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Euros Left in the Vapor Trail: Plight of the Single European Sky

Phil Butler

With 27 separate bits of airspace connecting European countries, is it any wonder the the old continent still seems fragmented and inefficient? Well, back in 1999 the European Commission launched a plan termed Single European Sky (SES), aimed at uniting all the airspace to fuel a more efficient air travel industry. The big question today it; “What happened to the plan?”

Beach Tomato Unleashes New Villas Site for Summer

Phil Butler

For the bored or down and out traveler out there, how about “inspirational travel” this Summer season? You don’t know what inspirational travel is, you say? Well, a company called Beach Tomato has launched a new online portal to inspire, and to help satisfy your wanderlust for sandy, seashore, and sunshine bliss this year. BeachTomatoVillas.com is a wide eyed beach stay showcase. Let’s look.

Stay WordPress Theme for Hotels Helps You Attract more Guests

Mihaela Lica Butler

Free to download and use, with some excellent features, Stay wordpress theme is appealing for many independent hotels. But there’s a lot of room for improvement, especially when it comes to the reservations widget.

#Travel Tuesday Tips on Travel Tech: Don’t Cry for Expedia

Phil Butler

Reading news in travel technology this morning any interested party might be a bit confused over all the smoke signals going out from online players. The New York Times suggests simply “Fewer, Bigger Travel Sites”, Expedia stocks are down on the one hand, and their mobile app is revamped a superhuman helper on the other. Meanwhile a startup called Bookt LLC takes a shot at Airbnb.com and vacations. I guess the good news is, travel technology is really still alive and doing well.

Digital Innovation Asia Debuts Speak-Out Asia

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming June 12th, the Digital Innovation Asia (DIA) inaugural event Speak-Out Asia, is scheduled to open at the Lebua Hotel at State Tower. According to the news Thai TV host and blogger Daniel Fraser is slated to MC the event.

RedEye and Target Marketing Group Tag Team E-Mail Marketing

Aleksandr Shatskih

In travel marketing news, RedEye and the Target Marketing Group have teamed up to produce a complementary online webinar; “Develop Your Customer Relationship and Increase Your Email Revenue – Lifecycle Marketing Volume 3”, slated to go live Tuesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT.

Accor Hotels Creates Their Own Travel Service

Aleksandr Shatskih

Designed to help customers of Accor Hotels to discover their next destinations, “Inspiration” presents online visitors to Accorhotels.com with unique destinations via internal hotel search. Guests into culture, wellness, exploration, a range of intentions, can get some relevance and quickness out of Inspiration, let’s take a quick look.

Scorecard: Winners in the UK Online Hotel Game

Phil Butler

According to a report (PDF) from greenlight recently TripAdvisor, Booking.com, and Laterooms now dominate the three most crucial search and social sectors of online visibility in the UK. Greenlight’s analysis of the top 15 brands across the online billboard showed not only each’s relative position to competitors, but just how seriously businesses engage via PPC, SEO, and social media means.

Britons On Exodus from Cold – Toward Spring

Phil Butler

We’ve all heard the news from the UK, mountains of snow and unseasonable weather of record breaking proportions. Fortunately for TUI Thomson there is an up side to bad weather – people on an exodus to better weather. A report from Thomson and First Choice the other day speaks of 30 something thousand headed out of bad weather and into good this Easter weekend.

Expedia Upgrades its Mobile App with New Features

Aleksandr Shatskih

Expedia has recently upgraded its mobile app with a set of mobile itineraries capabilities, that give the traveler up-to-date information at every stage of the journey.