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Hotel Jen collects social data for night life push

By Linda Fox | February 8, 2017

Hotel Jen, part of Shangri-La, is running a quirky campaign focused on things to do after dark in the... Read More

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Marriott looks to the moment as it upgrades mobile app

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2017

Marriott International has revamped its mobile application in a bid try and be more relevant to guests... Read More

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HotelBeds buys Tourico Holidays distribution service

By Kevin May | February 7, 2017

HotelBeds Group is making a move to consolidate the travel wholesaler business with a deal to buy... Read More

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Warburg Pincus builds up airline IT and cargo interests with Accelya deal

By Martin Cowen | February 7, 2017

Warburg Pincus has bought Barcelona-based airline IT firm Accelya from Chequers Capital, and will... Read More

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Ground transportation narrows again - Groundlink sells to Marcou Transportation

By Kevin May | February 6, 2017

Another noteworthy move in the ground transportation sector this week as Marcou Transportation Group... Read More

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Lola raises yet again - $10 million from Uber and Qunar backers

By Kevin May | February 6, 2017

GV and Tenaya Capital have joined the latest Series B round for on-demand travel service Lola,... Read More

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Ryanair sticks to customer experience strategy as profit declines

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2017

Ryanair will extend its holiday packages service to additional markets over the next few months.... Read More

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Accor boosts rental position with Travel Keys acquisition

By Kevin May | February 5, 2017

Travel Keys, a modest player in the vacation rental sector, is to join the portfolio of alternative... Read More

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Yatra numbers show scale of marketing spend gap with MakeMyTrip

By Martin Cowen | February 3, 2017

Yatra.com's first quarterly earnings release since joining Nasdaq in December shows a 20%+ increase in... Read More

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When principles trump price and convenience (updated)

By Pamela Whitby | February 2, 2017

As Uber CEO Travis Kalanick settles down for some shuteye ahead of Donald Trump’s first business... Read More

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