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Metasearch power plays: What hoteliers need to know about staying competitive

By Viewpoints | March 22, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Tim Davis, CEO of Pace Dimensions. . Most hoteliers understand how metasearch advertising influences the deals visible to consumers. Bid too low and your listing won’t show... Read More

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Esplorio’s newest feature opens the platform for public viewing

By Kerry Medina | March 22, 2018

When Esplorio first launched its app just over two years ago, the London-based startup offered a means of digitizing the proverbial travel journal. No longer do travelers have to compile their favo... Read More

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7 revealing insights on data-driven marketing from Cambridge Analytica at ITB

By Nick Vivion | March 21, 2018

Tnooz had been slated to do an interview with Cambridge Analytica's Chief Data Officer Dr. Alexander Tayler during this year's tnoozLIVE@ITB program. Yet the scheduled time slot came and went without... Read More

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Bd4travel talks about personalisation, adopting test and learn and traveller intent

By Linda Fox | March 21, 2018

This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@TTE, recorded live at the TTE event Olympia, London. More clips to come! To learn more about how to bring tnoozLIVE@ to your even... Read More

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Make hay while the Google Flights sun doesn't shine

By Martin Cowen | March 21, 2018

IdeaWorks' latest take on ancillaries analyses the apps of 15 low-cost carriers and finds that assigned seating is the most common feature built into the booking flow. But perhaps the most interest... Read More

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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with Skyscanner's Filip Filipov

By PhocusWire | March 21, 2018

Ahead of the event, Filipov shares his thoughts on the biggest opportunity in online travel, what advice he'd give to new businesses and what's next for metasearch.... Read More

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Amazon’s multifaceted – and likely inevitable – path into travel

By Mitra Sorrells | March 21, 2018

It’s becoming clear that it’s no longer a question of “if” but rather of “when” and "how” Amazon will try to disrupt the travel industry.... again.... Read More

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Hotelscombined targets corporate travel with new metasearch strategy

By Kevin May | March 21, 2018

Self-proclaimed "quiet achiever" of the travel metasearch engines, Hotelscombined, is shifting gears slightly with a new strategy to enter the world of corporate travel.... Read More

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Augmented reality doesn't have to be just a marketing gimmick

By Marisa Garcia | March 21, 2018

KLM has been experimenting with Augmented Reality and how it might be applied to the customer journey. At the Passenger Terminal Expo in Stockholm, Stijn Bannier, KLM, product manager mobile shared... Read More

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Finnair and Travelaer collaborate on stopover booking platform

By Marisa Garcia | March 21, 2018

As Northern Europe becomes a critical bridge to Asia and beyond to the Americas, Finnair is following the lead of Icelandic airlines and collaborating with the tourism board to promote stopovers in Fi... Read More

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Expedia data breach affects 880,000 Orbitz customers, extends to Travelocity Partner Network

By Jill Menze | March 20, 2018

Expedia Inc has disclosed evidence of a security breach that impacted approximately 880,000 Orbitz customers as well as Travelocity Partner Network.... Read More

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In a week of major data breaches, Orbitz represents the travel sector

By Michele McDonald | March 20, 2018

It was already one of the worst weeks for revelations of data breaches. In what may be the mother of all invasions of privacy, Facebook revealed that a UK analytics firm scraped the data of 50 mill... Read More

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The state of the computer reservation system nation

By Kevin May | March 20, 2018

A major new study has shown how hotel chains are using technology to capture bookings, at the same time as illustrating how they want the ecosystem to evolve.... Read More

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No one seems biometrically opposed but it's still going to take time

By Linda Fox | March 20, 2018

Biometric technology and its use for identity checks is evolving fast for a growing number of the world's airports and airlines. A study from aviation technology specialist SITA says using the techno... Read More

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Amadeus and Lufthansa launch biometric boarding at LAX, plan US expansion

By Mitra Sorrells | March 20, 2018

Amadeus has developed facial recognition technology in partnership with Lufthansa that is now being used by the airline for boarding at Los Angeles International Airport. ... Read More

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