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News / Technology

Alibaba pumps $486 million into Shiji hotel tech service

By Kevin May | February 8, 2018

Hotel and retail system provider Shiji Information Technology has landed a massive $486 million investment deal from Alibaba. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Didi targets rental alliance for electric cars

By Sarah Dai - South China Morning Post | February 8, 2018

Didi Chuxing, the dominant ride-hailing service operator in China, has formed an alliance with 12 carmakers to build an electric vehicle sharing network as it looks to move further into the country’s... Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Robert Albert of Routehappy

By Jill Menze | February 7, 2018

The travel industry veteran of more than ten-plus years will continue to lead Routehappy as a strategic business unit as part of its ATPCO acquisition. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Indian government pledges to stop cryptocurrency use

By Devidutta Tripathy, Nidhi Verma - Reuters | February 1, 2018

One of the biggest reactions so far, as India says it will move to stamp out use of cryptocurrencies, which it considers illegal. Read More

News / Distribution

ATPCO buys content tech Routehappy to expand airline services

By Jill Menze | February 1, 2018

As it assesses its future in the distribution landscape, ATPCO has acquired Routehappy to boost its rich content offerings. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Pulse check: Blockchain not a panacea to disrupt web travel

By Douglas Quinby - Phocuswright | February 1, 2018

People have been bashing online travel agencies since, well, they first came along in the mid-1990s. Read More

News / Technology

Rental tech providers Hostfully and Orbirental merge

By Kevin May | January 31, 2018

Two vacation rental technology startups have agreed to combine companies, three years on from their inception in the U.S. Read More

News / Technology

Google drives ahead with autonomous vehicle investment

By Kevin May | January 30, 2018

Google spin-off Waymo is ordering "thousands" of new, self-driving vehicles as part of its program to test driver-less technology. Read More

News / Technology

Canada tests blockchain-based ID system for international travel

By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2018

The Canadian government is designing a project between its country and the Netherlands to test a new model for airport screening and security that uses biometrics, cryptography and distributed ledger... Read More

News / Technology

Wi-Fi now on 82 airlines, system upgrades on the rise

By Jill Menze | January 30, 2018

In-flight Wi-Fi is more prevalent than it’s ever been, with 82 airlines now offering the service, up 17% over last year. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Prepare for impact: autonomous vehicles will reshuffle the travel industry

By Alex Bainbridge - The Spontaneous Travel Company | January 26, 2018

Self-driving vehicles will, along with Blockchain, perhaps, be the next big industry-wide invention to make and break companies. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Airlines should consider these critical trends (or fall behind)

By Dave O'Flanaghan - Boxever | January 25, 2018

We are witnessing a "coming of age" for airlines and their associated approaches to MarTech. Read More

News / Distribution

What hotels really want from reservation systems

By Jill Menze | January 25, 2018

The sustained quest for personalization underlies decisions being made all across the travel industry - including how hotels choose to approach their central reservation systems (CRSs). Read More

News / Startups

Ride-sharing app Cabify secures $160M funding

By Mitra Sorrells | January 24, 2018

A new round of funding and new app features are positioning Madrid-based ride-hailing service Cabify to put more pressure on Uber and other car services. Read More