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Expedia acquires Auto Escape, France's leading rental car portfolio

By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2014

Expedia Inc has acquired Auto Escape Group. This move boosts the American online travel agency giant's... Read More

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Smart hospitality, BYOD and full-room automation trending at HITEC

By Nick Vivion | June 26, 2014

The annual Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference, known as HITEC, is currently... Read More

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GDS hotel bookings via Expedia: growth, but for how long?

By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2014

Everyone knows that hotels can put more heads in beds by selling their rooms through Expedia, the... Read More

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New accessibility rules coming to airline websites. Are you ready?

By Viewpoints | June 26, 2014

Imagine for a minute that you decide to take a vacation. You’re thinking Hawaii, Tahiti or the Alps.... Read More

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How much could consumer brands like Priceline disrupt the hotel technology market?

By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2014

This month, Priceline Group has been dropping several pieces into the business-to-business (B2B)... Read More

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Hotel consolidator JacTravel sold for $135 million to Vitruvian Partners

By Karthick Prabu | June 25, 2014

JacTravel, a UK-based hotel consolidator and inbound travel service provider, has been sold to private... Read More

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HomeAway reaches one million listings, has eye on several million more

By Nick Vivion | June 25, 2014

Today marks a milestone for vacation rental company HomeAway, as the platform now features one million... Read More

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Moving airlines from Argos (minus the catalogue) to a grit-free web experience

By Linda Fox | June 24, 2014

Analogies describing the online travel experience are plentiful and yet Argos without the catalogue... Read More

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Oracle buys hotel IT giant Micros Systems for $5.3 billion

By Kevin May | June 23, 2014

IT giant Oracle has planted its exceedingly large boots into the travel industry with the $5.3 billion... Read More

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TripAdvisor to let independent hotels get instant bookings via mobile

By Sean O'Neil | June 23, 2014

At some point between September and December, independent hotels will gain the ability to have... Read More

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