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KLM on Messenger and being a speck in a galaxy of digital giants

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2016

Dutch airline KLM is well known for experimenting with digital marketing in its different forms including social media. No real surprise therefore when it emerged last year that the airline would b... Read More

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How hotels can localise their website to compete with Airbnb

By Viewpoints | June 10, 2016

The “Live There” campaign from Airbnb reveals an intention to target a new demographic - after traditionally looking to connect with Millennials, it is now marketing to families. NB This is a viewp... Read More

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Lufthansa hits back after being reported to US regulator over surcharge discussion

By Kevin May | June 9, 2016

Three senators have urged US authorities to investigate "potential anti-competitive implications" of comments made by Lufthansa boss, Carsten Spohr. The trio - Republican Mike Lee (Utah) and Democr... Read More

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Ryanair and Booking.com end deal ahead of new Rooms service launch

By Kevin May | June 9, 2016

Booking.com will no longer power the accommodation platform of the Ryanair website from the end of September this year. The European low-cost carrier has worked with the Priceline Group-owned Booki... Read More

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Travelperk raises $7 million in Series A, looks to global growth

By Linda Fox | June 9, 2016

Business-travel startup Travelperk has raised $7m in Series A funding led by Spark Capital. The Barcelona-based business provides companies with a platform to budget, book and manage their corporat... Read More

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Dazed and confused by another Millennials survey [UPDATED]

By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2016

Another day, another survey about Millennials. And for travel businesses looking to target people aged between 18 and 34, it's getting confusing. Adara is behind the latest research, looking at th... Read More

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Kayak continues to integrate HomeAway's rental inventory into metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | June 8, 2016

This past winter, vacation rental giant HomeAway began adding inventory to travel metasearch giant Kayak. Kayak, owned by Priceline Group, is currently testing the best way to display HomeAway’s va... Read More

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Airbnb ramps up business travel focus, adds employee management tool

By Kevin May | June 8, 2016

Airbnb claims some 50,000 companies worldwide have used the site to make a booking since it launched a dedicated platform for corporates. This could be seen by some as a solid start over the past t... Read More

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Attractions platforms target local tourism with white labels

By Kevin May | June 8, 2016

There is a debate to be had as to how tours and activities providers can scale their consumer-facing services - but the B2B players are seeing there is action to be had in the hyper-local marketplace.... Read More

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The killer slide (for Uber-watchers) in Mary Meeker's 2016 internet trends report

By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2016

Uber's ridesharing business UberPool has been highlighted in Mary Meeker's KPBC Internet Trends 2016 as part of the report's "Re-Imagining Transportation" section. "Shared private rides [are] beco... Read More

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Concur talks about its next steps in travel expense dominance

By Sean O'Neil | June 8, 2016

When SAP, the German software company, bought Concur Technologies in 2014, it said the key benefit would be the cross-selling of products. The cost was $8.3 billion, equal to 10 times predicted rev... Read More

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Hotel engagement tech: Meaningful versus mere communication

By Sponsored Content | June 8, 2016

Meaningful engagement or just communication? What does it takes to genuinely connect with travelers? NB: This is a viewpoint by Alan Young, president and co-founder of Puzzle Partner. With the r... Read More

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Startup pitch: With $3 million in bank, HotelSoft pushes revenue management tool

By Kevin May | June 8, 2016

Hotelsoft claims to be a next generation, cloud-based software and services company, providing revenue management tools for hotels. The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a deve... Read More

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Looking beyond just planes, more Americans try multi-modal travel search

By Sean O'Neil | June 7, 2016

For decades, online travel companies have focused on the steak and fries of travel purchases: flights and hotels. But getting door-to-door on a trip can often involve more creative transportation opti... Read More

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Zomato introduces Project Warp to drive better online reviews

By Martin Cowen | June 7, 2016

The veracity of online reviews has been a default criticism for the interweb naysayers who ignore the fact that they are a vital resource for travellers. But from small business owners getting hamm... Read More

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