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Heat on Expedia-Orbitz deal continues but business as usual at Orbitz

By Linda Fox | August 12, 2015

The Expedia-Orbitz deal continues to receive pressure from various groups as it awaits approval from the US Department of Justice. About a week ago the American Hotel and Lodging Association expres... Read More

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8 key data points on shared lodging worldwide, via Phocuswright

By Viewpoints | August 12, 2015

Tnooz's report last week into the "shared accommodation" sector, based on a study from Phocuswright, was widely read and commented on. Here are some more insights taken from the report, in the form... Read More

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Brazilian agencies get temporary reprieve from Lufthansa GDS surcharge

By Kevin May | August 12, 2015

Evidence is emerging that a move by Lufthansa to introduce a levy on all bookings via the GDS is facing procedural difficulties in some countries. The German airline group plans to impose a Euro 16... Read More

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Travel agents demand Marriott axe campaign to push direct web sales

By Kevin May | August 12, 2015

Marriott has angered a major travel agency group with its latest advertising campaign to encourage travellers to bypass intermediaries. The campaign was launched earlier this week under the title #... Read More

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Using forums to get inside the mind of frequent fliers

By Viewpoints | August 12, 2015

When it comes to consumer’s online discussion about airlines, those taking place on social media, TV broadcasts and news articles tend to get the most attention. NB This is a guest article by Todd... Read More

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Attitudes towards technology by corporate travellers (who also need a break)

By Kevin May | August 11, 2015

Corporate travellers are just hell-bent on making their meeting and breezing through airports and hotels with as few a hassles as possible. That much is true, but increasingly these busy types who... Read More

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Priceline books white-label tie-up with Reader's Digest

By Martin Cowen | August 11, 2015

Priceline's private label unit Priceline Partner Network (PPN) has linked up with the Reader's Digest Association and will help it launch a travel channel on two of its premium sites. The deal cov... Read More

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Hoteliers - worried about instant bookings? Learn from Amazon!

By Viewpoints | August 11, 2015

Over the past few weeks there has been a major shift in the travel industry that has the potential to significantly impact booking revenue for hospitality organizations. NB This is a guest article... Read More

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Tripping, the metasearch for vacation rentals, adds on-site booking

By Sean O'Neil | August 11, 2015

Tripping says it is the first metasearch for vacation rentals to enable reservations facilitated within its own user interface. Booking.com, the hotel reservations giant, was the first company to p... Read More

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Lufthansa reveals more about its distribution cost charge

By Sean O'Neil | August 11, 2015

Lufthansa Group has shared more details with travel agents on how it plans to introduce a Distribution Cost Charge (DCC) for airplane ticket bookings made using a global distribution system (GDS), sta... Read More

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You're grounded - travellers frustrated with irrelevant offers

By Linda Fox | August 11, 2015

There's a fine line between presenting relevant, timely information and services to travellers and freaking them out with how much you know about them. A recent delve into sentiment from Boxever hi... Read More

News / Online

Why the digital advertising business is broken

By PhocusWire | August 11, 2015

"The onion is slowly and surely getting peeled back", argues Jim Spanfeller.... Read More

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OTAs shake Australia, but Flight Centre shows strength

By Martin Cowen | August 10, 2015

Roy Morgan Research in Australia has found that online travel agents are not far behind market leader Flight Centre and are outperforming the other big high street players in the market. The findin... Read More

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SEO and content - what are the leading cruise brands doing about it?

By Kevin May | August 10, 2015

Cruise trips are unusual for many reasons, but not least because from a distribution perspective the majority of consumers book offline. The product is often complicated (multiple stops, excursions... Read More

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On-demand luggage delivery service Portr bags £3.3 million investment

By Kevin May | August 10, 2015

Portr is looking to expand from its original London City Airport launch to other facilities following a sizeable investment raise of £3.3 million. The on-demand luggage collection and delivery serv... Read More

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