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Qyer users respond positively to French connections
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Qyer users respond positively to French connections
By Martin Cowen | February 18, 2016
Destination consultancy Resonance has tried a different approach to analysing the Chinese outbound... Read More
Choice Hotels opens a vacation rental platform to (kind of) compete with Airbnb
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Choice Hotels opens a vacation rental platform to (kind of) compete with Airbnb
By Juliana Shallcross | February 18, 2016
Making good on its promise from last month, Choice Hotels confirmed that it will start offering... Read More
Travelport enjoys hotel booking role and payment IT growth
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Travelport enjoys hotel booking role and payment IT growth
By Kevin May | February 18, 2016
Travelport hopes to strengthen its position as one of the leading hotel distributors after seeing its... Read More
Weekendesk tables Euro 5 million for European expansion
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Weekendesk tables Euro 5 million for European expansion
By Linda Fox | February 18, 2016
Short-break specialist Weekendesk has raised Euro 5 million from existing investor Otium Capital. The... Read More
AccorHotels invests in holiday rentals to understand expectations
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AccorHotels invests in holiday rentals to understand expectations
By Linda Fox | February 18, 2016
French accommodation giant AccorHotels has announced strategic investments in two holiday rental... Read More
Tours site Triip.me picks up $500,000 seed round from Gobi
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Tours site Triip.me picks up $500,000 seed round from Gobi
By Martin Cowen | February 18, 2016
Triip.me, a Vietnam-based platform connecting tour guides with independent travellers, has earmarked... Read More
Veltra buys tours and activities service City Discovery
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Veltra buys tours and activities service City Discovery
By Kevin May | February 17, 2016
Consolidation in the tours and activities sector, with Japanese provider Veltra snapping up European... Read More
A tipping point for travel, as apps overtake mobile web
News / Technology
A tipping point for travel, as apps overtake mobile web
By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2016
Criteo's latest mobile commerce report claims that a tipping point has been reached, with apps... Read More
Priceline Group says fifth of room nights on Booking.com go to business travellers
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Priceline Group says fifth of room nights on Booking.com go to business travellers
By Kevin May | February 17, 2016
Booking.com is seeing a continued shift in the split between types of users on the service - with 20%... Read More
Hilton campaigns to bring clicks direct
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Hilton campaigns to bring clicks direct
By Linda Fox | February 16, 2016
Hilton Worldwide is the latest to push back at online intermediaries with its campaign to get loyal... Read More
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