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In a first, Expedia promotes a hotel’s loyalty rates and rewards program
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In a first, Expedia promotes a hotel’s loyalty rates and rewards program
By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016
Expedia, Inc., is the first online travel intermediary to begin displaying a hotel chain's discounted... Read More
OneFineStay enlists Accor expertise to boost expansion
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OneFineStay enlists Accor expertise to boost expansion
By Kevin May | August 23, 2016
Upmarket property rental brand OneFineStay is accelerating its global ambitions, thanks to its recent... Read More
A few numbers on online travel fraud
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A few numbers on online travel fraud
By Linda Fox | August 23, 2016
Online fraud prevention specialist Riskified has pulled together some of its data to provide a picture... Read More
Direct hotel booking battle - a potted history [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Direct hotel booking battle - a potted history [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | August 23, 2016
The seeds of the current face-off between hotels and intermediaries go back to the mid-1990s, when... Read More
Chinese airlines aim to improve their international websites and apps
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Chinese airlines aim to improve their international websites and apps
By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2016
Chinese airlines are slowly improving their foreign websites’ and apps' content and e-commerce... Read More
Startup pitch: Zipskee looks to connect travellers with locals
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Startup pitch: Zipskee looks to connect travellers with locals
By Linda Fox | August 22, 2016
Zipskee has been set up as a platform to bring travellers and locals together. It is seeking to help... Read More
Travello secures funding for solo travellers app
News / Technology
Travello secures funding for solo travellers app
By Linda Fox | August 22, 2016
Travello, a mobile application that aims to help travellers hook up prior to a trip, has raised almost... Read More
Hotelchamp takes direct action with Euro 1.75 million capital-raise
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Hotelchamp takes direct action with Euro 1.75 million capital-raise
By Kevin May | August 22, 2016
Hotel web and marketing kit provider Hotelchamp has secured a Euro 1.75 million investment round. The... Read More
Webjet ramps up European B2B with £21 million Thomas Cook deal
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Webjet ramps up European B2B with £21 million Thomas Cook deal
By Martin Cowen | August 19, 2016
Sunhotels, the European bedbank of Australia's Webjet, is taking a big chunk of UK tour operator... Read More
Chinese travellers embrace credit options for travel
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Chinese travellers embrace credit options for travel
By Martin Cowen | August 18, 2016
Worldpay has looked at traveller payment preferences in six major markets and has found that the... Read More
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