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IBM enters voice assistant market with Watson Assistant for businesses

By Jill Menze | March 27, 2018

IBM is throwing its hat into the voice assistant ring, but with what could be a key differentiator over Amazon and Google.... Read More

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Are these the technologies most wanted by air travelers?

By Marisa Garcia | March 27, 2018

Flight information specialist, OAG, has published the results of a study of the technology preferences of more than 2,000 US travellers which reveals the future travel technologies passengers are most... Read More

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The truth about AI, NLP and ML - human involvement is mandatory

By Sponsored Content | March 27, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Mike Slone, chief experience officer for Travelaer.. The technology revolution today - led by artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), machine learn... Read More

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The pirate of online travel – online journey hijacking

By Viewpoints | March 27, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Chemi Katz, co-founder and CEO of Namogoo. . Online journey hijacking is a newly identified revenue thief costing the world’s leading travel brands millions of dollars ever... Read More

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Expedia Inc gets a modest corporate refresh... is now Expedia Group

By Kevin May | March 26, 2018

Another week, another corporate rebranding exercise - this time it's the turn of Expedia Inc.... Read More

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The real state of tours, activities and attractions distribution

By Arival | March 26, 2018

First of all, apologies to Viator, Expedia and GetYourGuide...... Read More

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Uber offloads Southeast Asia wing to Grab, will now focus on organic growth

By Kevin May | March 26, 2018

Uber claims consolidation is not the "strategy of the day" after seeing another part of the business heading to a competitor.... Read More

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MSC Cruises puts voice-enabled assistants in every cabin of new ship

By Mitra Sorrells | March 26, 2018

MSC Cruises has created what it says is the cruise industry’s first voice-enabled smart speaker.... Read More

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Amadeus takes majority control of Hiberus, changes name to Travel IMS

By Kevin May | March 26, 2018

Hiberus Travel IO Solutions, an inventory management provider to tour operators, is now 95% owned by Amadeus.... Read More

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Voice tech in travel, part 4: Expedia’s experience

By Mitra Sorrells | March 26, 2018

Online travel agencies are technology companies as much - if not more – than they are travel companies. ... Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with GetYourGuide's Tao Tao

By PhocusWire | March 26, 2018

Ahead of the event, Tao Tao discusses the problem with overtourism and the opportunities that still exists in the fragmented attractions space.... Read More

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Listen up: voice assistants are not quite ready to fly

By Marisa Garcia | March 26, 2018

A review of retail trends among US consumers prepared by comScore reveals that voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Home may not be quite ready to help consumers transact in meaningful ways. W... Read More

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Traveltek launches US expansion with focus on cruise technology

By Michele McDonald | March 23, 2018

Every day, 10,000 US Baby Boomers retire, building on the pool of potential customers of the cruise industry. Traveltek, a Glasgow, UK-based leisure travel technology developer, believes that... Read More