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Zanadu opens VR concept store, confirms new investment

By Martin Cowen | August 9, 2016

Chinese luxury travel and lifestyle brand Zanadu has opened what it claims is not only the world's first virtual reality travel concept store but also the biggest travel shop in China. The Travel E... Read More

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Direct hotel booking value almost double that of third parties

By Linda Fox | August 9, 2016

SiteMinder says its numbers show the booking value hotels are getting via their own websites is nearly double that of third party booking channels. The hotel distribution specialist is chiming in o... Read More

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Fully integrating offer and order management can fast track IATA's NDC vision

By Sponsored Content | August 9, 2016

The NDC vision is to enable an offer management system to present the right offer, to the right person, at the right time. NB This is a viewpoint by George Khairallah, president of JR Technologies.... Read More

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Delta compensates passengers for systems meltdown - a sign of things to come?

By Marisa Garcia | August 9, 2016

After attributing a massive worldwide failure of its systems on Monday to an overnight power outage, Delta faces ongoing delays and flight cancellations. The airline resumed services by late mornin... Read More

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Corporate travel tech takeaways from GBTA, according to TripBAM

By Viewpoints | August 9, 2016

Last month's GBTA Convention in Denver was an informative mix of the familiar and the fresh, with established players rubbing shoulders with startups and disruptors. NB This is a viewpoint by Steve... Read More

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Millennials like hotels and travel agents, says Amex

By Juliana Shallcross | August 9, 2016

American Express Travel is the latest big name to try to get inside the mind of the Millennials, and its findings show that when it comes to hotels, this demographic isn't that different from their Ba... Read More

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Travel advisory update - the latest fraud techniques

By Viewpoints | August 8, 2016

The fall season ushers in a time of year filled with new beginnings, holidays and tradition. But it is also a time when fraudsters look to make their move. NB This is a viewpoint by Don Bush, vice... Read More

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Why SAS Lab wants to get under passengers’ skin

By Marisa Garcia | August 8, 2016

SAS Lab, the innovation hub from the Scandinavian airline, has big ambitions to improve the travel process by getting under passengers’ skin. As Massimo Pascotto, who heads up the division explains... Read More

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Traveller satisfaction tops the corporate travel wishlist

By Viewpoints | August 8, 2016

If GBTA 2016 was an international sporting event, the big winners from the Denver conference were business travellers themselves. NB: This is a viewpoint by Michael Gulmann and Jean Noel Lau Keng L... Read More

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Flight booking study shows potential missed opportunity for airlines

By Linda Fox | August 8, 2016

Yieldr has been crunching some numbers to reveal online flight booking behaviour. The company, which recently relaunched as a marketing technology service for airlines, says it has analysed seven m... Read More

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UK investors are not on the beach just yet

By Martin Cowen | August 8, 2016

OnTheBeach is the latest brand to be caught up in the relatively frenzied burst of activity taking place in the UK's mid-market travel sector. The LSE-listed online travel agency, which handles on... Read More

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Rio 2016 hotel searches inevitably high, conversions very low

By Kevin May | August 5, 2016

There is not a lot of surprise in the data coming out of HotelsCombined that says hotel searches for Brazil have jumped 91% in the months ahead of the Olympic Games. The year-on-year increase for U... Read More

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Lawmakers and tech align as taxi apps prepare for Rio 2016

By Viewpoints | August 5, 2016

A few weeks ago Brazil's Municipal Transportation Secretary gave the go-ahead for three approved and selected on-demand transportation apps to legally conduct their operations in the city of Rio de Ja... Read More

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French duo secure funding for eco-friendly app-bookable Seine taxi service

By Juliana Shallcross | August 5, 2016

SeaBubbles, a flying water taxi concept developed by two French entrepreneurs, has raised half a million euros and is now eying a partnership with Uber. The vehicle is a battery-powered oval-shaped... Read More

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Cruise.co.uk docks with new private equity owner in £52 million deal

By Kevin May | August 5, 2016

Cruise.co.uk has a new backer in the form of Bridgepoint Development Capital, after three years with fellow private equity company Risk Capital. The switch of the majority stake in the UK-based cru... Read More

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