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Bitcoin transactions and energy consumption - who knew?
By Christopher Malmo - Motherboard | November 2, 2017
Bitcoin's incredible price run to break over $7,000 this year has sent its overall electricity consumption soaring, as people worldwide bring more energy-hungry computers online to mine the digital currency.... Read More
Travelport continues modest growth, non-air and APAC stand out performers
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Travelport continues modest growth, non-air and APAC stand out performers
By Linda Fox | November 2, 2017
Travelport attributes ongoing gains reported in its third quarter results to non-air business as well as international growth. The company says net revenue increased 3% to $611 million although net... Read More
GetYourGuide raises $75 million, looks to AI and personalisation
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GetYourGuide raises $75 million, looks to AI and personalisation
By Linda Fox | November 2, 2017
GetYourGuide has raised $75 million in Series D which it says is the largest ever raised in the tours and activities segment. The round is led by Battery Ventures, a new investor for the company, w... Read More
Skyscanner's evolution under Ctrip becomes inspirational
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Skyscanner's evolution under Ctrip becomes inspirational
By Martin Cowen | November 2, 2017
Trip.com, the reviews and planning platform formerly known as Gogobot, has been bought by Ctrip which will use trip.com technology and content to ramp up Skyscanner's personalisation push. The anno... Read More
tnoozLIVE@Arival: Peek CEO Ruzwana Bashir
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tnoozLIVE@Arival: Peek CEO Ruzwana Bashir
By Nick Vivion | November 2, 2017
This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@Arival, recorded live at the Arival in-destination event held at the LINQ in Las Vegas. More clips to come! To learn more about h... Read More
JetBlue wants to draw customers to its 'best channel' for booking -- itself
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JetBlue wants to draw customers to its 'best channel' for booking -- itself
By Michele McDonald | November 2, 2017
JetBlue Airways’ decision to sever ties with a dozen lower-yield online travel agencies is part of a broader strategy to drive customers to its website, Marty St. George, executive vice president, com... Read More
Creative review of airline ancillaries looks to Allegiant, easyJet and Amazon
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Creative review of airline ancillaries looks to Allegiant, easyJet and Amazon
By Martin Cowen | November 1, 2017
IdeaWorks has been banging the drum for ancillary revenues for a decade or so, and its latest contribution highlights innovation over earnings. Its 2017 Top Merchandising Innovations to Delight Pas... Read More
Via.com sold to financial services specialist for $75 million
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Via.com sold to financial services specialist for $75 million
By Martin Cowen | November 1, 2017
Ebix, a Nasdaq-listed software and services provider, has bought India-based via.com in a deal valuing the omnichannel travel, fintech and retail business at $75 million. The deal was conducted by... Read More
Alibaba founder invests in China home-sharing service Xiaozhu
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Alibaba founder invests in China home-sharing service Xiaozhu
By Sponsored Content | November 1, 2017
This is an article from China Travel News.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Xiaozhu, a rival to Airbnb in China, has raised $120 million in its latest financing round, b... Read More
Sabre weathers the third-quarter storms, aided by growth in EMEA, APAC
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Sabre weathers the third-quarter storms, aided by growth in EMEA, APAC
By Michele McDonald | October 31, 2017
Despite the thrashing dealt out by two major hurricanes in Sabre Corp.’s strongest region, the company emerged from the third quarter with a 7% increase in revenue and a 15.3% hike in adjusted net inc... Read More
Amadeus on changing business models, tech ROI and NDC
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Amadeus on changing business models, tech ROI and NDC
By Marisa Garcia | October 31, 2017
Business strategy evolution is as critical as technology revolution according to a senior executive from Amadeus. In the sidelines of IATA’s World Passenger Symposium in Barcelona last week, tnooz... Read More
How iCruise.com defeated web scrapers with Distil Networks
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How iCruise.com defeated web scrapers with Distil Networks
By Sponsored Content | October 31, 2017
Travel suppliers, airlines, hotels, OTAs, and metasearch sites are constantly scraped and abused by bad bots. These automated visitors inflict long-term SEO damage, pillage customer accounts, skew loo... Read More
Destinations go digital - quirky campaigns that help tell a story
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Destinations go digital - quirky campaigns that help tell a story
By Rob Gill | October 31, 2017
It would probably be fair to say that tourist offices and destinations have not generally been in the vanguard of digital marketing. But there are signs that this is changing with an increasing num... Read More
Finnair looks to simplify direct booking via API technology
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Finnair looks to simplify direct booking via API technology
By Marisa Garcia | October 30, 2017
Finnair has selected Amadeus’ Digital Retail API to simplify bookings on the airline's website and mobile app.  The website and mobile app handle one quarter of the airline’s sales, and together form... Read More
Transforming the future of the travel experience, one mobile at a time
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Transforming the future of the travel experience, one mobile at a time
By Sponsored Content | October 30, 2017
This is a viewpoint from Robert Meza, head of travel at the ENTERTAINER. Take a minute to imagine that you’ve just arrived in Barcelona (or Bangkok, London, Perth, you choose). You’ve got just 12 h... Read More
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