Secret Escapes acquires Travelist, wants to get flashy elsewhere in Europe
Secret Escapes acquires Travelist, wants to get flashy elsewhere in Europe
By Kevin May | June 30, 2014
Secret Escapes is showing there is still life in the flash hotel sale model, buying fellow Polish... Read More
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Visualising thousands of flights across the Atlantic and around Europe [VIDEO]
Visualising thousands of flights across the Atlantic and around Europe [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 27, 2014
Perhaps one not just for the aviation geeks - air traffic controllers have come up with a fancy way of... Read More
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How simple personalisation on ads boosted web eyeballs to a tourist destination
How simple personalisation on ads boosted web eyeballs to a tourist destination
By Kevin May | June 26, 2014
In some respects personalisation on advertising can feel a little bit creepy to consumers - but it... Read More
News / Online
HotelTonight claims industry first with mobile check-in and key-less entry
HotelTonight claims industry first with mobile check-in and key-less entry
By Kevin May | June 25, 2014
Bragging rights it seems to HotelTonight with an update to its mobile app to include mobile check-in... Read More
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TravelByDrone needs no explanation - view the world from user generated drone videos
TravelByDrone needs no explanation - view the world from user generated drone videos
By Kevin May | June 25, 2014
Going back a few years there were countless travel sites that fed in content to Google Maps from third... Read More
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Skyscanner signals China intent via Youbibi acquisition (for its tech)
Skyscanner signals China intent via Youbibi acquisition (for its tech)
By Kevin May | June 25, 2014
Two years after entering the Chinese metasearch market, Skyscanner has performed another move with the... Read More
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Jailing of journalists in Egypt triggers outrage against tourism board
Jailing of journalists in Egypt triggers outrage against tourism board
By Kevin May | June 24, 2014
A political and media storm following the jailing of three journalists in Egypt is spilling over into... Read More
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Oracle buys hotel IT giant Micros Systems for $5.3 billion
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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Flyover City Tours on iPhone create a drone-like destination guide
Flyover City Tours on iPhone create a drone-like destination guide
By Kevin May | June 23, 2014
Apple is testing all sorts of new features for the latest iteration of its operating system for iPhone... Read More
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Tnooz brings the THack travel hackathon roadshow to China
Tnooz brings the THack travel hackathon roadshow to China
By Kevin May | June 22, 2014
After events in the UK, US, Singapore and India, Tnooz is now gearing up to unleash its successful... Read More
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