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Air New Zealand gets emojinal with destination campaign
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Air New Zealand gets emojinal with destination campaign
By Marisa Garcia | February 16, 2018
Air New Zealand has launched a new destination campaign which helps travelers find their ideal locations to visit in New Zealand by querying their activities preferences using Emojis. On the airlin... Read More
For ‘First Airlines’ passengers, the journey is the VR destination
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For ‘First Airlines’ passengers, the journey is the VR destination
By Marisa Garcia | February 16, 2018
This one’s a trip. Japanese airline-themed restaurant First Airlines, offers visitors a First class flying experience that includes a virtual reality immersive tour of Hawaii, New York, Paris or Rome.... Read More
TripAdvisor 2018 strategy hotels attractions mobile
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TripAdvisor bets on TV advertising, improved UX to restore profit in hotel segment
By Mitra Sorrells | February 15, 2018
TripAdvisor will expand its television advertising spending to $100 to $130 million for its hotel segment during 2018, with new creative and new markets, while simultaneously reducing online marketing spend.... Read More
Wyndham Worldwide offloads European rental brands for $1.3 billion
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Wyndham Worldwide offloads European rental brands for $1.3 billion
By Kevin May | February 15, 2018
James Villa Holidays, Landal GreenParks and Hoseasons are under new ownership after Wyndham Worldwide finalized a deal to sell its European vacation rental business to Platinum Equity.... Read More
OTA Insight on Google and Airbnb
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Google, Airbnb and the evolving distribution landscape
By Mitra Sorrells | February 15, 2018
Airbnb and Google made notable announcements in the first week of February – the former opening its platform to hotel distribution and the latter rolling out updates to expand and simplify travel search.   ... Read More
Full speaker roster, topics and a €400 saving for Phocuswright Europe
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Full speaker roster, topics and a €400 saving for Phocuswright Europe
By PhocusWire | February 15, 2018
It's just three months to go until the best travel conference in Europe returns to the Dutch city of Amsterdam.... Read More
2.2% - a closer look into hotel conversion rates
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2.2% - a closer look into hotel conversion rates
By Simone Puorto | February 15, 2018
What is the average conversion for a hotel website? 2.2%. That's according to a recent Fastbooking study. The UK firm 80 Days, in an extensive report titled "The great unanswered digital questions of... Read More
sawydays necessary evil
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Why small property owners see OTAs as a "necessary evil"
By Jill Menze | February 15, 2018
The codependent nature of small property owners and their booking partners has its upsides, but primarily, it’s viewed by the underdogs as a “necessary evil.”... Read More
Another blockchain use case - the flying urban taxi market
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Another blockchain use case - the flying urban taxi market
By Sponsored Content | February 15, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Pamela Whitby, editor of EyeForTravel With the hype around blockchain in travel reaching fever pitch, why not toss something else into an already complicated equation – an... Read More
Sabre reports results from its 'transitional' year
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Sabre reports results from its 'transitional' year
By Michele McDonald | February 14, 2018
Last year was “transitional” for Sabre Corp., according to chief executive officer Sean Menke, and “we began this year in a much better position.” Sabre Red success The new version of Sabre Red Work... Read More
TripAdvisor earnings full year 2017
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TripAdvisor has revenue elsewhere to thank as hotel growth remains flat
By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2018
TripAdvisor turned in modest 5% growth in total revenue for 2017 but a notable 24% increase in revenue in its non-hotel category.   ... Read More
China's road to becoming a technology superpower
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China's road to becoming a technology superpower
By Christina Larson - Wired | February 14, 2018
In the early 2000s, a corner of Beijing now often referred to as China’s Silicon Valley – was mostly famous for its sprawling electronics markets.... Read More
Duetto raises massive $80 million to push hotel tech platform
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Duetto raises massive $80 million to push hotel tech platform
By Kevin May | February 14, 2018
Duetto can boast $143.2 million in funding rounds to date after landing a huge Series D investment of $80 million this week.... Read More
Sabre posts record revenue for 2017 despite slowing growth
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Sabre posts record revenue for 2017 despite slowing growth
By Kevin May | February 14, 2018
Sabre saw revenues hit more than $3.5 billion during 2017, in what the company claims was a "transformational year" for the business.... Read More
Duetto brings in $80 million in funding for further product development
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Duetto brings in $80 million in funding for further product development
By Linda Fox | February 14, 2018
Duetto, a revenue strategy platform for hospitality, has closed an $80 million Series D round in funding. The round was led by funds affiliated with private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The funds... Read More
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