Healthy Growth for Ecommerce as Retail Continues Shift to Web

eMarketer estimates US retail ecommerce sales reached $165.4 billion last year, for 14.8% growth over 2009. This represented a strong comeback for online retail after the recession, and healthy growth will continue this year.

HolidayCrowd lets travel agents compete for consumers’ business

Holidaymakers are often faced with an overwhelming range of options when searching for their ideal trip, with an endless list of online services promising to deliver the best deals.

What do users do on travel websites?

According to a new UK user experience study, it may take some time for online travel agents to be able to match more real world travel situations more closely. Until then, traditional travel agents are the only option for poor online content or inflexible booking engines.

4th E Tourism Africa Summit launched in Cape Town

The 4th Annual E Tourism Africa Summit was launched today in Cape Town at the quarterly Joint Association Membership Meeting (JAMM) of Cape Town Tourism, FEDHASA Cape, SAACI and SATSA Western Cape.

26 ways to use social media for lead generation

As enticing as the saying is, “If you build it, they will come,” we all know that just because we build a social media presence, people don’t magically start knocking down our door.