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Negotiating the APAC payments maze: Marriott, Alipay, and more

By Viewpoints | October 27, 2015

The online travel sector in China, and across Asia in general, is characterised by a broad spectrum of... Read More

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HomeAway rebrands Travelmob, the Asian Airbnb, in its own name

By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2015

HomeAway, the private home rental platform, officially publicized today that it has bought the... Read More

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TripAdvisor says learning as it goes along with instant booking

By Kevin May | October 26, 2015

TripAdvisor's foray into Instant Booking for its hotel metasearch had been motoring along reasonably... Read More

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Ctrip and Qunar agree share swap and co-operation

By Martin Cowen | October 26, 2015

Chinese OTAs Ctrip and Qunar have confirmed a share exchange agreement and business co-operation, a... Read More

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HotelQuickly slows down as well, now offers seven-day bookings

By Kevin May | October 26, 2015

Asia-based HotelQuickly has followed the trend in the same-day hotel booking sector - in other words:... Read More

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Survey claims buyers shunning Lufthansa since advent of distribution charge

By Linda Fox | October 23, 2015

New figures from the Global Business Travel Association claim more than two-fifths of travel buyers... Read More

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What can a hotel guy tell a room full of airline people about transformation?

By Martin Cowen | October 23, 2015

IATA invited AccorHotels's Pierrick le Masne to speak at its WPS 2015 about its own digital... Read More

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HotelTonight on targeted success, future developments and industry trends

By Linda Fox | October 23, 2015

Back in January HotelTonight began enabling hotels to offer cheaper hotels to certain guests using the... Read More

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How booking APIs are changing the online travel game

By Viewpoints | October 23, 2015

Digital travel sales are expected to surpass $481 billion worldwide this year according to eMarketer.... Read More

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Google is open for pilots of IATA NDC-style airline distribution

By Martin Cowen | October 22, 2015

The airline distribution industry has heard a lot about IATA's new distribution capability (NDC) --... Read More

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