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.
ECTAA | Home Rede promove viagens de baixo custo em troca de ajuda voluntária Viajar por baixo custo deixou de ser um sonho e se tornou realidade para muitos jovens que encontraram soluções alternativas para poder experienciar novas culturas pelos diversos continentes. A Workaway é uma dessas redes que com a ajuda da internet e de pessoas de boa vontade tem ajudado a tornar acessível a possibilidade de conhecer o lado real de um país estrangeiro. O site tem como objetivo promover a troca justa entre viajantes de baixo orçamento, alunos de idiomas, famílias abertas ao intercambio cultural ou qualquer instituição que precise de trabalho voluntário. A ideia é simples: o viajante trabalha algumas poucas horas por dia em troca de alimentação e alojamento. É possível oferecer desde pintura à cuidados com o jardim, serviço de babá ou ir às compras. A plataforma mantém um banco de dados onde os interessados preenchem um perfil sobre que tipo de ajuda pode oferecer. Para o perfil é recomendado subir fotos e até vídeos de apresentação.
Brain Games & Brain Training GetYourGuide raises $14M for tours and activities push in new markets In what could be one of the biggest investments so far in the growing online tours and activities sector, GetYourGuide has grabbed $14 million from Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe. The company says the Series A investment round will be used help with “rapid growth” into new markets. Spark has previous invested in companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare and Akamai, while Highland’s portfolio includes Lycos, MapQuest and VistaPrint. The level of investment in GYG signifies the major interest in the tours and activities segment of the industry. Previous high rounds included $7 million into US-based Zozi in May 2011. Despite attracting $2 million from PROfounders Capital, Andy Phillipps (founder of Active Hotels) and Karen Hanton (founder of TopTable) in March 2012, Europe-based GYG has been active on the capital raising circuit since late last year. Travelport also ramped up its tours and activities offering using partnerships with Flextrip and AdventureLink.
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trivago.com.br - Compare preços de mais de 725133 hotéis e escolha o seu melhor hotel Dicionário do Cético Vayable - Tours, trips and other things to do on vacation Wicked Good Travel Tips, Unique Vacations, Travel Deals Viajar Barato - COMPRA COLETIVA DE VIAGEM - As melhores viagens pelos menores preços SITE OFICIAL DA TROLLER 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
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