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Apple pumps $1 billion into China's Didi

By Martin Cowen | May 13, 2016

The mobile-enabled global transportation industry has a new entrant - Apple. Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi) has confirmed a $1 billion investment from Apple as part of its latest funding round... Read More

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Why the hotel of the future looks just like home

By Viewpoints | May 13, 2016

More than ever before, the line between “hotel” and “home” is becoming blurred: few in the industry would still deny that today’s traveler wants lodging to feel more localized, personalized and authen... Read More

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TripAdvisor concedes Trip Friends didn't work out as planned

By Kevin May | May 12, 2016

It seemed such an obvious idea at the time - connect the world's largest social network to the world's most visited travel website. This was how many considered the decision by TripAdvisor in June... Read More

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Lola, a chat-based travel app for the post-OTA era, debuts: A CEO interview [AUDIO]

By Sean O'Neil | May 12, 2016

Lola is a bit of a tease. The next-generation travel booking app debuted in the US Apple App Store today, after a half-year of buzz from the Boston-based behind it, which was founded by former top... Read More

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Online will be most popular travel booking channel in Europe by 2017

By Kevin May | May 12, 2016

It is often easy (maybe even convenient) to forget that the majority of travel bookings are still made offline and not via the internet. But within 18 months, Europe will be the first region on the... Read More

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Expedia's view: Publicly available loyalty rates may be bad for hotel owners

By Sponsored Content | May 12, 2016

Last week's #ExpediaMarketplace Tweet chat covered a number of relevant industry topics, such as how hotel visibility works in the marketplace and how the new Accelerator tool comes into play. NB T... Read More

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Where next for airline merchandising as carriers reap volume and yield gains?

By Linda Fox | May 12, 2016

Amadeus has looked at the digital business of 50 of its top performing airline customers to reveal gains not only in passenger volumes but also ticket value. The distribution giant is claiming a 15... Read More

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Mobile leads digital advertising growth across Europe

By Martin Cowen | May 12, 2016

A report from IAB Europe and IHS shows that mobile display is the fastest-growing digital advertising channel across Europe. This headline finding is confirmation of a tipping point. Digital advert... Read More

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As Expedia turns 20, its executives talk about what's next

By Rob Lovitt | May 12, 2016

With apologies to The Beatles, it was 20 years ago today (give or take a few months) that a small team on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Wash., launched a little product called Expedia.com, designed t... Read More

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Evaneos gets $21 million funding for technology development and expansion

By Linda Fox | May 12, 2016

Evaneos, a France-based online marketplace connecting travellers with travel agents in destination, has raised $21 million in funding. The round, which is the company's third and brings its total f... Read More

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Online growth continues for TUI, another big sell-off announced

By Martin Cowen | May 11, 2016

European travel giant TUI Group continues to take more bookings online in the UK and Scandinavia, confirming that even in mature ecommerce markets there is room for online travel to grow. In the s... Read More

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10 reasons why Dynamic Ads for Travel from Facebook heralds a new era of travel marketing

By Sponsored Content | May 11, 2016

This week Facebook has launched Dynamic Ads for Travel (DAT), its native retargeting solution for travel advertisers, as Tnooz first reported. NB This is a viewpoint by Burcu Gobuluk, chief operati... Read More

News / Online

VCs highlight over and under-invested travel sectors

By Kevin May | May 11, 2016

Any new travel business plotting to capture some of the action in the rental and sharing sector should probably think again. Or, at the very least, they should not be assuming the financial backers... Read More

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So far, passengers mostly ignore airlines' call to shame the TSA

By Sean O'Neil | May 10, 2016

A few days ago, the US lobbying group Airlines for America launched ihatethewait.com, a website that encourages passengers to share pictures and complaints on social media about long airport security... Read More

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Now you can book travel by speaking to Kayak, via Amazon's Alexa

By Sean O'Neil | May 10, 2016

The travel industry is talking a lot about voice-powered search these days, thanks in part to Alexa -- a personal assistant developed by Amazon that uses artificial intelligence to understand simple v... Read More

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