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| Inspiration vs conversion: What do you want? |
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| Yeoh Siew Hoon listens in on a panel on "Individualisation of travel" where panelists debated the various tools available to target customers and what the travel industry needs to get better at. |
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It's almost a contradiction in terms - we live in a world of mass information, on a planet with six billion people and in the travel industry, there are thousands of destinations, millions of flights, gazillions of hotels, tour operators, travel agents vying for millions of travellers...MORE |
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| ITB News: Tough times but ITB Berlin set new records |
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| Despite tough economic conditions, the 44th ITB Berlin broke records, according to Dr Christian Göke, Chief Operating Officer Messe Berlin. |
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He said that more than 11,000 exhibitors placed a total of more than six billion euros worth of orders.
"The industry demonstrated resilience and placed its trust in the strong brand that is ITB Berlin, which once again was able to gather all the leading players in the market."...MORE |
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| Inspiration for entrepreneurs at WIT*e |
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| Also on the menu on April 29 at Fairmont Singapore are the romance of travel and social media tips on finding a job. To attend, click here. |
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The first WIT*e of 2010, to be held on April 29, will serve up inspiration for entrepreneurs, romance for travellers, as well as practical advice on how to find a job using social media...MORE |
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| "Google's pullout should serve as lesson" |
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| The chatter in China over Google's pullout from China and diverting its searches to its Hong Kong-based site continues. |
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Here's the take from one industry observer, working in the travel ecommerce space.
"Google's pulling out of China is not a surprising news for the local business community although a lot of us are very disappointed with the government's censorship....MORE |
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| Consumers booking earlier, says GHO |
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| Consumers are changing the way they book holidays according to Great Hotels Organisation (GHO: http://www.ghorg.com), the London-based hotel sales and marketing alliance. |
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Travellers are shifting away from last minute hotel bookings in preference of longer advance booking lead times...MORE |
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| Sabre Holdings acquires Calidris |
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| SOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 29, 2010 - Sabre Holdings has acquired Iceland-based Calidris ehf, a revenue integrity and business intelligence solutions company. |
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Calidris will become part of Sabre Airline Solutions. The acquisition is part of Sabre's long-term growth plans and continual investments in the company's airline portfolio...MORE |
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