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War games: Hotels may have more to lose than OTAs in booking fight

By Viewpoints | September 26, 2016

In any form of combat, there are victors and losers. In the battle over hotel rate parity, however,... Read More

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Reviving the loyalty experience for the mass affluent consumer

By Viewpoints | September 26, 2016

The "mass affluent" is an important customer sector within the travel loyalty industry – so why is it... 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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Travel search sites angry over redistribution restrictions from airlines

By Kevin May | September 23, 2016

Evidence is emerging of a growing tension between airlines and travel search engines over how prices... Read More

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Sygic navigates its way into virtual reality landscape

By Linda Fox | September 23, 2016

Navigation specialist Sygic is claiming a first with the launch of its virtual reality travel... Read More

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Startup pitch: SlingShot helps travellers to pimp their points

By Martin Cowen | September 22, 2016

There's a lot of interest in loyalty and frequent flier schemes at the moment, and rewards points in... Read More

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Three slides that (kind of) show the current state of online travel

By Linda Fox | September 22, 2016

The three Cs of mobile - connection, convenience and context - and how they relate to online travel... Read More

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Travelport Digital synchs Locomote with MTT

By Martin Cowen | September 22, 2016

Travelport is ramping up not only the international presence of its Australian corporate travel... Read More

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Plateno opens platform to European hotels wanting access to China outbound

By Martin Cowen | September 21, 2016

Chinese hotel group Plateno is helping European hotels access Chinese outbound travellers through its... Read More

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