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Startup pitch: Homelike gains traction with extended-stay bookings in Europe
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Startup pitch: Homelike gains traction with extended-stay bookings in Europe
By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2016
Homelike is a Cologne-based startup that helps travelers—mainly corporate ones—book extended-stay... Read More
Oh how we (almost) laughed
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Oh how we (almost) laughed
By Martin Cowen | April 1, 2016
It's a heady head-scratching mix - a world-first claim, about virtual reality, on April Fool's Day.... Read More
Microsoft wants you to use Skype to book hotels and other travel
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Microsoft wants you to use Skype to book hotels and other travel
By Sean O'Neil | March 30, 2016
Microsoft is adding its Cortana virtual assistant to Skype, which means the booking of hotels and... Read More
Booking.com's BookingSuite chief talks RateManager and hotel strategy
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Booking.com's BookingSuite chief talks RateManager and hotel strategy
By Sean O'Neil | March 30, 2016
A core strategy of Booking.com, the Priceline Group-owned reservations giant, is to expand into other... Read More
Adara debuts traveler value scores to help marketers size up customers
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Adara debuts traveler value scores to help marketers size up customers
By Sean O'Neil | March 30, 2016
Adara, the marketing data provider, has come up with a "traveler value score" that estimates an... Read More
Social Tables survey of meeting planners and properties reveals best practices
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Social Tables survey of meeting planners and properties reveals best practices
By Sean O'Neil | March 30, 2016
There have been almost no research-backed reports on how hotels can increase their revenue from... Read More
Asia's budget hotel aggregators spread their wings
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Asia's budget hotel aggregators spread their wings
By Martin Cowen | March 29, 2016
Asia's established budget hotel aggregators continue to expand at the same time as new investors pump... Read More
Visa eyes bigger picture with US China Tourism Year tie-up
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Visa eyes bigger picture with US China Tourism Year tie-up
By Martin Cowen | March 29, 2016
Global payments giant Visa has become part of the 2016 US China Tourism Year and hopes by working with... Read More
HotelPlanner acquires Hotel Hotline, pushes ticket-plus-hotel packages
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HotelPlanner acquires Hotel Hotline, pushes ticket-plus-hotel packages
By Sean O'Neil | March 29, 2016
HotelPlanner, which specializes in group travel for meetings, sporting events and weddings, will... Read More
Jumio files for bankruptcy and plans to sell to Facebook cofounder
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Jumio files for bankruptcy and plans to sell to Facebook cofounder
By Sean O'Neil | March 28, 2016
Jumio, which provides identity-verification services to travel companies and other vendors, has filed... Read More
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New research from Allianz Partners highlights how travel protection and proactive support during... Read More
YGO secures €8M to expand AI infrastructure layer for travel
October 21, 2026
YGO secures €8M to expand AI infrastructure layer for travel
The investment will enable YGO to continue to develop its AI platform, ramp up sales and expand its... Read More