Priceline’s Booking.com triples mobile booking transactions - Mobile Commerce Daily - Revenue The Booking.com Kindle Fire app Priceline’s Booking.com has seen the total transaction value of mobile hotel bookings rise from $1 billion in 2011 to more than $3 billion in 2012. In addition, more than 20 million mobile applications have been downloaded to date. The latest data is proof that mobile bookings are growing – especially because of its convenience. “The success is related to two major factors: the quality of our service with our broad reach in terms of accommodations, languages, guest reviews etc., and the quality of our mobile products on the various platforms,” said Olivier Voute, director of mobile marketing at Booking.com. “Having said that, the real driver of success is mostly related to the consumer shift towards mobile and our ability to offer them a great service on the various platforms with our apps on mobile sites,” he said. Driving bookingsThrough the booking.com mobile app, consumers are able to view their account, sign-in and browse their credit card details.
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Dicionário do Cético Tours and activities: Still looking for breakthrough company This is part two of our three part series on the online tours and activities market, focusing on the buzz around venture-backed startups in the space. Part one here. There are only a handful of companies that matter these days in selling tours and activities, and they are a mix of old-guard established companies, a hungry wannabe, and an online travel agency making some overtures. And, although there has been venture capital money funneling into the sector, the track record has seen a paucity of success stories. “There are never any winners in the space,” one experienced travel-industry investor chimes in, dismissing the tours and activities sector. Viator’s long wait Case in point, observers say, is Viator, an established online player, founded in 1995, that has raised some $20 million in funding from investors, including Carlyle Venture Partners and Technology Venture Partners. GetYourGuide makes boasts and enters new markets Old guard Gray Line trying new stuff
Wicked Good Travel Tips, Unique Vacations, Travel Deals SITE OFICIAL DA TROLLER TUI and GetYourGuide Join Forces to Revolutionize Travel Agency Distribution Press Releases TUI and GetYourGuide Join Forces to Revolutionize Travel Agency Distribution Exclusive partnership offers benefits for travel agencies and vacationers Hannover February 25th, 2013 - TUI, Germany’s leading travel agency, has added a new element to its marketing mix: an exclusive cooperation with GetYourGuide, the world’s largest online booking platform for tours, activities, and attractions around the world. “We’re extremely excited to join forces with a partner as well-known as TUI. The idea behind the cooperation is simple: before GetYourGuide was founded, the tours and activities market was highly fragmented and there was no centralized place that digitized the world’s vast offering. About GetYourGuide With more than 18,900 things to do in over 1,850 global destinations, GetYourGuide (www.GetYourGuide.com) is the web’s largest platform for tours and activities around the world.
The Travel Guide Bjarne Stroustrup's Homepage Online Activity Portal, GetYourGuide, Expands Into France, Spain and Italy With Bespoke Language Websites Press Releases Online Activity Portal, GetYourGuide, Expands Into France, Spain and Italy With Bespoke Language Websites GetYourGuide, the world’s largest online portal for tours and activities at destinations around the globe, has announced today that it is expanding into the French, Italian, and Spanish markets. Berlin February 18th, 2013 -GetYourGuide, the world’s largest online portal for tours and activities at destinations across the globe, has announced today that it is expanding into the French, Italian, and Spanish markets. This marks a major step towards further developing GetYourGuide’s position as a leader in the European tours and activities market. To support GetYourGuide’s international growth, Frederick “Fritz” Demopoulos, one of the most successful Internet and media entrepreneurs in China, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. In less than three years, GetYourGuide has assembled the world’s greatest variety of tours, attractions, and activities.
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