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Vacasol files for bankruptcy

By Martin Cowen | September 30, 2016

Danish online vacation rental booking business Vacasol is filing for bankruptcy. The news comes a few... Read More

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IHG reservation system advances with direct business firmly on the roadmap

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2016

InterContinental Hotels Group is pinning a lot on its new Guest Reservation System. GRS is being... Read More

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The five cities seeing the fastest rise of travel-related Google search interest

By Sean O'Neil | September 29, 2016

Google has combined its data on travel-related search behavior with data from Sojern, an advertising... Read More

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Carts, horses and readiness for a new airline distribution model

By Linda Fox | September 29, 2016

Discussions around airline readiness for IATA's New Distribution Capability took a different turn... Read More

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A few notes on non-converting traffic and how bundled offers are going down

By Linda Fox | September 29, 2016

Amadeus plans to launch its Travel Audience targeted advertising platform in the UK at the beginning... Read More

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KLM gives agents AI tools to answer customer queries faster, better

By Sean O'Neil | September 29, 2016

Many companies are attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up, and improve the... Read More

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Flight Centre expands European corporate business with Travellink deal

By Martin Cowen | September 28, 2016

Australia's Flight Centre Travel Group is ramping up its presence in Europe and has bought... Read More

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LeisureLink shuts down [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | September 27, 2016

Tech provider LeisureLink has been telling some of its customers that it has suspended accepting new... Read More

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Startup pitch: MiStay looks to corner the hotels for a few hours market in India

By Linda Fox | September 26, 2016

MiStay launched earlier this year to give consumers the flexibility to book a hotel room for a few... Read More

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End to hotel dimming, spotlight now on commissions

By Linda Fox | September 23, 2016

News this week that Expedia is ending its strategy of dimming hotels in search results should raise a... Read More

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