Web 2.0 was all about creativity, information sharing and consumers collaborating around content. Web 3.0 is all about personalization of the online experience and getting beyond the PC. EyeForTravel explains an impact of Web 3.0 technology on travel and tourism industry and what role in the industry will be playing “Travel 3.0 intelligent agents”.
“Travel 3.0 [...]

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Profit continues to increase in most European hotel markets in spite of falling average occupancy, according to the latest HotStats survey of ten European cities by TRI Hospitality Consulting.
France and Budapest were the only cities where hotels were able to increase in demand in the four months to April 2008 of the 10 European cities.
In [...]

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We have come a long way in the world of Internet Marketing. From the age of information (think glorified electronic brochure) on the web to the world of snappy online transactions…we’ve now moved into the age of an experiential and social Internet, all great leaps in a relatively short space of time.
Hotel eMarketers can lay [...]

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The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) releases its 2008 Lodging Survey, revealing trends in technology, health consciousness, and green initiatives in all segments of U.S. hotels. Conducted by Smith Travel Research, the survey analyzes feedback from more than 10,000 U.S. hotel properties.
Funded by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) and conducted by [...]

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Sabre Travel Network and PhoCusWright announced the availability of new research discussing strategies and tactics to optimize travel procurement. The findings of the study are presented in a whitepaper, Best Practices in Travel Business Intelligence, which is based on two years of interviews with business travel managers and buyers, as well as detailed reviews of [...]

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