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JetBlue Ventures backs Recharge pay-by-the-minute hotel platform
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JetBlue Ventures backs Recharge pay-by-the-minute hotel platform
By Kevin May | April 24, 2017
Recharge, a mobile app that lets users book hotels outside of the traditional timeframe, has caught... Read More
Startup Pitch - DistancesBetween tackles India's door-to-door dilemma
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Startup Pitch - DistancesBetween tackles India's door-to-door dilemma
By Martin Cowen | April 24, 2017
Door-to-door or multimodal travel search is an engineering challenge which requires the seamless... Read More
Comparing the performance of the metasearch giants for hotels
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Comparing the performance of the metasearch giants for hotels
By Viewpoints | April 21, 2017
As consumers are always connected to their digital channels, their habits are constantly evolving.... Read More
Travelsky financials show stronger growth in 2016 than western peers
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Travelsky financials show stronger growth in 2016 than western peers
By Martin Cowen | April 21, 2017
Travelsky's 2016 annual report highlights the scale of the business and the range of services it is... Read More
Ukrainian Airlines slams on fees for every booking channel, but website is cheapest
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Ukrainian Airlines slams on fees for every booking channel, but website is cheapest
By Kevin May | April 21, 2017
Ukrainian International Airlines is to impose a $9 surcharge on every booking made through the world's... Read More
Voice getting louder in travel search and it's all about brand
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Voice getting louder in travel search and it's all about brand
By Linda Fox | April 21, 2017
Travel searches by voice are on the up according to some figures from Microsoft-owned Bing Ads. The... Read More
Hotelbeds to buy GTA as global bedbank consolidation continues
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Hotelbeds to buy GTA as global bedbank consolidation continues
By Martin Cowen | April 20, 2017
Hotelbeds Group has announced plans to buy fellow hotel wholesaler GTA, noting its "complementary... Read More
Business travellers in the dark over Airbnb-style stays in company policy
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Business travellers in the dark over Airbnb-style stays in company policy
By Kevin May | April 20, 2017
Almost 40% of business trippers believe that staying in an Airbnb or similar property is allowed under... Read More
A perspective on the United Airlines story
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A perspective on the United Airlines story
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 20, 2017
Like many people, I have watched with somewhat sad feelings the giant mess that has been United... Read More
Routehappy teams up with ATPCO to unite pricing data with rich content
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Routehappy teams up with ATPCO to unite pricing data with rich content
By Michele McDonald | April 20, 2017
From a fare-filing system that some observers believed could become obsolete in the age of NDC and... Read More
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