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Media and PR
What's behind the surge of users of TripAdvisor's Cities I've Visited app on Facebook? It didn't happen by chance.
Skift | 12 years ago
Business Travel
The Power of Travel Coalition, in lodging a protest over GSA per-diem rates for federal government travel, may have gone too far in objecting to the removal of "upper upscale hotels" as part of the calculations.
Airlines
Expect a lot more airport, airline, airport restaurant and hotel coverage from Zagat as its content begins to permeate Google search.
Online Travel
Travelers need to see the total price of a hotel room instantly, but online travel agencies and comparison-shopping engines have bowed to competitive pressures.
Hotels
CasaHop might be called social tech rather than social travel because it is a heavy tech play in the home-exchange arena.
Tight economic times are fertile ground for discounters, whether it's Priceline, Hotwire or airtickets.gr, which is partnering with Expedia for dynamic packages.
Orbitz is beginning to skew hotel displays according to the computing or mobile device you use. Get a grip on those iPads, this is only the mere beginning of an online travel agency personalization push.
Give Gogo credit. The WiFi provider has to get working on its international expansion and can't wait for its IPO try to be sorted out. That may be the reason behind a $135 million debt-financing agreement.
The global hotel business is wide open with room for plenty of players to succeed, but Booking.com is way ahead of the curve and the article tells why.
Skift Originals
Priceline is calling out Hotel Tonight on its allegedly inflated savings' claims, and the issue is one that permeates the travel industry as purported discounts can sometimes turn out to be fictitious.
The fact that it was a curious customer rather than a determined hacker that discovered speaks to sloppiness on the part of the aggregator.
