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A Prescription for Recovering from Our Marketing Disease

Phil Butler

Digital communications has for too long been reclassified as only a function of marketing. Public relations communicators should have been in the lead all along.

6 years ago

Google Maps Helps You Roll-on Thanksgiving Travel

Aleksandr Shatskih

The folks at Google are trying to solve for “X” again with a Google Maps feature called “Mapping Thanksgiving.”

6 years ago

On RezBS and Supporting Local Businesses

Aleksandr Shatskih

RezBS is breathing new life back into Caribbean excursions by providing seamless booking capabilities for small businesses.

6 years ago

Berlin Startup Mapify Conjures $1 Million in Seed Funding

Phil Butler

Berlin social travel startup Mapify has announced raising $1 million in seed funding from U.S. and Europe-based funds and angel investors.

6 years ago

Airbnb Challenger DOA: No Chance to Resussitate

Phil Butler

The little talked about (until it failed) “Airbnb killer” – Wimdu is going belly up. The startup launched back in 2011 has announced it will “cease operating by the end of 2018.” The German company counts 100 employees located in Berlin and Lisbon. The startup founded by serial entrepreneurs Arne Bleckwenn and Hinrich Dreiling was […]

6 years ago

OTAScanner Goes Live for Hoteliers Looking to Optimize Revenue

Phil Butler

Greek digital marketing company AboutHotelier has just launched a new hotel rate shopping and intelligence platform called OTAScanner. According to the news from the agency, the tool helps hoteliers scrutinize their revenue management strategies for optimized profitability.

6 years ago

SiteMinder Aims to School Crete Hoteliers on Best Practices

Argophilia Travel News

SiteMinder, a leading cloud platform for the global hotel industry, will travel to Crete to meet with local hoteliers and advise them on best practices in global distribution.

6 years ago

Hoteliers, HTTPS Is Imperative!

Mihaela Lica Butler

Besides being an SEO ranking factor, HTTPS is an imperative for user’s peace of mind. Sites marked “not secure” in Chrome may loose vistors and ROI.

7 years ago

The New TripAdvisor Looks Like Evil Genius to Me

Phil Butler

TripAdvisor has just unveiled a new site/mobile experience launching in late 2018 that may dramatically effect the digital travel landscape.

7 years ago

MyGuestXP Provides Curative for Negative Hotel Reviews

Phil Butler

A new and innovative online platform I ran across is taking aim at mitigating negative hotel guest reviews. MyGuestXP connects any hotel Wi-Fi systems, allowing hotel management to step in before negative reviews hit websites like TripAdvisor.

7 years ago

Luxury Ukrainian Hotel Leopolis Improves Revenue with RateTiger

Argophilia Travel News

Leopolis Hotel, a landmark Ukrainian hotel has successfully optimized online distribution connectivity to improve their hotel occupancy and revenue, by leveraging RateTiger. The property, which has been using RTConnect for channel management, ARI updates, and Reservation Delivery has seen a substantial improvement in efficiency resulting in minimizing overbookings and reducing workloads.

7 years ago

Travelotopos Adds CarMates to Growing Business Network

Phil Butler

Greek technology company Travelotopos has just announced a new cooperation with CarMates, a new car rental company in Greece and Cyprus. News of the cooperation in between Travelotopos and the agency connected to RentalCars of the platform booking.com promises a new competitive dynamic for a small Cyprus startup company. But there may be more to the Travelotopos story than meets the eye. 

7 years ago

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