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TravelStart partners with Uber, TripAdvisor upgrades iOS app, and more...
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TravelStart partners with Uber, TripAdvisor upgrades iOS app, and more...
By PhocusWire | May 24, 2017
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel devices in May 2017. Thursday 25 May 2017: TravelStart partners with Uber The South Africa-based online travel agency has a de... Read More
How consumers want airlines to communicate with them
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How consumers want airlines to communicate with them
By Kevin May | May 24, 2017
Airlines, perhaps more than any other segment of the industry, have found that their mobile apps can be invaluable services in the lives of modern travellers. Passengers can check-in, modify itiner... Read More
Travel tech investment deals hit four-year high
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Travel tech investment deals hit four-year high
By Kevin May | May 24, 2017
The number of new funding rounds into travel tech businesses increased by 12% between 2015 and 2016. Although the volume of individual deals climbed during last year, actual levels of funding were... Read More
HRG buys eWings online business travel management platform
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HRG buys eWings online business travel management platform
By Kevin May | May 24, 2017
Hogg Robinson Group is planning to acquire eWings, a web-based travel management company focused on the German market. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed and it is expected to close o... Read More
Ryanair marks another digital milestone - selling Air Europa flights
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Ryanair marks another digital milestone - selling Air Europa flights
By Kevin May | May 23, 2017
Air Europa will be the first of what is expected to be a number of carriers to have their tickets available for sale on the Ryanair website. The Spanish airline will be part of a "feed and connecti... Read More
Helsinki Airport adds a Star Trek touch with holographic tech
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Helsinki Airport adds a Star Trek touch with holographic tech
By Linda Fox | May 23, 2017
Helsinki Airport has been trialling Microsoft HoloLens technology with the help of SITA Lab. SITA's research arm worked with Helsinki to reproduce its airport control centre in a mixed reality envi... Read More
In a voice-led world: Okay, Google, how are you changing the travel industry?
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In a voice-led world: Okay, Google, how are you changing the travel industry?
By Viewpoints | May 23, 2017
The multi-dimensional travel buying journey is gaining yet another route to market as we increasingly turn to voice search when planning, purchasing, preparing and enjoying travel. NB: This is an a... Read More
How airlines are evolving in their data journey
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How airlines are evolving in their data journey
By Linda Fox | May 23, 2017
Airlines are beginning to get on top of data and the value it can provide from general operational efficiency to personalisation for passengers. International Airlines Group, parent company of Aer... Read More
HFTP supports hospitality technology startups with Entrepreneur 20X event
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HFTP supports hospitality technology startups with Entrepreneur 20X event
By Sponsored Content | May 23, 2017
In June 2015, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), debuted its Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) innovation pitch competition for hospitality technology startups at HITEC - the Hospitality... Read More
Peakwork takes investment to push tech and international ambitions
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Peakwork takes investment to push tech and international ambitions
By Kevin May | May 23, 2017
Brockhaus Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in travel distribution software provider Peakwork, as part of a financial restructuring of the business. Financial terms have not been disclos... Read More
Meituan Travel aims to dominate China's domestic market
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Meituan Travel aims to dominate China's domestic market
By Martin Cowen | May 23, 2017
One of the China's biggest ecommerce businesses will run its various travel and leisure interests under a single brand and platform to be known as Meituan Travel. Meituan Travel covers all the trav... Read More
Hitting the mainstream - nothing alternative about alternative accommodation now
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Hitting the mainstream - nothing alternative about alternative accommodation now
By Kevin May | May 22, 2017
It suited the industry vernacular for a long time to pigeon hole everything that wasn't a hotel into the term "alternative accommodation". Long before the emergence of Airbnb and even HomeAway, bra... Read More
SITA Labs introduces moveable robotic check-in kiosks
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SITA Labs introduces moveable robotic check-in kiosks
By Martin Cowen | May 22, 2017
SITA Labs has connected a selection of its own products to create KATE - a robotic check-in kiosk which can move autonomously to the most congested areas of the airport to help manage check-in queues.... Read More
Finding revenue in unexpected places with dynamic pricing science
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Finding revenue in unexpected places with dynamic pricing science
By Viewpoints | May 22, 2017
Airlines have transformed obstacles such as downward pressure on fare structures, fluctuating demand patterns and inventory non-utilization into opportunities to accelerate growth. NB: This is a vi... Read More
What, when and why of downloading an app for travel
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What, when and why of downloading an app for travel
By Linda Fox | May 22, 2017
Google has released some research on what makes consumers download travel apps, what they're using them for and why they stop using them. The search giant quizzed US consumers on what they use trav... Read More
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