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Trivago Awards 2019 Reveals Top 30 Greece Hotels

Aleksandr Shatskih

Trivago, a leading global hotel metasearch, announced the winners of its annual Trivago Awards to recognize and reward this year’s top-rated and top-performing properties on the search platform. These awards are the highest endorsement Trivago gives to hotels, in recognition of their achievements in customer service and metasearch marketing throughout the year. Johannes Thomas, Trivago […]

New Research Shows Travel Buyers Not Enamored With Tech

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to research from the Business Travel Show, travel buyers are still not convinced of the efficacy of next-generation technology. The research shows that fully one fifth of the 134 European buyers polled believe that by 2022, bots, Blockchain and alternative realities (AR, VR, MR, XR) will ‘significantly improve booking, saving time and money. Conversely, more […]

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 […]

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.

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.