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Venture Republic buys Flocations in bid to grow tour package bookings in Asia
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Venture Republic buys Flocations in bid to grow tour package bookings in Asia
By Kevin May | April 29, 2015
Venture Republic Group has acquired online tour package startup Flocations as part of an expansion strategy around the Asia-Pacific region. No terms were disclosed by VRG for its purchase of the th... Read More
Small hotels can get sites from BookingSuite for a 10% cut of direct
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Small hotels can get sites from BookingSuite for a 10% cut of direct
By Sean O'Neil | April 29, 2015
Online hotel distribution behemoth Booking.com last week formally debuted BookingSuite, its new business-to-business arm, derived from its acquisition of digital marketing firm Buuteeq. Today the c... Read More
Wanderu adds Amtrak to its intercity bus and train metasearch
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Wanderu adds Amtrak to its intercity bus and train metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | April 29, 2015
Travel search Wanderu has landed a distribution deal with Amtrak, the largest US long-distance rail operator. Previously Hipmunk was the only online travel company offering Amtrak via metasearch.... Read More
American Airlines grounds planes after iPad app fault
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American Airlines grounds planes after iPad app fault
By Kevin May | April 29, 2015
Disruption for passengers and smugness to those who queried the idea, when some pilots on American Airlines cancelled flights after their iPads failed. The airline says "several dozen" flights were... Read More
Top hospitality technology trends to follow in 2015
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Top hospitality technology trends to follow in 2015
By Viewpoints | April 29, 2015
You need more than a crystal ball to predict the direction hospitality technology is going. NB: This is an analysis by Frank Wolfe, CEO for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, the a... Read More
Roadmap wants to bring mobile context to road warriors
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Roadmap wants to bring mobile context to road warriors
By Linda Fox | April 29, 2015
Roadmap, a new business-to-business itinerary management mobile application, is preparing for release in the US in a matter of months. The company (also called Roadmap) has grown out of Sound of Da... Read More
Don't let booking engine commissions burn your direct business
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Don't let booking engine commissions burn your direct business
By Viewpoints | April 29, 2015
Some commission payments makes sense. OTAs have worked hard to establish their brands. This is an analysis by Brandon Dennis, vice president of marketing at Cloudbeds. Many guests go to OTAs fir... Read More
MakeMyTrip rebrands, GuestDriven and ReviewPro, ArrivalGuides and AAA, Thomas Cook predictions, and more...
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MakeMyTrip rebrands, GuestDriven and ReviewPro, ArrivalGuides and AAA, Thomas Cook predictions, and more...
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for April 2015. Wednesday 29 April 2015: MakeMyTrip unveils new branding campaign The new... Read More
NASA accidently discovers faster-than-light travel
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NASA accidently discovers faster-than-light travel
April 29, 2015
The idea of faster-than-light travel has been one of the greatest staples in science fiction for as long as the genre has been around.... Read More
US Airways to judge: We'll accept $20 and Sabre's antitrust guilt
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US Airways to judge: We'll accept $20 and Sabre's antitrust guilt
By Sean O'Neil | April 28, 2015
US Airways has told the judge presiding over its antitrust case against Sabre Holdings that it would be willing to limit the monetary damages it seeks to a mere $20 in exchange for having a bench tria... Read More
Nor1 arrives with Wyndham Hotel Group, Kigo automates owner operation, Triptease hits a six, and more...
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Nor1 arrives with Wyndham Hotel Group, Kigo automates owner operation, Triptease hits a six, and more...
By PhocusWire | April 28, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for April 2015. Tuesday 28 April 2015: Nor1 signs Wyndham Hotel Group for pre-arrival ancillarie... Read More
GetTaxi rebrands worldwide, Getts into new verticals as a mobile marketplace
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GetTaxi rebrands worldwide, Getts into new verticals as a mobile marketplace
By Nick Vivion | April 28, 2015
The company formerly known as GetTaxi has rolled out its rebrand globally, going with Gett in the 32 cities in which it operates. The on-demand car app had been operating only in the US as Gett and... Read More
Are virtual tours of cruise ships and excursions enough to woo a new generation?
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Are virtual tours of cruise ships and excursions enough to woo a new generation?
By Kevin May | April 28, 2015
The cruise sector has a problem - one that its operators and biggest fans will kind of acknowledge, but always claim is evaporating. It's an image issue, where the very concept of a cruise trip is... Read More
Travel startups: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight
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Travel startups: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight
By Alex Bainbridge | April 28, 2015
The travel industry has not been very receptive recently to digital travel startups. Yes, articles are written, conference startup pitch invites are received, but generally the incumbents, or digit... Read More
Time for a quick glance at who has wound up on Apple Watch
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Time for a quick glance at who has wound up on Apple Watch
By Linda Fox | April 28, 2015
As Apple Watch fever takes hold, this is a roundup of news and announcements dedicated to applications for the device from tourism and hospitality for April 23 and 24, 2015. Babbel charting languag... Read More
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