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TripAdvisor nabs Marriott for Instant Booking, stock jumps 14%

By Sean O'Neil | June 17, 2015

TripAdvisor, the travel metasearch giant, has long wanted hotel chains to join its year-old Instant... Read More

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Humans, robots, unfriendly traffic - who is visiting your online travel site?

By Linda Fox | June 16, 2015

Some fascinating figures on human visitors to online travel sites, versus the machines trawling and... Read More

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Lufthansa and the GDS surcharge - risky or inspired?

By Pamela Whitby | June 15, 2015

The big news of the past few weeks is that Lufthansa Group (LHG) has stuck two fingers up at the... Read More

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Yamsafer looks to accelerate growth with $3.5m investment

By Linda Fox | June 15, 2015

Yamsafer, a Palestine-based hotel booking company, has received investment of $3.5 million in Series... Read More

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KDS opts for the red pill, opens up Neo with major upgrade

By Linda Fox | June 12, 2015

Remember Neo? Not of The Matrix fame, but the door-to-door travel and expense system from KDS first... Read More

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Iglu sells minority stake for c£60m

By Martin Cowen | June 12, 2015

Online cruise and ski specialist Iglu.com has sold "a significant minority stake" to LDC, the... Read More

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Startup pitch: TripCombi digs up hidden fares with its flight search [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | June 11, 2015

TripDelta -- since renamed TripCombi -- is a metasearch startup that aims to help travelers discover... Read More

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What you audit know about Florida's hotel tax final ruling [CORRECTED]

By Sean O'Neil | June 11, 2015

Florida's highest court has ruled that online travel agencies (OTAs) do not need to pay special taxes... Read More

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Tourism 101: online marketing to China

By Viewpoints | June 11, 2015

Chinese tourists represent quite a juicy market - 100 million tourists in 2014, rising to a whopping... Read More

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Amadeus slots a major piece into its merchandising puzzle

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2015

Amadeus slotted a key element of its merchandising jigsaw into place last week with the launch of a... Read More

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