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How one airline is taking small steps along the road to personalisation
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How one airline is taking small steps along the road to personalisation
By Linda Fox | June 5, 2014
We might be living in a big data world but it's not much good unless you can access it and know what to do with it once you do. So, where to start was among themes at the Amadeus Airline Digital Co... Read More
Momondo secures £5 million credit facility from Barclays
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Momondo secures £5 million credit facility from Barclays
By Kevin May | June 5, 2014
Travel search group Momondo has captured a £5 million from Barclays Bank to arm its acquisition and expansion warchest. The company behind metasearch site Momondo and deals publisher Cheapflights s... Read More
High profile Indian blogger rants about British Airways, claims bias against fellow nationals
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High profile Indian blogger rants about British Airways, claims bias against fellow nationals
By Karthick Prabu | June 5, 2014
Snigdha Jain, a marketing professional at an Indian bank and also a top travel blogger in the country, has caused quite a stir with British Airways. Whilst many passengers turn to social media to v... Read More
IcelandAir tries to ride in-flight safety video YouTube trend [VIDEO]
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IcelandAir tries to ride in-flight safety video YouTube trend [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 4, 2014
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How the New Normal is affecting attitudes of Asian consumers
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How the New Normal is affecting attitudes of Asian consumers
By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2014
Asian consumers have shifting attitudes towards socially-acceptable norms, which has far-reaching impact on consumer companies doing business in Asia, says the latest overview report from Trend Watchi... Read More
Nuggets from the Travelport IPO filing
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Nuggets from the Travelport IPO filing
By Sean O'Neil | June 4, 2014
With Travelport's latest attempt to IPO now out in the open, analysts and potential investors will be poring over the details filed today. The S1 placed with the Securities and Exchange Commission... Read More
Airbnb continues to experiment, asking hosts to throw dinners for strangers
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Airbnb continues to experiment, asking hosts to throw dinners for strangers
By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2014
Airbnb is stepping into yet another sub-category of the sharing economy: dinner with strangers. This is territory defined by smaller startups such as EatWith and Feastly, which have used minimal re... Read More
Virgin America website says bye-bye to booking wizard, hello to avatars
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Virgin America website says bye-bye to booking wizard, hello to avatars
By Sean O'Neil | June 4, 2014
The booking wizard -- a trade nickname for the set of pull-down windows and calendars used by travelers to say what type of plane tickets they want -- has been a fixture on booking website homepages f... Read More
Travelport files for IPO in New York
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Travelport files for IPO in New York
By Kevin May | June 4, 2014
Travelport is to resurrect its plan to join the public financial markets, issuing documents today with its intention to list in the US. The company will seek to raise $100 million as part of the li... Read More
Airline merchandising - what travellers want, what carriers want to offer
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Airline merchandising - what travellers want, what carriers want to offer
By Linda Fox | June 4, 2014
Amadeus has released research showing that carriers could increase traveller transactions by up to Euro 35 through airline merchandising techniques. The Thinking Like A Retailer study, conducted by... Read More
Get prepped? Technology needs of Chinese travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Get prepped? Technology needs of Chinese travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Karthick Prabu | June 4, 2014
Many tourism organizations across the globe and travel suppliers are making an extra effort to offer their services in the best way possible to Chinese tourists. They should do, with China expected... Read More
Dating, friends night out, hometown hotels - a backgrounder to last-minute hotel bookings
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Dating, friends night out, hometown hotels - a backgrounder to last-minute hotel bookings
By Karthick Prabu | June 3, 2014
Whilst last-minute mobile-hotel bookings continue their steady rise, lastminute.com has shed some light on consumer attitudes to the trend. The Travelocity-owned, European online travel agency cond... Read More
World Cup fever: City guides, hotel revenue management and cost breakdowns
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World Cup fever: City guides, hotel revenue management and cost breakdowns
By Nick Vivion | June 3, 2014
The world's most popular sport is heading to Brazil for the World Cup, and there will be no escaping the cacophony for pretty much anyone on the planet. And of course, travel marketers and startups... Read More
Trip planner for independent travelers Nezasa announces financing
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Trip planner for independent travelers Nezasa announces financing
By Nick Vivion | June 3, 2014
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Hotels and OTAs can enter a new era of collaboration, not a war
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Hotels and OTAs can enter a new era of collaboration, not a war
By Viewpoints | June 3, 2014
Hotels and online travel agents are friends or enemies? This is a question from the past. Hotels and OTAs are entering a new age of collaboration to ensure that their customer’s journey right from... Read More
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