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Lola raises another $15 million

By Martin Cowen | January 9, 2017

On-demand personal travel app Lola has raised $15 million in a Series B round, led by new investor Charles River Ventures. A statement said that the money will be used for "product development and... Read More

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Ciao, Venere - Expedia closes headwind-facing hotel booking site

By Kevin May | January 9, 2017

Venere - the European hotel site once considered to be a part of Expedia's attempt to counter the rise of Booking.com - is no more. Expedia Inc confirmed earlier reports into its demise, saying the... Read More

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Starkov’s technology and marketing resolutions for hoteliers (part two)

By Viewpoints | January 9, 2017

Finding the balance between form and function on the hotel dotcom, personalisation of marketing campaigns and the threat of Airbnb are among the issues hoteliers need to address in 2017 in order to at... Read More

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Virtual reality and travel - fully immersive, next-level developments

By Kevin May | January 9, 2017

Virtual reality videos in travel, until now, have mostly focused on allowing users to experience a 360-degree view of a product or destination. Although the functionality can often be pretty good,... Read More

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Hilton joins the Instant Booking fray on TripAdvisor

By Kevin May | January 9, 2017

Some momentum in recent weeks for TripAdvisor and its Instant Booking service - with global hotel group Hilton finally joining the initiative. Hilton's portfolio of 13 brands will now be available... Read More

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Porter & Sail buys mobile engagement service GuestDriven

By Kevin May | January 9, 2017

Digital hotel concierge service Porter & Sail has acquired fellow mobile hospitality technology provider GuestDriven. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. GuestDriven was created in 2011 to... Read More

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TripAdvisor to close VirtualTourist travel guide site

By Kevin May | January 6, 2017

VirtualTourist, one of the first brands focused on providing online guides to travellers, is being axed by its parent company. TripAdvisor subsidiary Smarter Travel Media, home to a number of high-... Read More

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Buried in paper: Removing a hurdle in attractions

By Alex Kremer | January 6, 2017

There is a scene in the movie Brazil, a Terry Gilliam film, in which one of the characters gets killed by an overabundance of paperwork. Papers begin sticking to him, ultimately covering him from h... Read More

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Startup pitch: Survaider organises hotel feedback across all channels

By Linda Fox | January 6, 2017

Founded last year, Survaider wants to help hotels and other hospitality view and act upon customer comments across social media, email, phone calls and feedback forms. The idea is to aggregate all of... Read More

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Starkov's technology and marketing resolutions for hoteliers (part one)

By Viewpoints | January 6, 2017

There was an obvious and substantial emphasis on ‘book direct’ marketing strategies in 2016, with hoteliers looking to drive more direct business via loyalty member-only rates, special incentives, uni... Read More

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Is there any travel sector that Ctrip isn't investing in?

By Martin Cowen | January 6, 2017

Ctrip has taken part in a $215 million Series D funding round for Mobike, China's leading smartphone-enabled bicycle rental business. James Liang, chairman of Ctrip, said: “Ctrip has been followin... Read More

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Carnival to bring MagicBand-like, wearable medallions to cruise passengers

By Sean O'Neil | January 5, 2017

Much-hyped concepts "wearable tech" and "internet of things" may soon become practical realities for tens of thousands of travelers, as the cruise industry makes a massive investment in sensor-based t... Read More

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How to navigate the new hotel technology road-map

By Viewpoints | January 5, 2017

Did you know that "complexify" is a word? It means, not surprisingly, to make something more complicated. As a big believer in the value of big data, it’s hard to say this, but thus far it seems th... Read More

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Didi moves into Latin America via stake in Brazil's 99

By Martin Cowen | January 5, 2017

China's biggest taxi app Didi is linking up with Brazil's 99, taking a stake in the business as part of a strategic co-operation deal. The scale of its investment in 99, formerly 99 Taxis, is not d... Read More

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Aon talks about how tech is impacting travel insurance sales

By Sean O'Neil | January 4, 2017

Insurance is a segment of the travel industry that has been slow to change. But broader B2B technology shifts are beginning to affect it. The investment in tech comes with rising sales. Suppliers a... Read More

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