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Roomer lets you trade your non-refundable hotel bookings
While nobody likes to cancel trip plans, we often have to cancel our hotel bookings due to changed plans or unavoidable circumstances. This means we have to bear the costs…
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Facebook has got something new for travel marketers
The debate on topic of who is winning the war of videos is lined up for another day. Right now Facebook is making news with the addition of 360 degree videos…
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OTAs in India beware, TripAdvisor instant booking is here
TripAdvisor has been testing the instant booking feature for a while now and rolled out the feature across all platforms in US and UK earlier this month. They have partnered…
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Kerala Tourism starts Bid Wars but does it have the zing?
With the increase in number of mobile and internet users, many Indian destinations have started actively promoting themselves on social media. DMOs like Kerala Tourism, Goa Tourism and Chhattisgarh Tourism…
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Marriott is offering you a tour to Chile with VR Postcards
Moving ahead of iPads and mobile requests, Marriott has introduced ‘VRoom Service’ for the guests at two of their prime properties in New York and London. They are offering room…
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Roomkey helps Boutique Hotels turn millennial friendly
As travellers turn tech savvy and become increasingly dependent on mobile, hotels are embracing mobile and building features around it. Apart from improving the mobile booking experience, luxury hotels like…
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How peer to peer services are changing the way we travel
We get to read about new startups almost everyday and while many get lost into the sea of online businesses that are coming up, some stand out of the crowd…
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Meet Traveling Spoon, a startup that serves as a bridge between travellers and locals
While scrolling through my Quora feed a few days back, I came across a question about Indian food. The most popular answer came from a lady from Canada who happened…
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What do you think of this association between VenuePick and OYO Rooms?
Soon after the budget hotel aggregator OYO Rooms made news with the partnership with Lookup, we have an update of another interesting alliance. VenuePick, a platform that helps people find…
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