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Shiji continues buying spree with acquisition of visual distribution platform Ice Portal
News / Distribution
Shiji continues buying spree with acquisition of visual distribution platform Ice Portal
By Jill Menze | February 14, 2019
To help its hotel clients curate and distribute visual content, Shiji Group has acquired Ice Portal.... Read More
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News / Technology
Business travelers happy with tech and human hybrid approaches to services
By Linda Fox | February 13, 2019
Travelport research reveals the technologies business travelers are adopting, with support growing for alt-human interfaces.... Read More
TripAdvisor full year earnings 2018
News / Online
TripAdvisor credits “reinvigorated” hotel segment, sees growth in experiences and restaurants during 2018
By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2019
TripAdvisor reports improved hotel segment profitability and growing experiences and restaurants for 2018 financial results.... Read More
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News / Startups
Virtuo revs up with €20M in funding for expansion of car-rental app across Europe
By Linda Fox | February 13, 2019
Mobile app-based car-rental startup Virtuo adds €20 million in funding. Balderton Capital and others are backing the company.... Read More
Why customer data platforms hold immense potential for travel companies
Opinion / Technology
Why customer data platforms hold immense potential for travel companies
By Jim Price - MParticle | February 13, 2019
For travel companies, a CDP can add significant agility and resilience to infrastructure and organization, reduce operating costs and provide the necessary controls for proper data governance.... Read More
WEBINAR REPLAY! Going beyond NDC: A Q&A with Sabre and partners
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WEBINAR REPLAY! Going beyond NDC: A Q&A with Sabre and partners
By Kevin May | February 12, 2019
Join Sabre and our industry-leading airline and agency partners as we discuss how we’re implementing NDC solutions in our organizations and collaborating across segments and regions to ensure collective success.... Read More
Alipay usage Chinese New Year
News / Technology
Older Chinese tourists catching up to millennials in use of mobile payments
By Mitra Sorrells | February 12, 2019
Alipay says middle-aged travelers, those born between 1960 and 1979, were the main driving force in outbound tourism and overseas consumption for the Chinese Lunar New Year week. ... Read More
Sabre bullish for the year ahead, rounds out 2018 with revenue close to $4BN
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Sabre bullish for the year ahead, rounds out 2018 with revenue close to $4BN
By Linda Fox | February 12, 2019
Sabre says it's confident of growth in revenue for 2019 as it announces 2018 full-year figures.... Read More
Six dirty truths about tours, activities and attractions
Opinion / Online
Six dirty truths about tours, activities and attractions
By Douglas Quinby - Arival  | February 12, 2019
Avoiding the PR headlines and focusing on what’s real and what really matters to creators and sellers of tours, activities and attractions.... Read More
A practical guide for affordable virtual reality productions in travel
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A practical guide for affordable virtual reality productions in travel
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | February 12, 2019
VR has one big downside: Creating professional-level content is expensive - some might say prohibitively expensive.... Read More
Travel websites losing billions as shoppers abandon purchases
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Travel websites losing billions as shoppers abandon purchases
By Linda Fox | February 11, 2019
An eye-watering estimate of $2.4 billion was lost in online revenue on websites during the fourth quarter of 2018.... Read More
Secret Escapes buys into Ireland with the acquisition of Empathy Marketing
News / Distribution
Secret Escapes buys into Ireland with the acquisition of Empathy Marketing
By Linda Fox | February 11, 2019
Secret Escapes is expanding its presence to Ireland with the acquisition of the company behind Pigsback, TheDiningRoom and LuxuryBreaks.... Read More
China, part 2: A conversation with Ctrip founder James Liang
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China, part 2: A conversation with Ctrip founder James Liang
By Mitra Sorrells | February 11, 2019
For part two of our China theme month, we talk to Ctrip co-founder and chairman James Liang about the company's growth and future plans.... Read More
How airlines can sweat existing assets to capture in-flight eyeballs
Opinion / Technology
How airlines can sweat existing assets to capture in-flight eyeballs
By Dan Hurwitz - Penthera | February 11, 2019
In-flight entertainment has evolved at a rapid pace in recent years, yet seat-back screens are already on the decline - so airlines need to think differently as their passengers are now paying more attention to the mobile devices.... Read More
Sounding Off: China is treading a path of ideas for others to follow
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Sounding Off: China is treading a path of ideas for others to follow
By PhocusWire | February 8, 2019
Hardware and software providers may have been inspired in part by some of their counterparts in the West but China is arguably at the bleeding edge of pulling it all together for the sake of the user.... Read More
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