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    <title><![CDATA[HOTELMARKETING.COM]]></title>
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    <dc:creator>markus.busch@hotelmarketing.com</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-05-16T07:00:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top luxury travel trends in China]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/top_luxury_travel_trends_in_china</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The rise in private property of Chinese people along with the appreciation of Yuan has induced this growing demand of luxury travel. There are millions of millionaires in China with personal wealth of RMB 10 or more, and they are 15 years younger on average compared to the travelers in Europe and America.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, Asia & Pacific,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-16T07:04:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Many would-be travelers still not spending]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/many_would_be_travelers_still_not_spending</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Improved confidence among U.S. consumers has started to breathe some life back into the travel industry. But while hotel and air suppliers continue to benefit from the uplift in morale, a new Global Edition study from PhoCusWright reveals that many still are not spending. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, North America,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-15T07:02:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[More on the dramatic impact digital has made on travel purchases]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/the_dramatic_impact_digital_has_made_on_travel_purchases</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Social media and review sites are having an increasingly powerful role in the holiday destination decision-making process. New UK data by Deloitte shows that 86% of overseas and 91% of domestic travel transactions are now ‘digitally influenced’.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, Europe,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-15T07:01:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[HRS mobile hotel bookings on the rise]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/hrs_mobile_hotel_bookings_on_the_rise</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HRS, tripled its sales in the mobile bookings segment between 2010 and 2011. The mobile reservations share of total sales reached approximately 3% in 2011. This year, HRS expects this share to double.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, Europe,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-15T07:00:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expedia betting the bank on social and mobile]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/expedia_betting_the_bank_on_social_and_mobile</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Across a huge range of fronts Expedia is spending serious amounts of money on wooing younger customers via Facebook, encouraging them to use its online presence for everything from dynamic packaging through to simple hotel or flights purchases.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, North America,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-14T07:05:49+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Room Key exits beta, launches new tools]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/room_key_exits_beta_launches_new_tools</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Just three months after beta launch, the site has generated quite a buzz, welcoming 1.9 million visitors in March. Room Key has now enhanced its offerings with the launch of new tools for travelers, including integrated consumer reviews and a shortlist tool poised to transform hotel shopping into an interactive, social experience.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, North America,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-14T07:04:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Google urged to up its game on travel reviews]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/google_urged_to_up_its_game_on_travel_reviews</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reviews are incredibly powerful. Google should either compete with Tripadvisor and put the resources in or get out of this area immediately, says this article.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, Europe,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-14T07:03:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Livebookings, Europe’s OpenTable, raises $24 million round]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/livebookings_europes_opentable_raises_24_million_round</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Livebookings, which provides more than 9,000 restaurants with online marketing and real-time reservations services, has secured £15 million in funding from existing investors Balderton Capital, Wellington Partners and Ekstranda.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, Europe,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-14T07:02:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[At long last, U.S. launches national tourism strategy]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/at_long_last_u.s._launches_national_tourism_strategy</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The strategy mandates the creation of a National Travel and Tourism Office within the Commerce Department. It also sets an ambitious goal of attracting 100 million foreign visitors annually to the U.S. by 2021, up from just over 60 million in 2011.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, North America,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-11T07:03:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Priceline profit up, outlook weakens]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/priceline_profit_up_outlook_weakens</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Priceline.com posted a larger quarterly profit on Wednesday on an increase in travel bookings, but the company forecast slower bookings growth in the second quarter. The total value of its Q1  bookings increased by 43.9 percent to $6.7 billion, including an increase of 54 percent in the value of international bookings.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Online Travel, North America,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-10T07:03:52+00:00</dc:date>
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