Get Funded Show 2009 – all 18 pitches reviewed
One event running concurrently with World Travel Market is the Get Funded Show, run by EyeForTravel. Eighteen entrepreneurs pitched in front of an audience consisting of angel and VC investors. This is...
View ArticleStats: How travellers use social media, or not
Some interesting data – for the pros and antes of social media – from a study carried out by World Travel Market at the launch of its annual exhibition in London this week. The survey of around 1,000...
View ArticleWhat one travel industry figure really thinks about social media
A World Travel Market report issued yesterday on social media painted a mixed picture about its apparent use by consumers. Some commentary contained in the online version of the report from WTM...
View ArticleWake up and smell the change in the coffee. Please.
NB: This is a guest article by Dimitrios Buhalis, deputy director at the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research and Nicolas Gregori, PhD researcher, both from Bournemouth University....
View ArticleSocial media becoming most important marketing channel for travel, PPC in...
Social media’s place as a marketing channel for the travel industry as well as its use for researching and buying a holiday is causing much scratching of heads. Today, as World Travel Market opens, a...
View ArticleGamification trend to take hold in travel
The trend in online games, already popular in the entertainment industry, is set to extend to the travel industry according to research released this week. The WTM Global Trends Report 2011 reveals...
View ArticleGoogle provides personalisation via context of search, travel way behind
Tales of frequent fliers getting the same letter three times from their favourite carrier have done the rounds but now airlines seem to be taking personalisation more seriously. Could it be something...
View ArticleThe Scan: Reed Travel Exhibitions unveils web TV channel, and more news
Coming to a web TV screen this week is decisionmakers.tv, and other more items in our roundup of stories that are making the news and driving opinion on September 10 Reed Travel Exhibitions airs...
View Article5 top travel trends in the next 5 years include smart TVs and Lamborghini...
In the next five years, Myanmar, Nairobi, and Dubai will top the list of the world’s most-buzzed-about destinations, luxury car brands may take on the Asian hotel sector, and smart TVs will transform...
View ArticleIs there something in the Tingo concept for tour operations, rail and car hire?
Independent tour operators, rail providers and car rental companies could be next to feel the Tingo effect says new research. The WTM Global Trends Report reveals that more consumer focused concepts,...
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