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Tablets overtake smartphones for hotel website traffic

June 19, 2013 | Hotel Marketing

Google predicts that US hotel searches will be up 24% in 2013 overall, but that includes a 68% uptick in searches from mobile devices against a 4% decrease in desktop queries. Searches from tablets, in particular, were expected to increase by 180%. more...

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Google officially rolls out local carousel display in US for hotel searches

June 19, 2013 | Hotel Marketing

As suspected Google has announced the roll out the Carousel Display for local results “for local dining, nightlife, hotels, and other attractions on desktop." This launch is English and US-only for now. For hotel searches only advertisers and Google’s hotel finder are visible above the fold. more...

Sabre selling Travelocity Business to BCD Travel

June 19, 2013 | Online Travel

Travel management company BCD Travel has acquired Travelocity Business, Travelocity’s corporate travel agency. The deal is seen as part of Sabre's run up to a public offering. more...

How Fairmont tackles the evolving search capabilities of social platforms

June 19, 2013 | Hotel Marketing

Hotel companies can’t afford to ignore the emerging search capabilities of social networks. As travellers increasingly access social networks with a desire to acquire knowledge, it is increasingly important to analyse how this is impacting the booking funnel. more...

Travel sector flying high in social

June 19, 2013 | Hotel Marketing

A new report by Headstream into the most social brands in the world has ranked companies from the travel sector in four of the top five positions. In total, the travel sector accounted for a huge 15% of brands in the top 100. more...

Google: Bad mobile SEO won’t rank well in mobile search

June 19, 2013 | Online Marketing

Is your site not doing a good job for mobile visitors? Better get that fixed. Sites with mobile experience issues won’t rank as highly in Google’s mobile or smartphone search results, in the future. more...

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