Zumata taps IBM Watson to bring natural language to hotel search
Zumata taps IBM Watson to bring natural language to hotel search
By Kevin May | June 10, 2016
Travel technology provider Zumata is the latest company to seize on the allegedly growing need for new... Read More
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Lufthansa hits back after being reported to US regulator over surcharge discussion
Lufthansa hits back after being reported to US regulator over surcharge discussion
By Kevin May | June 9, 2016
Three senators have urged US authorities to investigate "potential anti-competitive implications" of... Read More
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Ryanair and Booking.com end deal ahead of new Rooms service launch
Ryanair and Booking.com end deal ahead of new Rooms service launch
By Kevin May | June 9, 2016
Booking.com will no longer power the accommodation platform of the Ryanair website from the end of... Read More
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Airbnb ramps up business travel focus, adds employee management tool
Airbnb ramps up business travel focus, adds employee management tool
By Kevin May | June 8, 2016
Airbnb claims some 50,000 companies worldwide have used the site to make a booking since it launched... Read More
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Attractions platforms target local tourism with white labels
Attractions platforms target local tourism with white labels
By Kevin May | June 8, 2016
There is a debate to be had as to how tours and activities providers can scale their consumer-facing... Read More
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Startup pitch: With $3 million in bank, HotelSoft pushes revenue management tool
Startup pitch: With $3 million in bank, HotelSoft pushes revenue management tool
By Kevin May | June 8, 2016
Hotelsoft claims to be a next generation, cloud-based software and services company, providing revenue... Read More
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Evolution of the passenger on-board experience [INFOGRAPHIC]
Evolution of the passenger on-board experience [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | June 7, 2016
Thirty years is a long time in the aviation sector - but it feels to many passengers a far longer... Read More
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Airbnb not impacting online travel agency growth
Airbnb not impacting online travel agency growth
By Kevin May | June 7, 2016
Airbnb has achieved the lofty accolade of being worth 25% more than global hospitality chain Hilton in... Read More
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Alternative accommodation held back by fears over trust
Alternative accommodation held back by fears over trust
By Kevin May | June 6, 2016
Nearly nine out of ten travellers have yet to rent or stay in a stranger's property for a trip, with... Read More
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Priceline loses CEO, veteran Brett Keller steps in as interim boss
Priceline loses CEO, veteran Brett Keller steps in as interim boss
By Kevin May | June 6, 2016
It's a long way off from being a crisis, but not many companies lose their group boss and the CEO of... Read More
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