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Blackstone-backed IBS launches iTravel platform for direct merchandizing

By Sean O'Neil | August 25, 2016

Indian logistics software maker IBS Software Services may be best-known for its work in cargo and commercial aviation logistics. But since eight months ago, when private equity firm Blackstone Grou... Read More

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Jambojet departs with 15below, Aeromexico goes digital, and more

By PhocusWire | August 25, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for August 2016. Thursday 25 August 2016: Jambojet departs with 15below The Kenya-based, d... Read More

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Talking Travel Tech - Jeff Lewis, VP of engineering at Viator

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

Around the same time as Stephen Kaufer was busily creating TripAdvisor above a pizza parlour in Massachussets, Viator was plotting its own path as a travel startup. It would take another 14 years b... Read More

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Hello, hotel guest, your voice is my command

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

The Aloft Hotels brand is trying another tech-heavy initiative to position itself as a forward-thinking chain: voice-activated room services. The chain has introduced the technology at its US prope... Read More

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Uber can now claim global popularity milestone

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

Uber is the most widely used ride-hailing service in 108 countries around the world, according to new data from SimilarWeb. The analysis by the digital measurement company examined services in 171... Read More

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TripAdvisor lists hotels on Google, Kayak, and Trivago, edging closer to meta metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016

Over the past couple of months, TripAdvisor has been participating in Google's hotel metasearch program. For selected hotels, consumers are seeing TripAdvisor as a place to book. Clicking on th... Read More

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TripAdvisor acquires Citymaps, a social mapping startup

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016

TripAdvisor has acquired Citymaps, a New York City-based, social-mapping startup. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. A year ago, Citymaps raised a $6 million financing round -- with Nokia Gr... Read More

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Excursiopedia becomes PlanetPass, starts small with guided tours

By Linda Fox | August 24, 2016

Tours and activities specialist Excursiopedia has morphed into PlanetPass, a mobile application that helps consumers find guided tours in destinations. PlanetPass is now available for London with a... Read More

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Airports and passengers in harmony - big opportunity for agencies to play a part

By Viewpoints | August 24, 2016

The value-add being delivered by travel agencies is dwindling, fast - and this is more acute for so-called brick-and-mortar businesses. NB: This is an analysis by Manu Agrawal, a senior business co... Read More

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In a first, Expedia promotes a hotel’s loyalty rates and rewards program

By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016

Expedia, Inc., is the first online travel intermediary to begin displaying a hotel chain's discounted loyalty rates next to standard rates. It's also the first to cheerlead for a hotel's own loyalty p... Read More

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StayNTouch touts its mobile hotel tech integration at MGM's Aria Las Vegas

By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016

One of the big hotel industry themes lately has been the transition from server-based property management systems (which are not designed for touch and tablet devices) to ones that are cloud-based, mo... Read More

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OneFineStay enlists Accor expertise to boost expansion

By Kevin May | August 23, 2016

Upmarket property rental brand OneFineStay is accelerating its global ambitions, thanks to its recent acquisition by global hotel chain Accor. The first new city for the company to target will be M... Read More

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A few numbers on online travel fraud

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2016

Online fraud prevention specialist Riskified has pulled together some of its data to provide a picture of where and how fraud is most likely to occur. The good news is that 98% of online flight ord... Read More

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FlightGlobal snap up FlightStats and Diio

By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016

FlightGlobal, a data services and media brand owned by Reed Business Information, has acquired FlightStats, an airline data services firm, and Diio, a provider of airline market intelligence tools.... Read More

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KLM wants flight transparency, adds reviews and ratings to search results

By Kevin May | August 23, 2016

Netherlands-based airline KLM reckons it can enhance its relationship with passengers and improve customer service with the introduction of a reviews system. The "Rate My Flight" idea has been in t... Read More

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