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Consider the traveler's "chimp mind", not just your spreadsheets

By Martin Cowen | May 20, 2016

Uber is a success because of its maps, according to ad guru, TED speaker and vice-chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Group UK, Rory Sutherland. Sutherland was speaking at an event hosted by SilverRail... Read More

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Getting the hang of virtual reality

By Viewpoints | May 20, 2016

We’ve all been there - it’s a fact that going through travel catalogues and browsing online travel platforms helps us escape from everyday life. But despite the glossy brochures and animated websites,... Read More

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Time pressure's effect on the mobile path to purchase of travel

By Sean O'Neil | May 19, 2016

Few people doubt the travel-industry maxim that consumers using mobile devices are more typically under time-pressure than those using laptops or desktops. But how does time pressure affect consum... Read More

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FlightCar takes new product and strategy route, post-funding

By Sean O'Neil | May 19, 2016

Committing to an idea is important. But so is being savvy enough to know when you need to correct course. Exhibit A: FlightCar, airport car-sharing business. Since launching in spring 2013, the San... Read More

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The hotel tech Trojan horse

By Viewpoints | May 19, 2016

Oh yes, a horse is on its way to Troy as you read this. Or, has it arrived? NB: This is a viewpoint by Mike Ford, managing director of SiteMinder. As most hotel industry folk know, there are a n... Read More

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Thomas Cook talks conversions and ancillaries, not much else

By Martin Cowen | May 19, 2016

Tour operator Thomas Cook has lifted its web sales in the UK and Germany and is talking the talk around conversion rates and ancillary sales. In the quarter to end-March it said that web sales in... Read More

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Travel apps lag behind mobile web for finding travel information

By Kevin May | May 19, 2016

A major study of search and booking behaviour has found that applications come second best when it comes to how consumers access travel information on devices. The Expedia Media Solutions examinati... Read More

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From startup to business poised for growth - tracking graduates of the Travelport Labs Accelerator

By Sponsored Content | May 19, 2016

Tagible is one of five startups about to graduate from Travelport Labs Accelerator program. The company has a background in real estate but saw huge potential for its concept in travel and therefor... Read More

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Travel Tripper's new hotel booking platform breaks rates out of the engine

By Sean O'Neil | May 19, 2016

Travel Tripper, the New York City-based hotel technology company, is debuting a platform that offers hotels multi-channel websites that are plugged in to a booking engine and a CRS with live rates.... Read More

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Adrenaline Hunter raises Euro 600,000 to build out the team

By Linda Fox | May 19, 2016

Adrenaline Hunter, an online booking platform for extreme sports and outdoor activities, has raised Euro 600,000 from a number of investors. Participants in the funding include one of the startup's... Read More

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MakeMyTrip takes Ctrip's advice

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2016

Indian OTA MakeMyTrip remains committed to growing its market share via brand-building rather than through discounting "as the Indian hotel market opens up to mobile". It has shared some impressive... Read More

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Layaway for getaways: Expedia will allow monthly installment payments on hotel bookings

By Sean O'Neil | May 18, 2016

Soon, for hotel reservations worth more than $200 on its US Expedia.com flagship site, Expedia, Inc., will begin offering a flexible-payment option, where a consumer could book now but pay in monthly... Read More

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Sabre investor day: Some facts that caught our eye

By Sean O'Neil | May 18, 2016

One benefit of Sabre's successful return to the public markets in April 2014 is that there are now more occasions for the company to share data on its growth story. Yesterday's annual investor day... Read More

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Caution urged over instant booking trend on metasearch sites

By Kevin May | May 18, 2016

It would be fair to say that the conversation around instant booking on travel search sites has been broadly supportive of the concept so far. Ever since March 2011, when Kayak piloted a direct boo... Read More

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In mobile travel booking, apps are hot, suppliers are not

By Linda Fox | May 18, 2016

Some interesting take-aways from the latest Criteo Travel Flash Report showing not only the increase in bookings via mobile devices in general but also a boost in travel bookings made via mobile appli... Read More

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