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Hopper officially flies new route as users not interested in aggregated destination search
News / Distribution
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
How one airline is taking small steps along the road to personalisation
News / Technology
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
Nuggets from the Travelport IPO filing
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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
Airbnb continues to experiment, asking hosts to throw dinners for strangers
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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
Travelport files for IPO in New York
News / Distribution
Travelport files for IPO in New York
By Kevin May | June 4, 2014
Travelport is to resurrect its plan to join the public financial markets, issuing documents today with... Read More
Airline merchandising - what travellers want, what carriers want to offer
News / Technology
Airline merchandising - what travellers want, what carriers want to offer
By Linda Fox | June 4, 2014
Amadeus has released research showing that carriers could increase traveller transactions by up to... Read More
Hotels and OTAs can enter a new era of collaboration, not a war
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Hotels and OTAs can enter a new era of collaboration, not a war
By Viewpoints | June 3, 2014
Hotels and online travel agents are friends or enemies? This is a question from the past. Hotels and... Read More
New 360-degree camera technology promises to revolutionize travel marketing
News / Technology
New 360-degree camera technology promises to revolutionize travel marketing
By Nick Vivion | June 2, 2014
Marketers, first adopters and future watchers, here's something to spend money on this morning: the... Read More
Hotwire comes out fighting with deep discounts push
News / Technology
Hotwire comes out fighting with deep discounts push
By Linda Fox | June 2, 2014
Hotel deals website Hotwire is launching a US television campaign today as part of the brand's... Read More
Voyages-SNCF pursues tours and activities with OpenJaw tie-up
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Voyages-SNCF pursues tours and activities with OpenJaw tie-up
By Linda Fox | June 2, 2014
Voyages-SNCF is working with OpenJaw Technologies to enable the OTA to offer tours and activities... Read More
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