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VaycayHero sells to RedAwning after service suspension
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VaycayHero sells to RedAwning after service suspension
By Kevin May | March 3, 2017
Branded vacation rental network RedAwning has snapped up the assets of fellow rental startup VaycayHero. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. RedAwning will take on the staff, property rel... Read More
TripAdvisor to close TravelPod travel blogging service
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TripAdvisor to close TravelPod travel blogging service
By Kevin May | March 3, 2017
TripAdvisor is to close the Travelpod platform - the second axing of one its consumer content brands in the space of two months. An official confirmed the fate of the 20-year-old company to Tnooz t... Read More
AccorHotels touts local services in ongoing diversification strategy
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AccorHotels touts local services in ongoing diversification strategy
By Linda Fox | March 3, 2017
AccorHotels boss Sebastien Bazin wants to use the 4,100 hotels in the group to provide local services to people living in the surrounding neighbourhoods. He has been looking at the group's capital... Read More
Sabre's CFO bangs the drum for the joined-up PSS/GDS
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Sabre's CFO bangs the drum for the joined-up PSS/GDS
By Martin Cowen | March 3, 2017
Sabre's CFO Rick Simonson has outlined the importance of using insights from its passenger reservation and airline IT products to help airlines sell via the direct and indirect channel. Speaking at... Read More
Hotels mostly post images on Facebook but videos get most engagement
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Hotels mostly post images on Facebook but videos get most engagement
By Kevin May | March 3, 2017
Facebook has become the place-to-be for brands to establish a presence alongside their existing web channels, primarily because it's a two-way street. As we all know, fan pages allow hotels to post... Read More
Tech initiatives hotels should consider doing right now
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Tech initiatives hotels should consider doing right now
By Kevin May | March 2, 2017
Hotels are often reminded of what they should be doing, or encouraged to try new things as the sector gets more competitive than ever. The latest to have a go was Benjamin Habbel, founding CEO of V... Read More
eDreams sees mobile traffic tipping point in the UK and Italy
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eDreams sees mobile traffic tipping point in the UK and Italy
By Martin Cowen | March 2, 2017
European OTA eDreams Odigeo says that mobile is now a bigger source of traffic than desktop in the UK and Italy, with the gap closing in almost all the markets it operates in. It found that Italy i... Read More
Foursquare offers its location superpower to app developers
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Foursquare offers its location superpower to app developers
By Martin Cowen | March 2, 2017
Foursquare is opening up Pilgrim, its proprietary location-based technology, to authorised developers for the first time. In a Medium post, its president Stephen Rosenblatt explained: "By opening... Read More
Could new mobile biometrics hold the key to global traveller identity?
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Could new mobile biometrics hold the key to global traveller identity?
By Marisa Garcia | March 2, 2017
We’ve been told to expect the end of the passport, replaced by a secure and digital traveller identification. Advancements biometrics—becoming common hardware on smartphones, as presented during th... Read More
Oktogo goes offline amid speculation over future and angry partners
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Oktogo goes offline amid speculation over future and angry partners
By Kevin May | March 2, 2017
Strange goings on in Russia, with the fate of online travel agency Oktogo in the balance. The well-backed company's consumer-facing site has been offline this week after a period of claim and count... Read More
Klook raises $30 million in funding
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Klook raises $30 million in funding
By Linda Fox | March 1, 2017
Asia-based tours and activities startup Klook has attracted $30 milion in Series B funding. The round is led by Sequoia Capital China with existing investor Matrix Partners which led the startup's... Read More
Opening a hotel? Give all your distribution to online agencies
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Opening a hotel? Give all your distribution to online agencies
By Kevin May | March 1, 2017
Here's a comment that is likely to make the hairs stand on end of many a hotelier and critics of online travel agencies. "If I was starting a hotel from scratch, I'd give all my distribution to OTAs... Read More
Tuniu talks up its brand as repeat business continues to climb
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Tuniu talks up its brand as repeat business continues to climb
By Martin Cowen | March 1, 2017
China's online package travel specialist Tuniu handled around seven million tours during 2016, more than 50% higher than the previous year. Its 2016 Q4/FY earnings break down the numbers between or... Read More
Hotels.ng adds inbound flights to showcase Nigeria to the world
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Hotels.ng adds inbound flights to showcase Nigeria to the world
By Martin Cowen | March 1, 2017
Hotels.ng, a hotel booking site for Nigeria, is adding flights to its site as part of its attempts to diversify its offering and broaden its appeal to an international, inbound audience. The flight... Read More
Finnair pilots NDC tech with Skyscanner
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Finnair pilots NDC tech with Skyscanner
By Linda Fox | February 28, 2017
Finnair is piloting technology with Skyscanner enabling consumers to complete their booking without leaving the metasearch platform. The technology has been developed by Amadeus and is based on IATA'... Read More
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