting edge technology and innovative design in line with the Group’s promise to 'Stay Different'.
The design of the site enables users to make direct room and...
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12/02/2009 10:59
If you want your hotel website to rank high for important keywords, you need to invest in continuesly updated content - a time consuming and expensive undertaking. Not so if you use user-generated content on your site.
It is imperative for travel companies to assess how frequently they need...
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11/02/2009 11:26
Despite nearly half of travel transactions being made online , new findings from RBS WorldPay, reveal more than half (62 per cent) of consumers feel security is at risk purchasing over the internet.
With over half (55 per cent) of consumers ranking security as the most important factor when...
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10/02/2009 11:29
Travel companies may do well to utilise pay per click services more during the downturn, according to Microsoft adCenter.
Travel websites saw traffic increase 175 per cent in the final quarter of 2008 compared with the previous year, while travel-related pay per click ad clicks rose by 88...
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09/02/2009 08:51
With so much focus on technology and innovation, its nice to see a web company launch something as simple and effective as a good blog site.
That said, the real work in launching something like the Uptake Blog Network involves a good strategy, a lot of grunt work, great writers, good...
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09/02/2009 08:20
Marilyn Parver never wanted to become a YouTube star. Neither did Iesha Walker. Their path to social media celebrity didn't involve uploading an overproduced music video, clips of dancing comedians or laughing babies. They just took their video cameras on vacation.
Parver whipped out her...
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04/02/2009 09:00
Hotels, airlines, airports and other travel companies are joining the Twitter community to pitch services, update travel conditions and respond directly to the individual needs of customers. They're finding the mobile nature of the technology is ideal for talking to travelers.
"We consider our...
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03/02/2009 10:36
Four years ago, booking online was already the cheapest way to organise travel. But what will the world of online travel look like in 2013?
A recent report from Forrester Research US Online Travel Forecast, 2008 To 2013 has a stab at guessing some of the key trends that will dominate Internet...
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02/02/2009 15:22
Research into holiday booking habits has revealed that 21% of UK consumers plan to decrease the amount of holidays they book in 2009, as a result of the prevailing economic conditions.
The Travel Bookers Omnibus, conducted by Loudhouse and commissioned by CRM software specialist...
Visitor's arrivals from Japan and the United States are starting to make a comeback. Tourism Fiji chief executive Jo Tuamoto said figures had improved over the past three months.
