If there’s one thing hoteliers are keen to get right when planning a new website, it’s the booking engine. After all, this is the final nudge – the point at which guests select their room type and length of stay, enter their credit card details and...
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5 Fatal Usability Mistakes That Could Be Killing Your Bookings
It’s happened to all of us. You land on a hotel website ready to purchase. But very quickly, you become confused. How do I navigate the site? Where can I go to see reviews? What steps do I take next to purchase? Poor usability doesn’t just confuse...
The Way of the Future: Automatic Hotel Check-In
YOTEL, a revolutionary hotel group that focuses in designing luxurious small-room airport hotels. Customers can choose between Premium (double), Twin (two large singles - bunk style) and Standard (large single). The cabins are with en-suite bathrooms, flat screen...
Consumers and the Online Searching Trends for 2010
Over the past few years, the online travel industry has immerged as one of the most popular and booming online industries. Search engines have readily become one of the first points of call for prospective travelers to research all their travel related queries.In a...
Google’s Monopoly over the Online Travel Industry
Google has finally announced the $700 mil deal to acquire Software Company ITA. This agreement is just another step for the search engine giant to solidly its hold on the online travel industry. Google first rumored its intentions to acquire the company earlier this...
Bing vs Google for the Online Travel Industry
The travel industry is being taking over by internet giants. First Google infiltrated the travel industry with its Google maps, its partnership with online travel guide Ruba and rumoured acquisition of ITA, and now Microsoft is set to enter the industry with Bing...
Google Makes Another Lucrative Acquisition
Google has taken steps to make its mark in the Travel Industry by partnering up with online travel guide and community, Ruba. It was incorrectly reported last week that Google had actually acquired the company. It was later reported by TechCrunch that rather...
eTourism Online’s New Look Interface!
What’s with the changes?Here at eTourism we pride ourselves on being innovative and technologically savvy. We are continuously updating our website and products to ensure we can offer the very best to all our clients. If you have visited eTourism Online recently...
What Does Google’s Potential Acquisition Mean for the Travel Industry?
The Web has recently been bombarded with rumours surrounding the possible transaction between Google, Software Company ITA and their rumoured 1 billion dollar deal. Relatively unknown until last week, ITA is a software company whose products are used...