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Expedia plots package advantage with late-booking tool
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Expedia plots package advantage with late-booking tool
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | June 14, 2018
Saying that 46% of U.S. travelers prefer to book their flight and hotel separately, Expedia will enable customers to book discounted hotels after they purchase their airfare on Expedia.... Read More
Air New Zealand looks to lure customers via augmented reality travel inspiration
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Air New Zealand looks to lure customers via augmented reality travel inspiration
By Marisa Garcia | June 14, 2018
Air New Zealand is partnering with augmented reality spatial computing platform Magic Leap to develop a virtual travel experience to inspire visitors to head for the destination. Magic Leap has dev... Read More
Is virtual reality still in search of its real purpose in travel?
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Is virtual reality still in search of its real purpose in travel?
By Viewpoints | June 14, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Caroline Camilli Gay, from SITA Lab. “This is the year Virtual Reality goes mainstream” has been the mantra for several years now, probably starting as far back as 2014 whe... Read More
Towards a data-driven seamless journey - the vision for corporate travel by 2030
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Towards a data-driven seamless journey - the vision for corporate travel by 2030
By Marisa Garcia | June 14, 2018
SAP Concur has put together an in-depth report on the factors that will drive corporate travel between today and 2030, including an analysis of the technology advances required to progress towards a g... Read More
Europe Travel Launch 2018: Amadeus
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Europe Travel Launch 2018: Amadeus
By PhocusWire | June 14, 2018
Amadeus reckons it has found a solution for travel agencies that are not getting the best rates when paying for products on credit cards.... Read More
OAG survey booking and payments
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Amazon tops list of alternative platforms consumers would use to book travel
By Mitra Sorrells | June 13, 2018
As speculation simmers regarding whether – or when - Amazon will make a foray into travel, a new survey finds 44% of travelers say they would be comfortable booking their trips on the e-commerce site.  ... Read More
Expedia gets super-serious about activities, plots five-fold booking jump
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Expedia gets super-serious about activities, plots five-fold booking jump
By Kevin May | June 13, 2018
Much of the attention in 2018 in tours and activities has been on moves at TripAdvisor and Booking Holdings - but Expedia Group has big ambitions of its own.... Read More
Which payment methods are accepted by airline apps?
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Which payment methods are accepted by airline apps?
By Jill Menze | June 13, 2018
As consumers diversify how they pay for things - using everything from debit and credit cards to PayPal and WeChat Pay, airline apps need to broaden their payment offerings.... Read More
Consumers would prefer the Amazon of travel to be Amazon
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Consumers would prefer the Amazon of travel to be Amazon
By Marisa Garcia | June 13, 2018
If consumers are anything to go by, then the top choice of consumer sites offering travel bookings would be Amazon. That’s according to a new report by flight information site OAG on the future of boo... Read More
SITA Orlando biometric exit
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Orlando airport first in U.S. to use biometric exit for all international flights
By Mitra Sorrells | June 13, 2018
By October, outbound international passengers at Orlando International Airport will no longer need to show their boarding passes or passports at their departure gates.... Read More
Grab hits top gear with record $1 billion injection from Toyota
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Grab hits top gear with record $1 billion injection from Toyota
By Kevin May | June 13, 2018
A $1 billion investment by Toyota into ride-hailing service Grab is being touted as the largest ever by a car manufacturer.... Read More
Click&Boat sails off with a €4 million investment
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Click&Boat sails off with a €4 million investment
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2018
Boat rental startup Click&Boat has raised €4 million and says it plans to expand globally as well as through acquisition. The fresh funding comes from original investors OLMA Private Equity Fun... Read More
Europe Travel Launch 2018: WIHP Hotels
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Europe Travel Launch 2018: WIHP Hotels
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2018
Seven years work has led WIHP Hotels to the launch of its Meta I/O product - a hub between hotel reservation systems and metasearch engines.... Read More
How Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and internal growth
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How Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and internal growth
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2018
Ever wondered how Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and growth more widely? It's recent purchase of tours and activities tech company FareHarbor offers some clues. The team has moved to Am... Read More
Uber targets emerging markets with slimmed-down Lite app
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Uber targets emerging markets with slimmed-down Lite app
By Jill Menze | June 12, 2018
Uber is shrinking the size of its app in order to expand its presence in emerging markets.... Read More
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