Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services
Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services
By Kevin May | February 24, 2016
Business travellers are being handed additional ground transportation options on the Egencia mobile... Read More
News / Technology
Best Western CEO has concerns over Airbnb (but doesn't mind selling rooms on it)
Best Western CEO has concerns over Airbnb (but doesn't mind selling rooms on it)
By Kevin May | February 23, 2016
Back in July 2015, Best Western CEO and president David Kong started writing a blog known as "It's... Read More
News / Distribution
Lufthansa creates AirlineCheckins for universal passenger check-in
Lufthansa creates AirlineCheckins for universal passenger check-in
By Kevin May | February 23, 2016
The tech development division of Lufthansa has quietly launched a new service so passengers can check... Read More
News
The Montcalm Mystery - comparison widgets, Booking.com and a PR fail
The Montcalm Mystery - comparison widgets, Booking.com and a PR fail
By Kevin May | February 22, 2016
The idea of being able to compare rates from online travel agencies on a hotel website seems to get... Read More
News / Distribution
Amadeus brings TripHobo into Next startup circle
Amadeus brings TripHobo into Next startup circle
By Kevin May | February 22, 2016
Amadeus Next, an incubator-style division focused on nurturing startups in Asia-Pacific, has enlisted... Read More
News
Travelport enjoys hotel booking role and payment IT growth
Travelport enjoys hotel booking role and payment IT growth
By Kevin May | February 18, 2016
Travelport hopes to strengthen its position as one of the leading hotel distributors after seeing its... Read More
News / Distribution
Priceline Group spent $2.8 billion on online advertising in 2015
Priceline Group spent $2.8 billion on online advertising in 2015
By Kevin May | February 18, 2016
Little wake-up call shared today by the Priceline Group for consumer-facing startups thinking they can... Read More
News / Online
Triptease woos in $7 million in Series A funding
Triptease woos in $7 million in Series A funding
By Kevin May | February 17, 2016
Hotel pricing and data technology company Triptease has $7 million to play with following a Series A... Read More
News / Online
Veltra buys tours and activities service City Discovery
Veltra buys tours and activities service City Discovery
By Kevin May | February 17, 2016
Consolidation in the tours and activities sector, with Japanese provider Veltra snapping up European... Read More
News / Distribution
Priceline Group says fifth of room nights on Booking.com go to business travellers
Priceline Group says fifth of room nights on Booking.com go to business travellers
By Kevin May | February 17, 2016
Booking.com is seeing a continued shift in the split between types of users on the service - with 20%... Read More
News / Distribution

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