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How consumers search and book hotels across multiple devices [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | June 9, 2014

Always connected traveller... Multi-device strategy... Omni-channel retailing... Fancy phrases to... Read More

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Uber raises $1.2 billion in investment and puts valuation at eye-watering $17 billion

By Kevin May | June 6, 2014

The founders of Uber will indeed be treating themselves this weekend after announcing a mammoth $1.2... Read More

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Rideshare news: Boston boats, Virginia cease-and-desist and loyalty wins

By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2014

There was a raft of rideshare news this week. Here's a quick breakdown. RideBoatshare Following the... Read More

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Ditch the old loyalty program - steps to keep customers in a world of choice

By Patrick Landman | June 6, 2014

Hotel loyalty programs should be consigned to the history books - your guest has moved on so too... Read More

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What happens when Andrea and Hans engage with an airline via mobile?

By Linda Fox | June 6, 2014

Andrea Jonsdettir is originally from Iceland but lives in Germany, she has kids and is a vegetarian.... Read More

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Startup pitch: Booking Boss aims to be the benchmark booking system for tours and activities

By Karthick Prabu | June 6, 2014

Booking Boss is entering a busy market with an integrated reservations system for tours, activities... Read More

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Hopper officially flies new route as users not interested in aggregated destination search

By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2014

Travel startup Hopper was announced nearly 3 years ago with $8 million in funding to fuel a... Read More

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How one airline is taking small steps along the road to personalisation

By Linda Fox | June 5, 2014

We might be living in a big data world but it's not much good unless you can access it and know what... Read More

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Nuggets from the Travelport IPO filing

By Sean O'Neil | June 4, 2014

With Travelport's latest attempt to IPO now out in the open, analysts and potential investors will be... Read More

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Airbnb continues to experiment, asking hosts to throw dinners for strangers

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2014

Airbnb is stepping into yet another sub-category of the sharing economy: dinner with strangers. This... Read More

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