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Latest tech-driven era in travel needs a new type of rock star leader

By Alex Bainbridge | May 11, 2017

I have been in online travel (and offline, before that) long enough to experience a number of distinct eras. The first travel startup that I founded, in 2000, was billed as the first brochure-less... Read More

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Biometric green light proposed to ease chaos of in-flight laptop ban

By Marisa Garcia | May 11, 2017

Reports that the laptop ban on select flights to the US may soon be extended has raised further concerns in the aviation industry. But Joe Leader, CEO of the Airline Passenger Experience Associatio... Read More

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OnTheBeach getting better at online marketing

By Martin Cowen | May 11, 2017

London-listed OnTheBeach has lifted revenues and pretax profit in six months to end-March, with improvements in its online marketing performance also noted. The topline financials show revenues up... Read More

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Ctrip wastes no time bringing Skyscanner centre stage

By Martin Cowen | May 11, 2017

Ctrip's better-than-expected first quarter earnings also reveal its commitment to developing Skyscanner's direct booking and marketplace capabilities during the year. Skyscanner was bought by Ctrip... Read More

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Goibibo defends industry first claims

By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2017

Goibibo is confident that its recently launched "One View" product is an "industry first". Tnooz reported on One View earlier this week, prompting a number of public and private conversations aroun... Read More

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Death on the high CPCs - hotels getting killed by last-click attribution

By Viewpoints | May 10, 2017

Marketing success today in the hotel sector can be measured using many diverse metrics. That's what makes it so fun, right? Analytics programs let you measure everything from who and where your web... Read More

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Chinese travellers welcome their independence while agents play their part

By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2017

More than one in five travellers from China are confident enough to plan every aspect of their trip themselves, according to a new Sabre report. The Evolving Chinese Traveller study covers familiar... Read More

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OnTheBeach buys Sunshine.co.uk for £12 million

By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2017

London-listed beach holidays specialist OnTheBeach has bought the "highly complementary" Sunshine.co.uk for £12 million. The deal will add some 200,000 Sunshine.co.uk customers to On the Beach's 1.... Read More

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TripAdvisor relaunch focuses on price, consistency and user experience

By Martin Cowen | May 9, 2017

TripAdvisor has timed its confirmation of a relaunch and redesign with its first quarter earnings and is planning to spend $70-$80 million this year on the first phase of a TV brand campaign. In hi... Read More

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Priceline Group bookings soar by a quarter to hit $20 billion in three months

By Kevin May | May 9, 2017

The Priceline Group has seen gross bookings across the group for the first quarter of 2017 hit a record $20.7 billion. The increase of 24% year-on-year is more than $400 million compared to the sam... Read More

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Airbnb seen as cheapest option for accommodation by many millennials

By Kevin May | May 9, 2017

Either the marketing continues to wow younger travellers or it is correct that Airbnb is the cheaper provider of somewhere to stay when compared to hotels. That's an outcome to consider by hotel ma... Read More

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Ryanair taps into Madrid's tech community

By Martin Cowen | May 9, 2017

Ryanair has opted for Madrid as the location for its third Travel Lab, and is planning to employ 250 developers. The first Ryanair Travel Lab opened in Dublin in July 2014, followed by a site in Wr... Read More

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Travelport credits Asia-Pacific for early-2017 financial gains

By Kevin May | May 9, 2017

Travelport has hailed a "positive start" to the year with a 7% increase in revenue across the business for the first three months of 2017. The company hit $651 million in revenue in Q1, up from $60... Read More

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Travel Republic looks to personalisation with bd4travel

By Linda Fox | May 9, 2017

Travel Republic has joined up with data analytics specialist bd4travel to build "personalised shopping experiences". After a period of testing, the Emirates-owned online travel agency, is using bd4... Read More

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Technology could improve your brand reputation, but are you using it wrong?

By Marisa Garcia | May 8, 2017

Air travel could be better, and technology could deliver that, but only if the customer is at the heart of the brand. Shortly after the United incident, the New York Times published an article whic... Read More

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