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Travel Republic Now Open In Spain

2011-05-26 by Phil Butler

Travel Republic

Travel Republic, one of the top online travel sites in the UK and around the world, has announced their expansion into the Spain market. Our friends at Travel Daily News reported on this last week, outlining Travel Republic’s strong ties with Spanish hotels, and the obvious benefits of engaging that space.

Tags: Alexa, Jet2, Kayak, LastMinute, online travel, Opodo, PRWen, Spain travel, traffic, Travel Daily News, Travel Republic, travel sites, UK travel

Lakestar Media Toting SEO for Journeys of Distinction

2011-02-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Journeys of Distinction Europe City Tours Page

Journeys of Distinction, the provider of worldwide luxury escorted tours, just announced that it has selected Lakestar Media has been given the task to improving its digital marketing and search engine optimization.

Tags: Alexa, Journeys of Distiction, Karen Gee, Lakestar Media, luxury travel, mobile travel, Neil McKay, online travel, SEO, SEO tactics, social engagement, social media, traffic, Travel operators, travel startups

Is American Airlines Spinning Out of Control?

2010-12-30 by Phil Butler

American't Airlines

The shakeup for air travel bookings online continues today with American Airlines’ contention that their ticket sales have never been better – even without Orbitz and Expedia. The airline neglects to point out an email marketing initiative instigated simultaneously with dumping Orbitz, and the fact that ticket sales for every airline have risen these last few days. What is the customer to make of supposedly trusted travel partners when low blows are the trend?

Tags: airline bookings, airline business, airline PR, Alexa, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, economic war, Expedia, Google Adwords, Kayak, online tickets, online travel, Orbitz, OTA's, price wars, travel prices, Travelocity

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