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Tourico puts tech at the heart of China plans
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Tourico puts tech at the heart of China plans
By Viewpoints | July 23, 2015
Tourico believes supporting hotel companies with the right technology is key to scaling up a... Read More
Startup pitch: HundredRooms, Spain's rental metasearch, deploys its Euro 1M
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Startup pitch: HundredRooms, Spain's rental metasearch, deploys its Euro 1M
By Sean O'Neil | July 22, 2015
Founded in early 2014, HundredRooms is Spain's first homegrown holiday rental metasearch service. A... Read More
MakeMyTrip buys 28% stake in HolidayIQ for $15 million
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MakeMyTrip buys 28% stake in HolidayIQ for $15 million
By Martin Cowen | July 22, 2015
India's leading travel reviews site, HolidayIQ, has sold a 28% stake to MakeMyTrip for $15 million,... Read More
Taylor Swift: Can online travel learn from her haggling skill?
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Taylor Swift: Can online travel learn from her haggling skill?
By Viewpoints | July 22, 2015
Everyone and anyone who supports fairness in internet commerce should take note of a new hero – or... Read More
South Korean travel meta Allstay gets $430K
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South Korean travel meta Allstay gets $430K
By Martin Cowen | July 21, 2015
The backers of two big Asian Pacific online travel booking websites have pumped 500m KRW ($430,000)... Read More
Amadeus buys property management system Itesso
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Amadeus buys property management system Itesso
By Kevin May | July 21, 2015
Dutch property management system provider Itesso is the latest company to be acquired by Amadeus to... Read More
How hotels can direct their efforts towards direct bookings
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How hotels can direct their efforts towards direct bookings
By Viewpoints | July 21, 2015
Hoteliers are always seeking ways to increase sales, but it seems as if every new marketing tactic... Read More
Intense testing and learning is now central to Expedia online strategy
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Intense testing and learning is now central to Expedia online strategy
By Linda Fox | July 21, 2015
Expedia is gathering increasing data on customers and their behaviour using a "test and learn" process... Read More
China's tech-savvy millennials cruise into the spotlight
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China's tech-savvy millennials cruise into the spotlight
By Martin Cowen | July 20, 2015
Hotels.com has released its annual Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM), which identifies... Read More
Air travel data - size doesn't matter but trends do
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Air travel data - size doesn't matter but trends do
By Viewpoints | July 20, 2015
The "scientific method" isn’t dead, it’s just being ignored. This process - to test a hypothesis based... Read More
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