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Travelport predicts 50 per cent of global carriers will use its merchandising platform

By Kevin May | August 4, 2015

Travelport is estimating almost half of the world's airlines may eventually join a core component of... Read More

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China's online travel sector becomes a game of musical chairs

By Martin Cowen | August 4, 2015

Tencent - one of China's big three e-commerce businesses - has made an offer to take full ownership of... Read More

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Commuter effect takes hold in travel as iPhone browsing overtakes iPad

By Linda Fox | August 4, 2015

A couple of interesting nuggets come out of recent research on mobile browsing and transactions. The... Read More

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Amadeus further boosts hospitality arm with acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro

By Linda Fox | August 3, 2015

Amadeus is building out its hotel industry services through the acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro, with... Read More

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Online travel growth in China shows no sign of slowing down

By Martin Cowen | August 3, 2015

Research from Macquarie Group into the online travel market in China has identified packages as the... Read More

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Reflections on Ryanair's mobile website...

By Viewpoints | August 3, 2015

Ryanair quietly launched its first mobile booking website last month. This follows CEO Michael... Read More

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Expedia likes Google instant book, HomeAway, and Chinese affiliate sales

By Sean O'Neil | July 31, 2015

Expedia Inc has released its second quarter earnings. (Here are the topline financial numbers.) CEO... Read More

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Amadeus air flies, but hotels and rail stay under the radar

By Martin Cowen | July 31, 2015

Amadeus has reported a strong six months, operationally and financially, with airlines still... Read More

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MakeMyTrip targets market share, mobile skyrockets, buys again

By Martin Cowen | July 30, 2015

MakeMyTrip has started to prioritise market share and transaction growth, in response to the... Read More

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The Billboard Effect is dead, says a study of hotels listed on OTAs

By Sean O'Neil | July 30, 2015

A new study on how US travelers book hotels online contradicts earlier research on the topic. It... Read More

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