04/02/2011

News Update - February 4, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Easyvoyage goes on acquisition spree, snaps up dealchecker.co.uk...
Easyvoyage has acquired travel price comparison website dealchecker.co.uk. For its part, the group has confirmed acquisition of three companies, the other two being German price comparison website TravelJungle and e-marketing agency FSI. All together, for these three acquisitions, the Easyvoyage...

Embracing location-based marketing and check-in services ...
InterContinental Hotels Group continues to embrace technology in new ways in order to get closer to its customers. In a recent interview with mobilecommercedaily.com, Del Ross, VP, U.S. Sales & Marketing at InterContinental Hotels Group, made it clear how comfortable...

Lessons from the TripAdvisor vs. Google Controversy...
By Lauren DeGeorge In December 2010, TripAdvisor customer reviews disappeared from Google Places listings, causing a stir among hoteliers. Whereas a previous Google search for “hotels in West Hollywood” would have populated Google Places listings (among other results) with guests’...

Hipmunk raises more than $4 million...
Flight search site Hipmunk has raised more than $4 million in a series A round led by Ignition Partners. According to the company, the others to participate in the round are Erik Blachford, Simon Breakwell, Rob Glaser, Jim Hornthal, and...

How will tablets like the iPad affect check-ins?...
Apple sold more than 10 million iPads in 2010, and that number continues to surge in 2011. Samsung, Blackberry, HP, Dell and a host of device manufacturers are bringing tablet devices to market in 2011. How will the proliferation of...

Boarding a flight with 149 Facebook friends and that too free!...
Philippines’ largest national flag carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has launched its latest contest, “Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free”, featuring Facebook. Open to all Philippine residents, the “Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free” Facebook contest will allow anyone to create...

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