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Hoteliers should answer the phone more, says Simplotel

By Martin Cowen | June 27, 2016

Simplotel has quantified the significant impact that telephone calls have on a hotel's direct booking strategy. The Indian-based direct booking specialist looked at the phone calls received by 50 o... Read More

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Well-funded business tech firm Tradeshift eyes travel, launches virtual assistant

By Kevin May | June 27, 2016

Tradeshift is targeting the travel sector with the launch of virtual assistant that manages travel bookings and payments. The US-based company (founded by three Danes) has grown steadily since it l... Read More

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NFC grounded at take-off for airlines (but 300 million will use other contactless tech by 2020)

By Kevin May | June 24, 2016

One in five consumers will be using contactless ticketing on their mobile devices by 2020 - the equivalent of some 300 million people worldwide. Such technology and consumer behaviour will be led b... Read More

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Cinemagraphs move into travel marketing

By Martin Cowen | June 24, 2016

A digital agency from Brighton, UK, has produced a marketing campaign for a chain of Indian Ocean hotels, using cinemagraph tech from a start-up based in Toronto, Canada, which counts an American supe... Read More

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MisterFly raises Euro 20 million, targets early big revenue numbers

By Kevin May | June 24, 2016

MisterFly, a new online travel agency based in France, has managed to secure a Euro 20 million funding round after just nine months of operations. The Paris-headquartered business raised the money... Read More

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Cleartrip expands activities into local

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2016

Indian OTA Cleartrip is adding a "Local" tab to its redesigned app, creating a clear distinction between local activities and its core travel products. Local, with the emphasis on experiential, is... Read More

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Ctrip integrates ArrivalGuides content, Destination BC hikes with Google, and more...

By PhocusWire | June 23, 2016

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for June 2016. Ctrip integrates ArrivalGuides content ArrivalGuides will provide its travel... Read More

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Fareportal buys German travel search engine TripCombi

By Kevin May | June 23, 2016

Fareportal, the company behind online travel brands such as CheapoAir and OneTravel, is targeting the European metasearch market with a deal to buy TripCombi. Terms of the acquisition have not been... Read More

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Consumers think Google knows them better than travel brands

By Linda Fox | June 23, 2016

Travel brands are falling short in the personalisation stakes according to the latest research from data specialist Boxever. The Dublin-based company carried out research on 500 consumers revealing... Read More

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Qunar could follow eLong's lead and go private

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2016

Chinese OTA Qunar has received a "going private" offer from a unit of Chinese travel investment specialists Ocean Imagination. The offer of $10.12 per ordinary share is a 15% premium on the previou... Read More

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What happens when Airbnb muscles in on your business?

By Viewpoints | June 23, 2016

Airbnb is moving into the tours and activities - some think in a very big way. The company has been talking about it a lot recently, not least at a conference I attended. Whilst many gushed and... Read More

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Jovago rebrands to Jumia Travel

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2016

Africa Internet Group is rebranding its ecommerce operations - including hotel booking site Jovago - under the Jumia brand. Jovago will become Jumia Travel. The new URL is live today, while Jovago.... Read More

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A fifth of business travellers unsure if the likes of Uber and Airbnb are in the travel policy

By Linda Fox | June 23, 2016

The latest GBTA Business Traveler Sentiment contains a few snippets on where so-called sharing economy companies are in the corporate travel space. The study, carried out in conjunction with Amex a... Read More

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Whingers perhaps stay in their hole - two-thirds of hotel reviews are positive

By Kevin May | June 23, 2016

Steve Kaufer used to spend a lot of time in the early days of TripAdvisor talking about how reviews on the site were generally favourable for hotels. This was in part to illustrate that if a guest... Read More

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Google convenes meeting of travel brands to ease tensions

By Kevin May | June 22, 2016

Google has created what it is calling a "Travel Industry Council" in a bid to improve relations with brands around the sector. The group is known to have met over the course of two days earlier thi... Read More

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