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Indonesia grabs top slot for Grab

By Martin Cowen | July 18, 2016

Southeast Asian taxi app Grab (formerly GrabTaxi) has revealed the scale of its growth in Indonesia so... Read More

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Lowcost Travel Group shuts doors, blames external financial environment

By Kevin May | July 15, 2016

Lowcost Travel Group, one of Europe's early bedbanks and a mid-tier online travel agency, has ceased... Read More

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Airline websites fall short as DOT accessibility deadline approaches

By Martin Cowen | July 15, 2016

Edinburgh-based UserVision has looked at the US websites of six global airlines in light of changes to... Read More

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Asia-Pacific online travel sales tipped to overtake North America

By Kevin May | July 15, 2016

Next year could be a landmark one in the evolution of online travel as sales in Asia-Pacific surpass... Read More

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Booking.com dips toe in waters of attraction tickets, under the guise of AI platform

By Kevin May | July 14, 2016

Booking.com has finally moved into the complex world of tours and activities with the pilot of a new... Read More

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Bots lack the consistency users expect

By Viewpoints | July 14, 2016

Recently, there has been a mania for chatbots in the ecommerce world and, as you would expect, the... Read More

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Groupize and Travelport debut a small meetings, hotel booking tool for TMCs

By Sean O'Neil | July 14, 2016

Groupize, a B2B startup focused on group hotel bookings, has joined with travel technology company... Read More

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Yatra valued at $218 million, will list on NASDAQ

By Martin Cowen | July 14, 2016

Indian OTA Yatra.com will be listed on NASDAQ as part of a "business combination" with an investment... Read More

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What does Pokemon Go mean for the travel industry?

By Viewpoints | July 13, 2016

If you haven’t played, or at least heard about, Pokemon Go, you may soon be in the minority. Not only... Read More

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Sojern data shows Brazilians are warming to Rio2016

By Martin Cowen | July 13, 2016

Sojern's latest global analysis of travel trends, based on "more than a billion traveler intent data... Read More

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Besty AI closes $3.75M seed round

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Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Loook wants to be the storytelling layer for in-destination discovery

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Precision and predictability for travel marketing: Essential visitor intelligence to drive growth

In partnership with Zartico, this video series explores the latest trends and delivers practical... Read More

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Get real: The power of combining AI with authentic intelligence

Chris Hemmeter from Thayer Investment Partners outlines his thoughts on the importance of balancing AI... Read More

May 6, 2025

Changing traveler patterns, evolving customer needs drive demand for travel insurance

Travel protection is bringing peace of mind for travelers and positive rewards for suppliers.... Read More