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Lessons from Sweden - destination marketing in the age of disinformation
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Lessons from Sweden - destination marketing in the age of disinformation
By Marisa Garcia | February 22, 2017
The old expression ‘loose lips sink ships,’ has taken on new meaning as Sweden learned over the past weekend. The Nordic destination found itself defending against a disinformation attack overnight,... Read More
NIDA Rooms secures $5.6 million to grow branded hotel platform
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NIDA Rooms secures $5.6 million to grow branded hotel platform
By Kevin May | February 21, 2017
NIDA Rooms has secured a $5.6 million capital-raise to bolster its growing budget hotel platform. Backing the company in the Series A round are the Shanda Group and other unnamed investors. It b... Read More
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Concur opens up app centre to UK business travellers
By Linda Fox | February 21, 2017
Concur, the travel and expense system provider, has launched its App Centre in the UK. The App Centre was originally launched in the US back in 2013 as a means to open up the SAP-owned company's "e... Read More
Travefy acquires travel agent platform TripScope
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Travefy acquires travel agent platform TripScope
By Kevin May | February 21, 2017
Travel agent lead-generation platform TripScope has sold to Travefy. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company launched in January 2014 (TLabs here) as a two-part service: a B2B w... Read More
How to profit from data - five steps to increase revenue by personalizing travel
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How to profit from data - five steps to increase revenue by personalizing travel
By Sponsored Content | February 21, 2017
In travel, marketing and revenue management teams are under tremendous pressure to grow revenues while maintaining low costs. In order to leapfrog the learning curve of the online retail space, many t... Read More
Mobile ancillaries gaining traction for airlines
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Mobile ancillaries gaining traction for airlines
By Martin Cowen | February 21, 2017
CarTrawler's latest ancillary revenue collaboration with IdeaWorks focuses on mobile and shows that airlines are coping better with selling seat selection than checked-in baggage. The report looks... Read More
Travelport says headwinds behind it as it reports best results in five years
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Travelport says headwinds behind it as it reports best results in five years
By Linda Fox | February 21, 2017
Travelport has turned in its best results in five years as it reports its financial results for Q4 and full-year 2016. Highlights for the year from the distribution giant include a 64% net revenue... Read More
Robot delivers meals and services to hotel room
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Robot delivers meals and services to hotel room
By Kevin May | February 20, 2017
A Singapore hotel is to use robots to help with some of the guest services for its rooms. The M Social property has deployed the device known as AURA in a bid to alleviate what the hotel claims is... Read More
IHG sees mobile traffic overtake desktop
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IHG sees mobile traffic overtake desktop
By Martin Cowen | February 20, 2017
InterContinental Hotels Group's 2016 financials show that bookings via its direct channels are up 5% year-on-year. Talking to analysts, CEO Richard Solomons said that "consumers understand the bene... Read More
Dear, airlines: online marketing works in other ways
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Dear, airlines: online marketing works in other ways
By Viewpoints | February 20, 2017
Airlines want to be an intrinsic part of a trip - part of the experience, the saying goes, not just the functional bit that gets you somewhere. But do they leave and breathe that new mantra? NB:... Read More
Utrip raises $4 million to build out consumer and B2B trip planning service
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Utrip raises $4 million to build out consumer and B2B trip planning service
By Kevin May | February 20, 2017
Travel planning service Utrip has secured a Series A investment round to the tune $4 million from a string of Seattle and Silicon Valley supporters. Plug & Play, Tiempo Capital and Acorn Ventur... Read More
HotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge, plot travel tech domination in Africa
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HotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge, plot travel tech domination in Africa
By Kevin May | February 20, 2017
Two African companies have joined forces in a bid to create what they claim will be the biggest hospitality tech group on the continent. Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga will merge under undisclosed "s... Read More
Can the next innovation wave deal with airline disruption?
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Can the next innovation wave deal with airline disruption?
By Viewpoints | February 20, 2017
Ever since the internet collided with travel, consumers have been using the power of technology and better data to plan, and then save, on their travel. NB: This is a viewpoint by Bala Chandran, co... Read More
Ryanair to fire screenscaping legal action against Expedia
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Ryanair to fire screenscaping legal action against Expedia
By Kevin May | February 20, 2017
Ryanair is to embark on another salvo of anti-screenscraper action in the courts, with Expedia the latest intermediary in its crosshairs. The low-cost carrier will not comment on the impending acti... Read More
The Airbnb effect on hotels - experiences, tech provision and convergence
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The Airbnb effect on hotels - experiences, tech provision and convergence
By Viewpoints | February 17, 2017
In less than a decade the twenty-something founders of Airbnb have gone from selling politics-themed cereal, back in 2007, to raising $850 million on a $30 billion valuation. In short: Airbnb is th... Read More
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