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Allo, can Google have your attention please, travel execs…

By Viewpoints | June 15, 2016

Most of us will remember the Apple app store debuting in 2008, Passbook being announced in 2012, and even the hasty demo of the redesigned Apple Music this week was hard to miss. NB This is a viewp... Read More

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Amadeus China has a spring in its step

By Viewpoints | June 15, 2016

Spring Airlines is the latest customer win for Amadeus' growing business in China. The deal signed in April is part of Amadeus' drive to "to power Chinese travel companies’ global expansion." Sp... Read More

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Online paid search and display ad marketing spend down in travel

By Kevin May | June 15, 2016

A major analysis of the leading websites in the US has painted an interesting picture of some significant changes taking place in online travel. Web audience metrics provider SimilarWeb examined fi... Read More

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Travelport’s new CCO Shurrock discusses strategy, wraps up tour

By Sean O'Neil | June 15, 2016

In January, Stephen Shurrock became chief commercial officer of Travelport, the UK-based company that provides a technology platform to support travel bookings. He has since been on a listening tour o... Read More

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520 weeks of multimodal

By Viewpoints | June 15, 2016

With routeRANK’s 10th anniversary this month, it has been as many years that I have been working on multimodal travel planning. NB This is a viewpoint by Jochen Mundinger, chairman of routeRANK.... Read More

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NightSwapping brings in Euro 2 million, targets one million members

By Kevin May | June 15, 2016

Alternative accommodation-with-a-twist service NightSwapping has landed a Euro 2 million funding round. The France-based company, which allows travellers to use credits that are then redeemed in pr... Read More

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How could airlines, hotels, agencies, and platforms share data with less friction?

By Sean O'Neil | June 14, 2016

Travelers hope to be respected as the individuals they are. But too often, their booking experiences are homogeneous and impersonal — and so are their flights and hotel stays. One explanation is th... Read More

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Another $600 million for Didi

By Martin Cowen | June 14, 2016

Didi has named its latest investor, with China Life getting on board to the tune of $600 million. The state-owned insurance firm's investment comes a few weeks after Didi picked up $1 billion from... Read More

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Cheapflights puts flight and hotel search into Facebook Messenger

By Kevin May | June 14, 2016

More moves in the world of chat services, with news that Cheapflights will allow users to search for both flights and hotels within Facebook Messenger. The Momondo Group-owned metasearch engine cou... Read More

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Fight or flight - the transformation of corporate travel management

By Viewpoints | June 13, 2016

Consumerisation and rapidly evolving technology are spearheading a dramatic shift in corporate travel management. How the industry responds will determine whether these changes represent insurmountabl... Read More

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Required: one mobile app to rule them all and a touch of virtual reality

By Kevin May | June 13, 2016

More than half of travellers would like a mobile app that covers every aspect of their transportation needs, a survey of consumers has found. The Priceline Group asked American travellers about the... Read More

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To affinity and beyond as Amadeus search technology evolves

By Linda Fox | June 13, 2016

When you're up against not only Google but also all the other potential competitors for traveller eyeballs, you have to keep evolving or go home. A year ago, did anyone think Snapchat would have ov... Read More

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Evolve Vacation Rental Network raises $5.5 million to help owners with distribution and services

By Kevin May | June 13, 2016

A new round of $5.5 million has been ploughed into owner support service Evolve Vacation Rental Network by T Rowe Price. The Series B investment funds have been bolstered by participation from Anno... Read More

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Startup pitch: YonderWork combines travel with coworking

By Sean O'Neil | June 13, 2016

Putting work and travel together in a literal way, YonderWork provide an international community experience for remote workers which combines travel, coworking, and professional development. Launch... Read More

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Zumata taps IBM Watson to bring natural language to hotel search

By Kevin May | June 10, 2016

Travel technology provider Zumata is the latest company to seize on the allegedly growing need for new ways of performing travel searches. The Singapore-based company has decided to work with the I... Read More

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