However, this yield is inflated because SideStep revenues also included contributions from its TravelPost (user reviews) and TripUp (social networking) units. With the recent announcement that Kayak will acquire SideStep, we wanted to examine the...
Sam Shank, founder of TravelPost.com, a hotel review site now owned by SideStep, reinforces how suppliers must actively join the conversation to add value to consumers and manage their online reputation.
SideStep's acquisition of TravelPost, a user-generated content and review site, and TripUp, a social networking site for finding travel partners, solidifies the approach that empowered and educated users are more valuable to travel search suppliers.
SideStep's priority is "to find the best deal or best reservation to meet your needs,” explains Sam Shank, VP/GM of TravelPost. If you listen to some of the Travel Search competitors, then you might come to this same conclusion too.
SideStep Buys TravelPost - SideStep acquired TravelPost for a combination of cash and stock. TravelPost will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SideStep. =================== In This Issue ===================
SideStep Buys TravelPost In the final installment, I will introduce Google OneBox results. These articles are brief introductions to the services with a lot of examples for you to explore.According to Director of Product Management, Mihir Shah, the...
SideStep acquired TravelPost for a combination of cash and stock. TravelPost will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SideStep. According to the press release, "TravelPost.com has grown into a leading source for unbiased user-generated hotel...
At the very least, a partnership with TravelPost is in order. The battle of features in travel search continues with SideStep launching Travel Guides Beta. Most of the content is licensed from Frommer's with additional information courtesy of hotel...
