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Consolidation time - eTraveli travel group bought by media company ProSiebenSat1

By Kevin May | October 11, 2015

Interesting moves in the online travel agency sector in Europe with eTraveli snapped up by German... Read More

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Qantas sees its biggest opportunity is in harnessing Big Data

By Kevin May | October 9, 2015

CEO Alan Joyce has won plenty of plaudits (at least from his peers and money folk) for the reversal of... Read More

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Airbnb expands business travel focus with BridgeStreet deal [UPDATED]

By Kevin May | October 9, 2015

UPDATE: BridgeStreet originally said its entire portfolio of properties would be offered to Airbnb For... Read More

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Consolidation in tours and activities tech as TourCMS is acquired by Palisis

By Linda Fox | October 8, 2015

TravelUCD, owner of tours and activities technology system TourCMS, has been acquired by... Read More

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China mega-merger brings O2O to the top table, travel and leisure on the menu

By Martin Cowen | October 8, 2015

The big news coming out of China today is the $15 billion merger between group buying business Meituan... Read More

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How travel decisions and online purchases are made in today’s multiscreen world

By Viewpoints | October 8, 2015

How people research and book travel online continues to evolve with the proliferation of devices – and... Read More

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Escapio switches to hotel metasearch: Will small OTAs follow?

By Sean O'Neil | October 8, 2015

Escapio, a Berlin-based online travel agency (OTA), has switched to metasearch model for a curated... Read More

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Online travel retailers need to be aware of fraudsters' EMV backlash

By Viewpoints | October 8, 2015

The US is the last G-20 country on Earth that isn’t using EMV cards - which have a microchip rather... Read More

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Only way for Lufthansa surcharge to succeed is if other airlines follow dangerous path

By Kevin May | October 8, 2015

Lufthansa may be "standing firm" on its controversial surcharge and denying any significant impact so... Read More

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Hackathon in Hamburg to offer IATA's next-gen APIs for air travel

By Sean O'Neil | October 8, 2015

Tnooz brings its THack roadshow to Hamburg, Germany, our third continent for a hackathon in as many... Read More

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