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Innovation powers travel - China THackers ask us to JoinIn
News / Technology
Innovation powers travel - China THackers ask us to JoinIn
By Viewpoints | September 29, 2015
Despite global anxieties around its slowing economy, China continues to thrive. NB: This is a... Read More
Mobacar nabs multi-million Euro investment from Auto Europe
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Mobacar nabs multi-million Euro investment from Auto Europe
By Kevin May | September 29, 2015
A Euro 20 million valuation has been put on Ireland-based Mobacar following an investment in the... Read More
Zhubaijia raises $78M to mimic Airbnb in China, just six weeks after a $30M round
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Zhubaijia raises $78M to mimic Airbnb in China, just six weeks after a $30M round
By Kevin May | September 29, 2015
Not content with trousering a $20 million Series B round in August this year, Zhubaijia has also gone... Read More
Ola confirms Didi investment
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Ola confirms Didi investment
By Martin Cowen | September 28, 2015
As widely expected, China's biggest taxi-app business Didi Kuaidi has invested in Ola, India's biggest... Read More
Youth travel beginning to bed down ancillary sales
News / Distribution
Youth travel beginning to bed down ancillary sales
By Linda Fox | September 28, 2015
The hotel industry has been gradually waking up to the potential of ancillary revenue in recent years... Read More
Lufthansa blames GDS booking volume drop mostly on pilot strike
News / Distribution
Lufthansa blames GDS booking volume drop mostly on pilot strike
By Kevin May | September 25, 2015
Lufthansa has hit back at GDS bookings figures revealed by Tnooz yesterday as being "heavily... Read More
Phoenix from the ash cloud (or how KLM formulated its social media strategy)
News / Technology
Phoenix from the ash cloud (or how KLM formulated its social media strategy)
By Linda Fox | September 25, 2015
Think about airlines on social media and KLM usually comes top of mind for its tweets (not always... Read More
What metasearch sites adopting instant booking for hotels really means
News / Distribution
What metasearch sites adopting instant booking for hotels really means
By Viewpoints | September 24, 2015
Instant booking on metasearch sites is nothing totally new, but is becoming quite a big thing, with... Read More
WEBINAR VIDEO – Fine-tune your hotel’s guest marketing communications
Webinars / Distribution
WEBINAR VIDEO – Fine-tune your hotel’s guest marketing communications
By Sean O'Neil | September 24, 2015
Seventy-nine percent of companies face challenges when connecting guest data from disparate sources to... Read More
Lufthansa takes GDS booking tumble with new surcharge, rival carriers benefit
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Lufthansa takes GDS booking tumble with new surcharge, rival carriers benefit
By Kevin May | September 24, 2015
German carrier Lufthansa is beginning to see the impact of its decision to impose a levy on all... Read More
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