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US Travel Association tool highlights ripple effect of spending on tourism promotion
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US Travel Association tool highlights ripple effect of spending on tourism promotion
By Michele McDonald | March 9, 2018
Years ago, the US travel industry was the Rodney Dangerfield of commerce: Although it was the second largest employer in the nation, it got no respect from government officials. But the industry “h... Read More
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QOTW: Something about Alexa on every imaginable device
By PhocusWire | March 9, 2018
Quote from Matthias Keller, chief scientist at Kayak.... Read More
Why Airbnb Experiences are a threat to franchised suppliers - not retailers
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Why Airbnb Experiences are a threat to franchised suppliers - not retailers
By Alex Bainbridge - DestinationCTO | March 9, 2018
Innovation when an industry is watching your every move is hard, especially so when you have to bring hundreds of partners with you so have to disclose what you are doing outside of your own business.... Read More
Hotelogix plans group hotel focus after $5 million in funding
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Hotelogix plans group hotel focus after $5 million in funding
By Linda Fox | March 9, 2018
Hotelogix, which provides property management systems, says it plans to focus on group hotels following a $5 million funding round. The investment was led by Vertex Ventures while Accel Partners an... Read More
Trainline voice app rap 2
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Trainline creates rap duet to promote its voice app
By Mitra Sorrells | March 9, 2018
Trainline has created a two-minute film with showing what it calls a “voicebot duet” to promote its voice app for Google Assistant.  ... Read More
Mobile payment for hospitality, blockchain and more China travel trends
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Mobile payment for hospitality, blockchain and more China travel trends
By PhocusWire | March 9, 2018
Our latest roundup, in partnership with TravelDaily China, looks at mobile payment for hospitality as well as funding for blockchain and destination services. China market trends Some 130 million... Read More
Startup Pitch: Noken promises to remove uncertainty from travel planning
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Startup Pitch: Noken promises to remove uncertainty from travel planning
By Marisa Garcia | March 9, 2018
New travel inspiration app startup Noken has tapped into an important dynamic in modern travel planning: choice paralysis. With so many places now affordable to visit and so many activities on offer,... Read More
Facebook trip consideration ad strategy
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Facebook launches new targeted ad strategy for travel brands
By Mitra Sorrells | March 8, 2018
Facebook is using its knowledge of consumers’ online behavior to help brands market their deals and destinations to travelers earlier in their planning process.  ... Read More
hipmunk updates
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Hipmunk redesigns flight search tool, debuts new meetings function
By Jill Menze | March 8, 2018
Hipmunk is stepping out with two notable updates to its services around how users search for and book travel.... Read More
tnoozLIVE@TTE: Amadeus' Michael Bayle on mobile trends and launching on Alexa
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tnoozLIVE@TTE: Amadeus' Michael Bayle on mobile trends and launching on Alexa
By Linda Fox | March 8, 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
Watch the show from Berlin: tnoozLIVE@ITB 2018
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Watch the show from Berlin: tnoozLIVE@ITB 2018
By Nick Vivion | March 8, 2018
For the latest edition of tnoozLIVE, we headed to Berlin for ITB, the world's largest travel tradeshow. It seemed bigger than ever this year! Perhaps we were lucky to have stayed mostly within our tno... Read More
Exclusive: TripAdvisor’s Dermot Halpin on the site’s landmark 100,000th experience listing
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Exclusive: TripAdvisor’s Dermot Halpin on the site’s landmark 100,000th experience listing
By Jill Menze | March 8, 2018
TripAdvisor is making history with a catamaran sailing expedition in Panama City Beach, FL, as it names the activity its 100,000th bookable experience on the platform.... Read More
Europe online shopping abandonment
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Why website abandonment rates are so high for European travelers
By Mitra Sorrells | March 8, 2018
European travelers appear to be more commitment-phobic lately when it comes to booking accommodations, travel and experiences.   ... Read More
Hipmunk enhances flight search with features to make comparison easier
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Hipmunk enhances flight search with features to make comparison easier
By Marisa Garcia | March 8, 2018
Hipmunk by Concur has redesigned its flight search interface to make comparison shopping easier, including sorting for the cabin and service features passengers want most. The results also show varian... Read More
Omega World Travel launches Alexa skill for travel managers
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Omega World Travel launches Alexa skill for travel managers
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | March 8, 2018
The use of voice technology facilitated by smart devices like Amazon's Echo is surging in popularity among consumers, and Omega World Travel is among the travel companies now entering the space.... Read More
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