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Advito Forecast spotlights hot technologies, warns on hotel practices

By Michele McDonald | September 14, 2017

Two technologies – NDC and artificial intelligence -- will play significant roles in shaping the direction of travel distribution next year, according to the Advito 2018 Industry Forecast. It has l... Read More

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When you know your customers well enough to celebrate breakups with them

By Sponsored Content | September 14, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Karen Kent, chief marketing officer at Flight Centre USA Leisure Brands. Recently, while exploring the landscape and patterns of group travel, Liberty Travel cited what mos... Read More

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Priceline's Glenn Fogel on metasearch, home-sharing, direct booking, and localization in China

By Nick Vivion | September 14, 2017

As the opening CEO Talk at TravelDaily's annual gathering in Shanghai, China, Priceline Group's CEO set the tone for an event focused on the current state - and future growth - of this country's trave... Read More

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Thomas Cook returns to Expedia Inc tech and inventory via white-label tie-up

By Martin Cowen | September 14, 2017

European tour operating veteran Thomas Cook Group has formed a strategic alliance with Expedia Inc and will use the online giant's platform to power its city break and hotel-only business across its E... Read More

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Talking ecommerce with Routehappy’s first marketing chief

By Marisa Garcia | September 14, 2017

Routehappy has expanded its C-Suite with the addition of a chief marketing officer and hired ecommerce specialist Olivia Mark for the role. This is her first role in travel, though she is an avid t... Read More

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Eurostar's head of digital keeps tech in synch with business aims

By Sponsored Content | September 14, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Pamela Whitby, editor at Eye For Travel.. There is plenty of hype around about cool, shiny new technologies such as AI, chatbots and voice search but Neil Roberts, head of... Read More

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iPhone X won't be the future of travel, but it will boost biometric ID adoption

By Marisa Garcia | September 14, 2017

Apple’s latest ‘fine I’ll take out a mortgage' development, the iPhone X, introduces a number of new features, the most intriguing of which is the advanced facial recognition which will serve to unloc... Read More

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The airport revenue growth challenge – learnings from around the globe

By Viewpoints | September 14, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Chris Warrington, general manager, airports, at Gentrack. More than nine million passengers take to the skies around the world for business or leisure travel, passing throu... Read More

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B2B payments can be awesome [video]

By Sponsored Content | September 13, 2017

This video interview appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. "Travel sellers and suppliers can improve not only the traveller experience but also employee satisfaction by automat... Read More

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Travel firms need to see the benefits of experimentation

By Viewpoints | September 13, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Marie Despringhere, country manager UK at Optimizely. Today’s ‘always on’ traveller expects a hyper-personalised package of products and services, forcing companies in the... Read More

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Speeding your way towards user engagement and conversion

By Marisa Garcia | September 13, 2017

As trends move towards mobile-first engagement, site speed optimisation becomes critical. In its latest report, Net Affinity offers insights for travel brands on optimising the design of their mobi... Read More

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EasyJet works around tech challenges to find low-cost long-haul fix

By Marisa Garcia | September 13, 2017

The long-haul LCC race just picked up hyper-speed - thanks to a simple travel hack. For the past two years, there have been talks ongoing of expanding long-haul, low-cost services with domestic LCC... Read More

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Airbnb: Friend or foe to the tours and activities industry?

By Stephen Joyce | September 13, 2017

Airbnb, alongside other vacation rental services, has been elbowing into the tourism world for years. Until recently, it was seen as a hotel problem. Accommodations were at risk as Airbnb steadily... Read More

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My 420 Tours has high expectations for the future of cannabis tourism in the US

By Sponsored Content | September 12, 2017

This is a viewpoint by Skye Mayring, on behalf of Arival - The In-Destination Event. Even if you’re a seasoned traveler, chances are that you haven’t stayed in a cannabis-friendly hotel room—comple... Read More

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Travelsky's new-gen PSS gets closer to production

By Martin Cowen | September 12, 2017

China's aviation technology giant Travelsky has released financial and operational details for the first half of 2017. The business is growing in line with the overall Chinese aviation sector, whic... Read More

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