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If numbers are up, why are hotel owners so frustrated?

By Viewpoints | September 17, 2015

Revenue management and marketing are ready for disruption. The same approach with the same tools, yielding the same results is no longer acceptable. Note: This is a guest article by Rich Maradik, f... Read More

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Lyft and Didi confirm investment, launch Rides Everywhere partnership

By Martin Cowen | September 17, 2015

Users of China's biggest-by-far taxi app Didi Kuaidi will be able to use the app to book a Lyft ride when they are in the US, and vice-versa, under a new strategic partnership between the two. Lyft... Read More

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Regulator closes hotel booking probe, claims not a high priority

By Kevin May | September 17, 2015

A British competition watchdog has dropped an investigation into hotel booking rate discount, claiming a "restriction on administrative priority grounds". The Competition and Markets Authority was... Read More

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Hey, travel managers: Groupize launches tool for small groups and meetings

By Sean O'Neil | September 17, 2015

Phone and email are still the preferred tools of most personal assistants (PAs) and sales executives for booking small group hotel stays. About four out of five of these arrangements are neither tr... Read More

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US watchdog approves Expedia merger with Orbitz

By Sean O'Neil | September 16, 2015

Expedia Inc’s $1.3 billion deal to take over Orbitz Worldwide has received approval from the US Justice Department, after intenser-than-usual scrutiny. The merger of content between the online trav... Read More

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BlaBlaCar raises a $200M Series D, with Insight Venture Partners chipping in

By PhocusWire | September 16, 2015

BlaBlaCar, Paris-based service that lets you hitch an intercity ride with travelers who are already taking a car, said today that it had raised $200 million. Insight Venture Partners and Lead Edge... Read More

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RoomKey Technologies, the mobile services startup for hotels, scores a $1M investment

By Sean O'Neil | September 16, 2015

Viko Bhakta, co-founder and CEO Roomkey Technologies, is in a good mood today as he announces a $1 million investment. The seed round was led by investment firms 500 Startups, 500 Mobile Collective... Read More

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Q&A with new DHISCO CEO Toni Portmann, on taking Pegasus beyond the hotel switch

By Sean O'Neil | September 16, 2015

Late last year, Toni Portmann took on the challenge of being a turnaround artist for Pegasus Solutions, the company that created the original "hotel switch." A tech pioneer, Pegasus eventually help... Read More

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What comes around, goes around - the call center is no longer a cost center

By Viewpoints | September 16, 2015

A couple of weeks ago, I was at a client dinner with a major online travel partner. After introductions, the gentleman sitting next to me asked "Have your clients changed their view of the call center... Read More

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Online travel agencies leave hotels at the door when it comes to mobile booking

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2015

Consumers are opting to book hotels via online travel agencies rather than direct with suppliers when it comes to booking via smartphone according to some research. The Criteo Travel Flash report r... Read More

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Blockchain technology has payments promise for travel companies

By Sean O'Neil | September 15, 2015

Blockchain, the computer network underpinning Bitcoin, is touted as a way to save airlines, hotel groups, agencies, and other travel companies billions by streamlining bank payments and settlements an... Read More

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Gatwick Airport - a distribution disruptor?

By Martin Cowen | September 15, 2015

"World-first" is an overused phrase in travel technology, but Gatwick Airport, of all places, has made such a claim around a service which allows "connecting flights between low cost and full service... Read More

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Ancillary revenue, or should that be merchandising? Who cares, it's on the up

By Linda Fox | September 15, 2015

The latest airline ancillary revenue tome is out and yes, you guessed it, airlines continue to see significant gains with some reaping more than a third of total revenue from these additional services... Read More

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TripAdvisor overhauls Tripbod with focus on creating travel guides

By Kevin May | September 15, 2015

Twelve months on from the acquisition, TripAdvisor's reason for buying Tripbod is beginning to take shape. The company was bought for an undisclosed fee in May 2014, three months before TripAdvisor... Read More

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Airports like Heathrow could communicate with travelers better

By Pamela Whitby | September 15, 2015

Picture the scene. You’re stuck in a traffic jam for over hour in an airport car park after a long-haul flight. Irritable, yet armed with your smartphone, you turn first to your preferred news channel... Read More

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