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Web 3.0: The Third Generation Web is Coming - 0 views

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  • This cycle will continue for five to ten years, and will result in making the Web more connected, more open, and more intelligent. It will transform the Web from a network of separately siloed applications and content repositories to a more seamless and interoperable whole.
  • I would also add to this definition another trend that has been a major factor in Web 2.0 — the emergence of the mobile Internet and mobile devices (including camera phones) as a major new platform driving the adoption and growth of the Web, particularly outside of the United States.
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    This article talks about some of the differences about web 2.0 and web 3.0. This article mainly points out the positive outcomes of web 3.0 and some of its origins. I chose this article especially because of the diagram which I found to be very interesting.
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Global distribution system integration | Online travel agencies - 0 views

  • . Increase your room sales and generate more leads by selling your rooms via the Global Distribution Services and Online Travel Agencies.
  • They can nowadays be considered as a travel marketplace used as a single point of access for reserving airline seats, hotel rooms, rental cars, and other travel related items. Major GDS: Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, Worldspan.
  • Optimizes your online exposure Eliminates the risk of overbooking Pushes instantly all reservations to your PMS
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    This article explains the many positive effects of GDS systems on the hotel industry and further explains how the system is able to continually refresh and monitor itself to help avoid over booking and problems with availability and room rates.
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Travel PR Agencies | Worldcom Group - 0 views

  • Today, thanks to new technologies, and growing transportation improvements at home and abroad, our smaller world has made travel and tourism available not just to the wealthy, but to virtually every segment of the market. These changes have also made consumers better informed as they use the Internet and other IT technologies to research, plan and buy travel products around the clock.
  • Our collective Worldcom services range from destination marketing and economic development, to representation of companies large and small in hospitality, lodging, transportation, cruises, ground operations and travel and tourism products of every description.
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    This article is about a group called Worldcom PR group and they assist a variety of different groups and organizations in their communication skills with the customers in their market, and their competition. This company has realized the changes happening within the hospitality industry and they are prepared to help and consulate different groups and companies.
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FIFA World Cup Forecast To Add $70 Billion To Brazil's Economy - Forbes - 0 views

  • The World Cup is expected to generate over $30 billion in direct taxes, $10 billion in additional indirect taxes, and an increase in consumption of Brazilian goods and services by an estimated $3 billion for the period leading up to and during the Cup. Approximately 600,000 tourists are expected to come to Brazil for the games, which could bring in an additional $2.5 billion for the Brazilian travel industry.
  • 332,000 permanent jobs and 381,000 temporary jobs
  • and $6.3 billion for the travel and tourism services sector.
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    This article is about some of the positive effects the FIFA World Cup in 2014 is going to have on Brazil and it's Economy. One sector that is also going to be effected greatly is, obviously, the tourism and travel industry.
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