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CEO interview Nor1 Jason Bryant
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Jason Bryant of Nor1
By Mitra Sorrells | September 11, 2018
Founded in 2004, Nor1 provides data-driven pricing and merchandising products used by hotels and resorts in more than 100 countries. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices around the world. ... Read More
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Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Criton drags and drops app tools into hotels
By Kevin May | September 11, 2018
With 28 full-time employees and expansion to London, Criton is ambitious with its plan to give hotels the tools to create their own mobile applications.... Read More
Evaneos raises $80M, eyes U.S expansion
News / Online
Evaneos raises $80M, eyes U.S expansion
By Linda Fox | September 11, 2018
The France-based multi-day tours specialist has attracted $80 million in funding, bringing its total investment to date into three figures.... Read More
Airline pricing get smarter, and AI systems duke it out as competition intensifies
News / Technology
Airline pricing get smarter, and AI systems duke it out as competition intensifies
By Marisa Garcia | September 11, 2018
Airline pricing is a complex science, but it’s about to get smarter as technology companies reveal new capabilities for data analysis and competitive modelling. Last week, during the Aviation Festi... Read More
An APAC perspective on post-booking pre-stay communications for hotels
From Our Partners / Technology
An APAC perspective on post-booking pre-stay communications for hotels
By Sponsored Content | September 10, 2018
This is an article from Ritesh Gupta, a writer for TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. It isn’t easy for a hotel company to engage a traveler on an ongoi... Read More
Intra-EU roaming charges are under control, fair use policies permitting
News / Technology
Intra-EU roaming charges are under control, fair use policies permitting
By Viewpoints | September 10, 2018
This is a viewpoint by Chris Koeneman, senior vice president strategic solutions for MOBI. After legislation came into effect last summer, international travelers were granted a reprieve from inter... Read More
Emirates boss reverses GDS criticism, yet sees role for blockchain-led distribution
News / Distribution
Emirates boss reverses GDS criticism, yet sees role for blockchain-led distribution
By Linda Fox | September 10, 2018
Emirates is experimenting with blockchain technology as a potential means of distribution in the future.... Read More
Booking.com expands Experiences service, now in 60 cities worldwide
News / Online
Booking.com expands Experiences service, now in 60 cities worldwide
By Kevin May | September 10, 2018
Booking.com's effort to muscle in on tours and activities has taken another sizeable step with the launch of Booking Experiences in the U.S..... Read More
Offline part 2 agency technology
News / Technology
Back in the offline world, part 2: Travel agency technology
By Mitra Sorrells | September 10, 2018
For part two in this month’s series on the offline travel market, we look at the technology that is supporting the work of traditional agents and how it has evolved over the years.  ... Read More
BA data breach is a wake-up call, but the alarm has been sounding for a while
News / Technology
BA data breach is a wake-up call, but the alarm has been sounding for a while
By Marisa Garcia | September 10, 2018
British Airways has been responding to a serious data breach which has exposed customers’ personal and financial data, and trying to make amends. But vulnerability of data systems is nothing new, and... Read More
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News / Online
HotelTonight ends mobile-only strategy with desktop addition
By Linda Fox | September 10, 2018
HotelTonight has launched a desktop version of its hotel booking service - prompted, it says, by feedback from customers.... Read More
Combine data and psychology to lift revenues
News / Technology
Combine data and psychology to lift revenues
By Viewpoints | September 10, 2018
This is a viewpoint by Graham Cooke, CEO for Qubit. Competition within the travel industry has never been so intense. It’s now impossible for brands to succeed in such a competitive landscape witho... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Glenn Fogel
Interview / Online
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Glenn Fogel
By Phocuswire | September 7, 2018
Instrumental in building the online giant to what it is today from his role of SVP international to stepping up to take the helm just under two years ago, the Booking Holdings chief features in an executive interview at the Phocuswright Conference 2018.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Airline data riches are making scientists cry
By Linda Fox | September 7, 2018
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren talks about data as a "game-changer".... Read More
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News / Distribution
QOTW: Something about an agent's endurance
By PhocusWire | September 7, 2018
Quote from Tom Wolber, CEO of Crystal Cruises, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More
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