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VIDEO: Bedbanks can provide and thrive in a fragmented market
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VIDEO: Bedbanks can provide and thrive in a fragmented market
By PhocusWire | June 19, 2018
To say Hotelbeds Group has been through a fairly productive few years would be a bit of an understatement.... Read More
Taking friction out of travel booking, Alibaba and Fliggy style
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Taking friction out of travel booking, Alibaba and Fliggy style
By Sponsored Content | June 19, 2018
This is an article by Ritesh Gupta for TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Mobile devices have become the 24/7 consumer companion and groups such Alibaba... Read More
The changing face of the travel agency business
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The changing face of the travel agency business
By Viewpoints | June 19, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Brendan Iglehart, founder of altSTATES. Online travel agents (OTAs) have nearly obliterated the travel agency industry that was once responsible for booking tickets and hot... Read More
Peek pockets $23 million in funding, forms partnership for direct bookings with Google
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Peek pockets $23 million in funding, forms partnership for direct bookings with Google
By Linda Fox | June 19, 2018
Peek, the tours and activities platform, has announced a $23 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by Cathay Innovation but also includes the participation of Kayak co-founder Paul E... Read More
NDC, the airline leaderboard and getting the plumbing in place
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NDC, the airline leaderboard and getting the plumbing in place
By Linda Fox | June 18, 2018
It's hard to gauge the current status of IATA's New Distribution Capability, the airline distribution technology standard, and the twists and turns in its journey. Step back from the announcements... Read More
VIDEO: Travel planning with digital assistants
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VIDEO: Travel planning with digital assistants
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2018
Digital assistants in travel are not an entirely new form of technology - moreover, just another layer that builds on the shift to digital and, especially, mobile.... Read More
GetYourGuide to run its own branded tours, unveils new tagline
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GetYourGuide to run its own branded tours, unveils new tagline
By Martin Cowen | June 18, 2018
GetYourGuide has announced a new initiative - Project Incredible - which sees the tours and activities provider take control of some of the tours it sells by specifically branding them as GetYourGuide... Read More
Three ways GCH is using new tech to drive direct hotel bookings
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Three ways GCH is using new tech to drive direct hotel bookings
By Pamela Whitby | June 18, 2018
Daniel Wishnia, a digital marketing consultant at the German group GCH Hotels, could not be more enthusiastic about what new technologies can and are delivering for hotels. “The behaviour of our chil... Read More
Digital marketing series part 3 email
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Modern travel marketing, part 3: Email campaigns
By Mitra Sorrells | June 18, 2018
 The introduction of personal email addresses in the 1990s created an entirely new opportunity for brands to reach consumers quickly and cost-effectively.   ... Read More
VIDEO - Cendyn's Charles Deyo talks personalization at scale
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VIDEO - Cendyn's Charles Deyo talks personalization at scale
By Sponsored Content | June 18, 2018
Sponsored by Cendyn. The need for hospitality technology firms to help their hotel clients deliver personalized experiences to guests is becoming ever more business-critical for both parties. Guest... Read More
research spotlight door to door trip planning
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Why is door-to-door trip planning so difficult?
By Jill Menze | June 18, 2018
The click of a button is practically all it takes for consumers to purchase nearly any good or service. The travel industry understood this long ago and counts itself among the first sectors to embrace the power of the web.... Read More
GetYourGuide tries the vertically-integrated strategy in activities race
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GetYourGuide tries the vertically-integrated strategy in activities race
By Kevin May | June 18, 2018
GetYourGuide accepts there is a risk involved but claims it wants to "transform the tour experience itself" with the introduction of its own branded products.... Read More
google travel obsession
Opinion / Online
Google: Travel's closely watched obsession
By Douglas Quinby - Phocuswright | June 15, 2018
Google's entry into metasearch may be more than half a decade old, but it continues to be a closely watched obsession for the travel industry.... Read More
Behold a new era of digital marketing in travel
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Behold a new era of digital marketing in travel
By Radoslaw Dobrolecki - RTB House | June 15, 2018
It's now time for the travel industry to adapt to newer digital marketing strategies to win over potential customers.... Read More
What is working in airline digital merchandising?
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What is working in airline digital merchandising?
By Marisa Garcia | June 15, 2018
In its 2018 Airline Digital Merchandising White Paper, Diggintravel explores the digital merchandising practices that work best for airlines to increase ancillary revenue. The survey of 38 airlines... Read More
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