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Stop your Booking moaning - ad regulator clears Booking.com campaign

By Kevin May | February 18, 2015

Booking.com has escaped a ticking off by the UK's advertising watchdog over a TV and cinema campaign. The Advertising Standards Authority received just short of 2,500 complaints following the launc... Read More

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Startup pitch: Xotelia is a channel manager for B&Bs, villas, and chalets

By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2015

Xotelia is a channel manager dedicated to bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs), gîtes, chalets, flats, and other rentals. It connects to online travel agencies (OTAs), such as Booking.com-owned villas.com... Read More

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India's iTraveller nabs first $1 million round

By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2015

iTraveller, a platform using proprietary technology to connect travellers with suppliers, has secured $1 million in Series A funding. The Bangalore, India-based business featured as part of Tnooz S... Read More

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PriceMatch, a hotel yield manager with a hip vibe, raises $9M

By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2015

European startups have been working on fresh ways to help hotels to maximize occupancy and revenue. Many of their technological solutions replace one-time purchases of desktop software with softwar... Read More

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A suitable time-lapse video for a city where everything is over the top [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | February 17, 2015

Dubai, a city which prides itself on being one of the most extravagant on the planet. Step forward Rob Whitworth, a photographer who specialises in creating time-lapse clips of destinations, who ha... Read More

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The modern technology world will drive your brain totally nuts

By PhocusWire | February 17, 2015

In an era of email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter, we’re all required to do several things at once. But this constant multitasking is taking its toll.... Read More

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Loyalty in travel isn’t dead - it's evolving and it's personal

By Viewpoints | February 17, 2015

Loyalty used to be as simple as status. A guest stays with you, he or she gets points and you give them something, maybe a room upgrade or a free breakfast. NB: This is an analysis by Carolyn Murph... Read More

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Hotels hit by email scam targeting payment of Booking.com fees

By Kevin May | February 17, 2015

A number of hotels in Europe have fallen victim to an email scam which captures commissions paid to Booking.com. The email scammers use a tried a tested method of creating a branded page to lure th... Read More

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Skyscanner aims high in Asia-Pacific as strategic buy and partnerships kick in

By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2015

Skyscanner CFO Shane Corstorphine has revealed "there is no reason why APAC cannot be 50% of our business in the not-too-distant future". Corstorphine was talking to Tnooz about Skyscanner's 2014 r... Read More

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Sabre launches InstaSite, hotel web services to challenge Booking.com, TravelClick and Wix

By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2015

Sabre Hospitality Solutions is launching SynXis InstaSite, a service that builds websites for hotels, Tnooz has learned. It is Sabre's latest bid to become a heftier force in the fast-consolidating... Read More

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Expedia spends $86.3 million to increase stake in AirAsia joint venture

By Kevin May | February 17, 2015

Expedia Inc will now command a 75% ownership of its joint venture with AirAsia, after a cash injection of $86.3 million this week. The pair originally formed the partnership in March 2011 as a 50:5... Read More

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Beware marketers - the humble emoji :) could find you in court ;(

By PhocusWire | February 16, 2015

Emoji are the language of our online era, the thumbs-up to a question, the wink to our wit, the peach to our eggplant.... Read More

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Is your hotel in focus for a guest selfie?

By Patrick Landman | February 16, 2015

Millennials, perhaps more than any generation before, are demanding an authentic, original and social media friendly environment on their trips. When talking to hoteliers around the globe, they all... Read More

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Uber unphased as China rivals create monopolistic merger

By Martin Cowen | February 16, 2015

Uber will continue to "invest heavily" in China after the country's biggest taxi sharing apps Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache confirmed a merger. The tie-up creates a business worth an estimated $6 bil... Read More

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Qantas becomes latest airline to offer bidding for premium upgrades

By Nick Vivion | February 16, 2015

Qantas has released a new product called Bid Now Upgrades which offers frequent fliers the opportunity to bid for an upgrade using miles. Travelers in Economy and Premium Economy are eligible to bi... Read More

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