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Rentals United adds $4.25M in funding to boost technology platform

By Linda Fox | April 26, 2019

The capital comes from Stella EOC Capital and Howzat Partners, with existing investors also participating in the round. Read More

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Hotel cancelation rate at 40% as online travel agencies push free change policy

By Kevin May | April 23, 2019

Key findings from a major study carried out by D-Edge, the Accor-owned hotel technology group that includes the AvailPro and FastBooking platforms. Read More

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WEBINAR REPLAY! The real parity problem that no one is talking about

By PhocusWire | April 17, 2019

Through this webinar you’ll leave with the tactics you need to step up your parity game and stop leaving money on the table. Read More

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MeetingPackage promotes online venue booking through €1.5M raise

By Jill Menze | April 17, 2019

The round for the Finnish meeting venue tech provider closed in late 2018 and was led by existing investors and well as new ones including Falkensteiner Ventures. Read More

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More expansion for GuestReady with acquisition of competitor BnbLord

By Mitra Sorrells | April 11, 2019

European Airbnb property management company GuestReady has grown its property count to 2,000 with the acquisition of BnbLord, a Paris-based competitor. Read More

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Prep for parity: everything hotels and online travel agencies need to know

By Clive Wood - OTA Insight | April 8, 2019

The parity problem is not going away, but actionable data can help hoteliers address the problem and recoup revenue and reputation. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Customer data platforms in travel: Worthy of the hype?

By Valerio Fuschini - Carlson Wagonlit Travel | April 4, 2019

With the increasing competition for customers, TMCs are crying out for cross-functional windows into traveler data, but are customer data platforms the answer? Read More

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Google pushes further into private accommodations, rolls out vacation rentals search worldwide

By Mitra Sorrells | March 26, 2019

Google is adding vacation rental listings from the likes of Expedia Group and TripAdvisor to its Hotel Search platform. Read More

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Activity tech provider BookingKit secures multimillion-euro round

By Kevin May | March 26, 2019

The investment in the Germany-based company comes just over a year after its Series B round from the same backers. Read More

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Rate parity issues continue to challenge hotels in key markets

By Linda Fox | March 25, 2019

OTA Insight's Annual Hotel Parity Review shows independent hotels and local chains are more likely to suffer losses from rate parity issues. Read More

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VIDEO: Why operators should still have a voice in tours and activities

By Kevin May | March 25, 2019

Macro trends in tours and activities have created challenges and opportunities for those at the sharp end of the industry: those that provide a tour or activity and operators of attractions. Read More

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Guesty leads short-term rental software race with $35M raise

By Jill Menze | March 21, 2019

The property management platform’s funding now totals $60 million - the highest of any other software in the short-term rental space, according to the company. Read More

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VIDEO: Trekksoft on Google and a shifting market in activities

By Kevin May | March 20, 2019

Software vendors for tour and activity suppliers have a unique spot in the sector - an ability to gauge their customer requirements and understand what consumers want. Read More

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Booking.com pivots BookingSuite into a hotel tech app store

By Kevin May | March 6, 2019

The BookingSuite App Store is a collection of currently 45 different services provided by software companies in the industry that cover a range of tools to help hoteliers with their day-to-day... Read More

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Ditching direct: It may be time to reconsider your GDS and OTA connections

By Kyle Moore - RateGain | March 4, 2019

The cost and effort of maintaining a direct connect to the GDS may have been more than hotels had bargained for. So we examine a few that of those hidden headaches. Read More

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