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Oktogo Outlines Vision for Russian Travel Sector

Aleksandr Shatskih

In yet another sign that year 2012 is going to be a very encouraging one for up-and-coming travel brands, Russian OTA Oktogo.ru has just announced a new dose of financing to the tune of $10 million, which it says it will use to revolutionize Russia’s travel sector.

13 years ago

Ten Great Travel Apps for the iPad 3

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coinciding with the launch of the Apple iPad 3 this month, Skyscanner has put together a ‘top ten list’ of their favorite apps for the iOS platform that no traveler can do without. While Skyscanner is naturally in amongst them, the brains behind the flexible flight search app can be forgiven for they certainly know what they’re talking about.

13 years ago

Airfasttickets Opens London Office

Aleksandr Shatskih

Airfasttickets, a global online travel agency (OTA) has announced the opening of new offices in London. As part of the company’s overall expansion across Europe, the UK offices will support UK and Ireland serving as a local agent there.

13 years ago

WIHP Convert Reveals Value to Guests & Hoteliers

Phil Butler

Have you ever Google’d before going on a trip, only to run across one crappy website after another in search of a hotel? Face it, despite all the technology advances, the mobile breakthroughs enabling us like never before, hotel websites still suck. WIHP aims to change all that.

13 years ago

Thomas Cook Launches “Biggest Ever” Facebook Competition

Aleksandr Shatskih

Thomas Cook has just launched its largest multimedia campaign yet, as it spearheads calls for the UK government to support the tourist industry in all sectors – including both domestic and international tourism.

13 years ago

Vilnius Tourism App Leads The Way

Aleksandr Shatskih

Exploring the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius is sure to be a lot easier for tourists in 2012, thanks to a great new travel app designed and created by the Vilnius Tourist Information Center.

13 years ago

Saj Earth Resort Kerala Chooses GHX Channel

Aleksandr Shatskih

One of Kerala’s most interesting and unique hotels, the Saj Earth Resort in Cochin, has added their inventory of rooms to Global Hotel Exchange. The hotel offers a one-of-a-kind waterborne nature experience, along with convenience for business travelers. The choice of GHX as a distribution channel makes sense, especially for worldwide hotels without the marketing reach of some others.

13 years ago

Six Great Sites for Restaurant Owners

Aleksandr Shatskih

As a restaurant owner looking for inspiring ideas about food, décor, and how to run their business, there are few resources as invaluable as the Web. With that in mind, we thought we’d take time out to showcase a few of the best resources that no serious eatery owner can do without.

13 years ago

Google Makes Improvements to Travel-related Searches

Mihaela Lica Butler

Google rolled out an algorithm update last February, with no less than 40 changes reported, including improvements to travel-related searches.

13 years ago

Gstaad Palace: Green, Luxuriant & Progressive Too

Aleksandr Shatskih

One of the world’s exclusive eco-friendly hotels, the Gstaad Palace, has elected to use Global Hotel Exchange, a revolutionary new online booking platform that makes an ideal bed-fellow for one of Switzerland’s most inventive and luxurious places to stay. As this fabulous Swiss resort proclaims in their video at post’s end, “Gstaad Palace is far more than just a hotel.” Where forward thinking joins old world tradition, excellence resides.

13 years ago

US Mobile Travel Bookings to Top $8 Billion

Aleksandr Shatskih

Everyone in the business of travel distribution knows mobile is the most influential sector of the booking segment. A new report from the world’s leading travel authority, PhoCusWright, tells of mobile’s value upcoming. According to the research company bookings via mobile will exceed $8 billion in 2013 in the US alone.

13 years ago

Pinterest for Travelers: How to Use It for Your Next Big Adventure

Guest Author

Pinterest is yet another social networking site, except this version is completely based on visuals. Basically, after browsing around on Pinterest for about five minutes, you’ll see that your informational mini-feed is a series of images, quotes, and projects about anything and everything including… travel

13 years ago

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