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Hotel management tech provider RoomChecking attracts €750,000

By Kevin May | May 1, 2017

Communications and system management service RoomChecking has raised a €750,000 funding round from a trio of investors. Astotel Group, Maurience Hurand Hotels and BPI are backing the company in the... Read More

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Sabre appoints two business chiefs, Vacasa hires for tech boss role, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 28, 2017

This is a roundup of news and announcements for travel people in April 2017. Friday 28 April 2017: Sabre appoints two business chiefs Wade Jones joins becomes executive vice president and p... Read More

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Is NDC bringing some order as Lufthansa connects travel management firms?

By Linda Fox | April 28, 2017

Airlines that are implementing flavours of the IATA New Distribution Capability standard are, ironically, adding complexity to air distribution. And, so far, this goes against initial claims that N... Read More

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Travelzoo begins works on loyalty scheme and personalisation

By Martin Cowen | April 28, 2017

Holger Bartel, CEO of deals publisher Travelzoo, has prioritised giving its 29 million members more exclusive offers and a loyalty scheme after a disappointing start to the financial year. For the... Read More

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Didi completes $5.5 billion raise, Gett gets Juno

By Martin Cowen | April 28, 2017

More multi-digit deals in the global taxi app sector, the biggest of which is China's Didi closing a $5.5 billion funding round. Bloomberg says this is the biggest ever funding round for a tech bus... Read More

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MiStay on Android devices, Upside launches app for Apple devices, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 28, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel devices in April 2017. Friday 28 April 2017: MiStay creates first app The India-based by-the-hour hotel booking brand (TLabs h... Read More

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Are your landing page conversion rates outperforming the standard in travel?

By Nick Vivion | April 28, 2017

If you’ve ever been curious about how well your landing pages are converting when compared to your peers, the conversion experts at Unbounce apparently have the answers. In travel, any landing page... Read More

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Expedia boosted by HomeAway performance in first financials of 2017

By Kevin May | April 28, 2017

Expedia Inc has bumped its revenue up by 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2017 to $2.2 billion across the group. The best performing business units within the company, in terms of revenue g... Read More

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Scandic gets IDeaS, Triometric in Destinations Of The World, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 28, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel systems in April 2017. Friday 28 April 2017: Scandic gets IDeaS The Nordic hotel chain will use the G3 Revenue Management Syst... Read More

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Adobe identifies AR, VR and wearables as travel trends to watch

By Michele McDonald | April 27, 2017

Augmented and virtual reality, along with wearable technology, will be the new travel industry disruptors, according to a new report from Adobe Digital Insights. Consumers seem eager to embrace the... Read More

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The one thing killing your revenue strategy

By Sponsored Content | April 27, 2017

There’s no denying that ideal pricing is important to an intelligent revenue strategy. A hotel’s pricing strategy significantly contributes to profitable revenue management approaches, with surges in... Read More

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Facebook extends Dynamic Ads to let airlines in as well

By Kevin May | April 27, 2017

Facebook will now allow airlines to target users of the site with content based on when and where people perhaps want to travel. The functionality is available on both Facebook and its sister photo... Read More

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CWT India launches dedicated tool for SMEs

By Martin Cowen | April 27, 2017

Capturing the unmanaged travel spend of SMEs is the corporate equivalent of herding cats. And in India, where there are an estimated 50 million SMEs, that's a big herd. Not all these SMEs need or w... Read More

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TripAdvisor finally gets IHG on-board for Instant Booking

By Kevin May | April 27, 2017

TripAdvisor has persuaded another of the global hotel giants to join its Instant Booking service: InterContinental Hotels Group. The group's portfolio of brands will now be available, allowing user... Read More

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Travelport signs with CityBookers and Go4Travel, CheckMyBus with Skyscanner, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 27, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel distribution in April 2017. Thursday 27 April 2017: CityBookers signs with Travelport The Kuwait-based online travel agency wi... Read More

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