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Ctrip furthers tours and activities ambitions with Big Bus tie-up

By Sponsored Content | January 24, 2018

This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. The tours and activities sector had a good year in 2017 if you go on investment moves during t... Read More

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Spotted by Locals celebrates a decade without outside investors

By Kerry Medina | January 24, 2018

It’s been a decade since travel guide app Spotted by Locals first opened shop. This week, the company launched the latest iteration of its app. Redesigned and completely rebuilt for both Androids and... Read More

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Mastering hotel tech: Exploring SnapShot's data and communications layer for hotel operations

By PhocusWire | January 24, 2018

Hotels are complex. There are many areas that must be mastered every day, without fail. Each department, from revenue management to housekeeping to maintenance to the front desk, must work in concert... Read More

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Travel distribution partnership connects 500K+ hotels to Chinese travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | January 23, 2018

DHISCO, a Dallas-based company that connects hotels with online travel agencies, global distribution systems, metasearch engines and other partners, has signed a partnership with CHINAonline. ... Read More

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Suiteness gets strategic, Dolphin Dynamics recruits Hughes, SITA selects president, and more...

By PhocusWire | January 23, 2018

This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in travel in January 2018. Tuesday 23 January 2018: Suiteness gets strategic The suite booking platform ha... Read More

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Amazon Go - why having this level of convenience is nerve-jangling

By Daniel Cooper - Engadget | January 23, 2018

Half a decade in the making, and after a year of intensive testing, Amazon's cashier-free convenience store is opening to the public.... Read More

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Video: How a travel startup uses Blockchain as part of a wider service

By Kevin May | January 23, 2018

For all the talk of Blockchain-led services on the verge of disrupting the travel industry, there still seems to be very few brands putting it at the heart of what they do.... Read More

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TUI Group, Utrip unleash AI-driven travel planning platform

By Jill Menze | January 23, 2018

TUI Group has tapped digital travel discovery platform Utrip to help personalize the traveler planning experience through artificial intelligence.... Read More

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How content truly is king for a travel search site

By Mitra Sorrells | January 23, 2018

Travel.jp, Japan’s largest travel search site, is drawing eyebrow-raising numbers to its articles and reviews that would make most media companies envious. ... Read More

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Uber CEO doing the rounds in Europe

By Martin Cowen | January 23, 2018

Dara Khosrowshahi's global goodwill tour as Uber's CEO took in a tech conference in Munich this week before heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Speaking first at the 2018 Digital, Life, D... Read More

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Key priorities for travel brands in a data-driven future

By Marisa Garcia | January 23, 2018

Adobe and Econsultancy have carried out an in depth study of Digital Trends in Travel and Hospitality Sectors, conducted in Q3 of 2017 and based on a survey of more 600 marketing executives, and revea... Read More

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Podcast: Payam Safa of Bellhop on building a transparent transportation network

By Nick Vivion | January 23, 2018

There's been quite the pivot for mobile concierge startup Bellhop. The startup recently moved into providing a "best fare" search layer across on-demand transportation apps. It's basically a meta-laye... Read More

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How business travel trends might affect your bottom line in 2018

By Viewpoints | January 23, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Chris Baker, UK managing director of Concur. As a general rule, travel moves in slow, easy to predict waves. There are smaller spikes around certain occasions (Easter, Than... Read More