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Club Med brings Google Street View to Maldives
Holiday company Club Med has launched partnered with Google Street View to bring prospective holiday makers up close and personal in the Maldives. With an ever expanding reach, Google Street View has helped people explore searing deserts, the deep cold of Antarctica as well as the depths of the Grand Canyon.
Google emphasises importance of online research in travel sales
Google has launched the Consumer Barometer 2015, the most comprehensive free tool for planners looking to understand and compare how people use the internet around the world. Entering its fifth year, it is the best tool of its kind in terms of size, scale, and the depth of questions covered, enabling users to compare digital, mobile, video and shopping habits across 56 countries, including tech-savvy Britain.
Singapore Airlines launches new Apple Watch compatible mobile app
Singapore Airlines has launched an all-new mobile app for both Apple and Android smartphones, as well as for the Apple Watch. Introducing a redesigned user interface with new features, the app aims to provide a functional and seamless user experience. Features include a contextual homepage that displays the most relevant information about upcoming trips.
SAS welcomes Google Street View to new long-haul cabin
Travellers can now take a close look around SAS’s new long-haul cabin using Google Street View. SAS is the first airline in Europe to offer a virtual tour on board a long-haul aircraft, letting users experience what it is like to travel in SAS’s upgraded cabin. The new cabin interior that was launched in February.
Google: The biggest threat in mobile to hotels and airlines?
According to the App Overlap Report Series published by the Strategy Analytics - Travel Analytics - service, only 20% of those that use airline applications also use hotel applications leading to bifurcated trip planning.
IMEX attendees learn how to act like Google, Disney
As attendees flooded the floor for the first day of IMEX in Frankfurt some went straight to the CIC Inspiration Centre to learn how they can adopt and foster more innovation in their own thinking and in their business strategies.
Travel companies must adapt to Google’s semantic search says MyTravelResearch.com
Google search is turning into a personal assistant more than a search engine. The days of the Holy Grail metric of page 1 searchresults based on SEO and keyword dominance are all but gone. The sooner companies realize this and turn from being marketers to publishers of online content, the quicker their profits will follow.
MooveTeam to showcase Google Glass™ at WTM Latin America
World Travel Market Latin America 2014, the leading global event for the Latin American travel industry, will be displaying Google Glass thanks to first time exhibitor MooveTeam.
Simon Fiquet, head of global travel accounts, APAC, Google
Simon Fiquet, head of global travel accounts, APAC, Google, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Asia Summit in Seoul, South Korea.
Facebook and Google to speak at WTM 2013
World Travel Market 2013, the leading global event for the travel industry, has an impressive line up of social media speakers including senior executives from Facebook and Google.
Emirates to sync Google Now with online bookings
Emirates has announced it will start to roll-out Google Now cards for passengers who book via Emirates.com. A feature of the Google Search app, Google Now is available and fully integrated for Android and iOS.
Confused.com closes the gap on MoneySupermarket as Google steps in
Comparison website Confused.com is on the move and closing in on MoneySupermarket’s online visibility for insurance-related searches, reveals the latest research from leading independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight. However, with Google having made its entry into the car insurance comparison space, the incumbents will no doubt be keeping watch of what could be deemed a pretty formidable competitor.