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Not building walls - Airbnb forms tourism ties with Africa, El Salvador, Haiti
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Not building walls - Airbnb forms tourism ties with Africa, El Salvador, Haiti
By Linda Fox | February 6, 2018
When Donald Trump reportedly had a few choice words to describe a number of destinations recently, some companies, such as Airbnb, decided to get behind those places. Airbnb put not only its money... Read More
Sixt withdraws from DriveNow car-share service
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Sixt withdraws from DriveNow car-share service
By Kevin May | February 6, 2018
Car rental service Sixt has exited from the DriveNow car-sharing brand after selling its stake to manufacturer BMW.... Read More
Singapore Airlines to turn miles into cryptocurrency using blockchain
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Singapore Airlines to turn miles into cryptocurrency using blockchain
By Marisa Garcia | February 6, 2018
KrisFlyer, Singapore Airlines Group’s frequent-flyer program, will introduce a new blockchain-based loyalty digital wallet which will allow members to spend their KrisFlyer miles for point-of-sale at... Read More
Why Marriott and Accenture collaborated on Known Traveler Digital Identity - but can it become reality?
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Why Marriott and Accenture collaborated on Known Traveler Digital Identity - but can it become reality?
By Nick Vivion | February 6, 2018
The coverage was global and across industries: the Known Traveler Digital Identification program captured the imagination, combining buzzy concepts like blockchain, cryptography, and data privacy into... Read More
Google's tough path to understanding language
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Google's tough path to understanding language
By Douglas Hofstadter - The Atlantic | February 5, 2018
If you're a translator or a linguist, tech-powered services like these must be either be an irritation or, worse, a drive your accuracy radar mad.... Read More
Singapore Airlines blockchain loyalty wallet
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Singapore Airlines creates blockchain-based rewards program for frequent flyers
By Mitra Sorrells | February 5, 2018
Singapore Airlines will launch a blockchain-based “digital wallet” for members of its KrisFlyer loyalty program.  ... Read More
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Research Spotlight: OTAs, the big getting even bigger
By PhocusWire | February 5, 2018
Competition to online travel agencies no longer comes from fellow OTAs and traditional suppliers.... Read More
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The tech-led evolution of the travel agency community
By PhocusWire | February 5, 2018
The travel agency channel was once the most high-tech of industries back in the 1970s and 1980s.... Read More
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Ctrip’s Tours4fun acquires stake in Travstarz Global, grows B2B presence in India
By Jill Menze | February 5, 2018
Ctrip’s Tours4fun is expanding its B2B business in India by acquiring stake in Travstarz Global Group.... Read More
Video: enett and Mr & Mrs Smith founders discuss the bigger picture for the travel industry
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Video: enett and Mr & Mrs Smith founders discuss the bigger picture for the travel industry
By Sponsored Content | February 5, 2018
Sponsored by eNett. How can the travel industry better cope with political and economic changes? What are key technologies that will impact the industry? Why is resilience and flexibility so import... Read More
Blockchain known travel digital identity
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Decoding blockchain, part 1: Travel ID and security
By Mitra Sorrells | February 5, 2018
Depending on who you listen to, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin will either change fundamental aspects of people’s daily lives – financial services, healthcare, retail and, yes, travel – or they’re a sham, a prime example of much ado about nothing.  ... Read More
OYO commits to exclusive inventory, sees strong repeat booking rates
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OYO commits to exclusive inventory, sees strong repeat booking rates
By Martin Cowen | February 5, 2018
Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO, was in London recently and sat down with tnooz to talk about the past, present and future of India's biggest hospitality company. OYO has more than 60,000 ex... Read More
With Facebook’s chatbot M dead, how will text-based AI for travel fare?
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With Facebook’s chatbot M dead, how will text-based AI for travel fare?
By Sponsored Content | February 5, 2018
This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. After around two years of work on its AI chatbot project M, Facebook announced shutting down... Read More
Tourism Australia brings back Crocodile Dundee for a touchdown in Minnesota
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Tourism Australia brings back Crocodile Dundee for a touchdown in Minnesota
By Marisa Garcia | February 5, 2018
Tourism Australia had a bit of a laugh and earned fresh fans with its teasers and a Super Bowl ad for Dundee: The Son of a Legend Return. It is all an homage to the original Crocodile Dundee. That... Read More
QOTW: Something about one-size-fits-all customers
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QOTW: Something about one-size-fits-all customers
By PhocusWire | February 2, 2018
Quote from Feargal Mooney, CEO of Hostelworld.... Read More