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News / Online
Short-term rentals showing more resilience than hotels, but recovery still “fragile” for lodging
By Mitra Sorrells | July 24, 2020
STR and AirDNA have conducted a global analysis of hotel and short-term rental data in 27 markets globally.... Read More
Didi Chuxing targets younger demographic with Huaxiaozhu ride-hailing service
News / Distribution
Didi Chuxing targets younger demographic with Huaxiaozhu ride-hailing service
By Linda Fox | July 23, 2020
Didi Chuxing has launched a cheaper ride-hailing service called Huaxiaozhu and targeting younger customers.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Member for the moment or loyal for life? Loyalty programs revisited
By PhocusWire | July 23, 2020
U.S. travel companies are spending millions of dollars developing and implementing loyalty programs. Driving bookings, retention and repeat business are among the main goals of travel loyalty programs.... Read More
VIDEO: New Reality With... Barbara Dalibard of SITA
News / Technology
VIDEO: New Reality With... Barbara Dalibard of SITA
By PhocusWire | July 23, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Barbara Dalibard, CEO of SITA, one of the world's leading airline and airport technology providers.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 34 - Bobby Healy of CarTrawler
Interview / Technology
How I Got Here, episode 34 - Bobby Healy of CarTrawler
By PhocusWire | July 23, 2020
Free-spirited and never afraid to speak his mind, Bobby Healy is a well-known figure in the travel and transportation sectors. He's in conversation with Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire.... Read More
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News / Startups
New innovation hub created to spur growth in travel and tourism startups in Dubai
By Mitra Sorrells | July 23, 2020
The innovation hub is a joint effort of Emirates Group, Dubai Tourism, Accenture and Microsoft.... Read More
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News / Online
Ola expands corporate mobility solution to markets outside India
By Mitra Sorrells | July 23, 2020
The corporate platform is now available to customers in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.... Read More
India’s SpiceJet airline takes over team and technology of Ixigo’s Travenues subsidiary
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India’s SpiceJet airline takes over team and technology of Ixigo’s Travenues subsidiary
By Mitra Sorrells | July 22, 2020
Ixigo launched Travenues in early 2019 to develop e-commerce solutions for airlines.... Read More
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News / Technology
Sabre integrates Mindsay technology to enable automated customer service for OTAs, airlines and TMCs
By Mitra Sorrells | July 22, 2020
Sabre says the integration of Mindsay technology will enable travel companies to automatically resolve 70% of customer service requests.  ... Read More
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Gett raises $100M to grow B2B corporate travel business ahead of possible IPO
By Mitra Sorrells | July 21, 2020
Gett says it is now fully funded and plans to expand its ground transportation platform globally.... Read More
Uber buys Routematch in bid to expand software tools for transit providers
News / Technology
Uber buys Routematch in bid to expand software tools for transit providers
By Kevin May | July 21, 2020
The move is another concerted effort by Uber to push into the software-as-a-service space, this time by acquiring a company that builds systems to help transit operators with payments, accessibility tools and trip planning.... Read More
Passenger claims handling: a legal cure through technology
Opinion / Technology
Passenger claims handling: a legal cure through technology
By Ulrich Steppler - CHS | July 21, 2020
The handling of passenger claims has been an Achilles Heel in the airline industry for many years, even before the coronavirus hit the whole sector in an unprecedented fashion.... Read More
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News / Technology
No transactions, no problem: why this travel veteran is optimistic about a startup launched on eve of COVID-19
By Mitra Sorrells | July 21, 2020
Aeronology founder Russell Carstensen is banking on his deep understanding of the industry and the longevity of travel agents to lead his company to success.... Read More
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Airbnb expands COVID cleaning protocol program and designation to 50 countries and regions
By Mitra Sorrells | July 21, 2020
Airbnb is now offering cleaning guidelines and materials to hosts in 50 countries and regions, up from 12 when it launched last month.... Read More
Rental accommodation tech providers unite to launch consumer site
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Rental accommodation tech providers unite to launch consumer site
By Kevin May | July 20, 2020
The quartet - GuestReady, HostnFly, NOCNOC and Welkeys - have built the service in a bid to revive the national market for trips by using their respective expertise in both back-end and consumer-facing rental products.... Read More