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Google says US hotel-related searches are up 25% in the US

By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016

Conventional wisdom says that using search to plan and book travel is old-fashioned. Consumers now start their trip research elsewhere, such as on Facebook or Apple TV, or they may book via a reviews... Read More

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Lufthansa flatbats DCC questions

By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016

Lufthansa continues to talk the talk around the impact of its year-old distribution cost charge (DCC), although concrete details about the impact on its bookings and bottom line remain elusive. Las... Read More

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Former Expedia exec heralds voice as the next big thing

By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016

Listen up, voice search is being tipped to have as big an impact on the travel industry as mobile. Or, at least so says Simon Breakwell, who founded Expedia's European operations, and has also worked... Read More

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Why is more important than how in travel

By Sponsored Content | November 16, 2016

Research groups, events organizers, media outlets, to say nothing of suppliers, are in a constant battle to keep on top of the internal and external forces impacting the travel industry. NB This is... Read More

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Startup Pitch: Perfect Price applies science to revenue management

By Kevin May | November 16, 2016

Revenue management in the travel industry used to be considered an artform - but now brands should think of it in scientific terms. That's the message behind Perfect Price, a San Francisco, US-base... Read More

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Travelers who take selfies remember their trips better, study claims

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

The conventional wisdom is that taking pictures reduces a traveler's chance of remembering a trip's details. This opinion was summed up nicely by the actress Julie Delpy in the 2007 movie 2 Days i... Read More

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Travel startup Lola acquires Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

Travel technology startup Lola has acquired Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. In a post on Medium, Lola founder and chief executive Paul English say... Read More

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NDC for hotels? Amadeus calls for industry to adopt its IT standards

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

The hotel industry is fragmented, and so are the standards it uses to categorize its data. The industry would be better able to communicate with each other if its systems used common standards for dat... Read More

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ATPCO incoming CEO pledges important role in future of airline distribution

By Kevin May | November 15, 2016

In an industry full of insidery type organsations and protocols, ATPCO is one of the most important but rarely discussed elements in the food chain. The Airline Tariff Publishing Company has its ro... Read More

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Trivago readies for public life, files for IPO in the US

By Kevin May | November 15, 2016

Trivago has ended months of speculation and announced its intention to list on the public financial markets for the first time. The Germany-based metasearch engine intends to place itself on NASDAQ... Read More

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Musement goes forward with $10 million investment win

By Kevin May | November 15, 2016

Musement has shown there is still a bit of capital swilling about for consumer-facing platforms for tours and activities - landing a $10 million round this week. The Series B investment was led by... Read More

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Expedia brings its web test tubes to the UK

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2016

Expedia Inc has created a "usability lab" based in London, its first outside of the US. The role of the lab is to study consumer behaviour in terms of how they research and book travel via Expedia... Read More

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Uberisation of flight search arrives as empty leg private jets fly in

By Kevin May | November 14, 2016

Interesting development in the world of travel search with Aviasales adding private jets into results in order to help fill so-called empty legs. The Russia-based metasearch engine has collaborated... Read More

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Vacasa tops up its Series A to $40 million

By Sean O'Neil | November 14, 2016

Vacation rental management company Vacasa has expanded its Series A financing of $35 million to $40 million, with an injection of equity investment from US insurer Assurant. The Portland, Ore.-base... Read More

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Travel trends and how payments help you stay ahead of the curve

By Sponsored Content | November 14, 2016

The travel industry is by its very nature an innovative and fast-moving environment, so staying on top of trends that affect it can seem to be a never-ending pursuit. Success in this field requires... Read More

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