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The electronic devices ban and the airlines' drive for personalization

By Marisa Garcia | April 4, 2017

While the electronics ban imposed on flights from Middle Eastern and African countries to the US and UK presents a difficult challenge to airlines and their customers, it will not greatly interfere wi... Read More

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Lufthansa takes inspiration from neural networks for new sharing site

By Martin Cowen | April 4, 2017

Lufthansa has launched a new online marketing initiative, with a dedicated URL, which will encourage and allow travellers to share memorable travel experiences. The so-called Lufthansa Memory Netwo... Read More

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AccorHotels moves into private sales with acquisition of VeryChic

By Linda Fox | April 4, 2017

AccorHotels latest acquisition is VeryChic, an online platform for deals on hotels, apartments, cruises and other leisure breaks. According to a statement, VeryChic enables more than 3,000 luxury h... Read More

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Trends in the purchase of hotel technology show a shift to cloud systems

By Viewpoints | April 3, 2017

Improvements in hotel technology have been enabling properties to think less about the behind the scenes processes and concentrate more on guests. Two years ago about a quarter of US hotels were usin... Read More

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Chatbots ready to seize the IM initiative

By Martin Cowen | April 3, 2017

Juniper Research expects that chatbots will play an increasingly important role in the technical and commercial development of instant messaging (IM) services such as WhatsApp and Snapchat over the ne... Read More

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AccorHotels lets travellers search for a property by mood

By Linda Fox | April 3, 2017

AccorHotels is working with a startup called Travelsify to enable guests to search according to their mood. Travelsify analyses reviews to find the attributes that travellers are looking for when b... Read More

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Aviation tech heavyweights join forces on cybersecurity

By Martin Cowen | April 3, 2017

SITA has linked up with Airbus to provide a cybersecurity service designed specifically for the air transport industry. In 2016, SITA identified cybersecurity as one of its five priorities. Its Air... Read More

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Destination inspiration takes off on in-flight entertainment

By Marisa Garcia | April 3, 2017

Digital destination marketing is taking off on aircraft with the integration of interactive city-guides on in-flight entertainment systems. This enables the booking of tours and events on aircraft... Read More

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Four ways hotels can use technology to survive in turbulent times

By Viewpoints | March 31, 2017

Storm Doris caused chaos when it raged through the UK in February. Motorists struggled through the snow, vehicles fell prey to slippery ice-lined roads, and massive trees were uprooted. Now that wa... Read More

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eNett currency extension, Tink Labs global expansion, and more...

By PhocusWire | March 31, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel systems in tourism and hospitality for March 2017. Friday 31 March 2107: eNett increases currency provision The payment techno... Read More

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Adrenaline Hunter raises €600,000 to expand activities and develop technology

By Linda Fox | March 31, 2017

Adrenaline Hunter, a platform offering extreme sports and activities, has received an additional €600,000 in funding. The France-based startup initially raised €600,000 in seed funding in late 2015... Read More

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Gulf carriers seek ways to ease laptop ban

By Michele McDonald | March 31, 2017

The three major Gulf carriers -- Qatar Airways, Etihad and Emirates -- are developing workarounds to ease the pain and annoyance of the US Department of Homeland Security’s ban on large electronic dev... Read More

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Sabre overhauls GetThere, Radius Travel picks MTrip, and more...

By PhocusWire | March 31, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for devices in tourism and hospitality for March 2017. Friday 30 March 2017: Sabre overhauls GetThere service The trip management app ser... Read More

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Rentivo brings in $425,000 in crowd-funding for rental marketing tech

By Kevin May | March 31, 2017

It appears crowd-funding can work for modest sums in the world of travel startups - with Rentivo raising $425,000 on the CrowdCube platform. The amount is said to have exceeded the original goal by... Read More

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Expedia in a SilkRoadRace, GuestReady launches Airbnb service directory, and more...

By PhocusWire | March 31, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for marketing in tourism and hospitality for March 2017. Friday 31 March 2017: Expedia in a SilkRoadRace The Media Solutions division of... Read More

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