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Nor1 buys texting platform Stay Delightful to boost ancillary sales
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Nor1 buys texting platform Stay Delightful to boost ancillary sales
By Jill Menze | April 20, 2018
Hospitality merchandising technology company Nor1 has acquired Stay Delightful, a mobile-messaging platform.... Read More
As China's travellers opt for customized trips, AccorHotels looks to personalise for millions of Ctrip users
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As China's travellers opt for customized trips, AccorHotels looks to personalise for millions of Ctrip users
By Linda Fox | April 20, 2018
Ctrip 300 million registered users will have access to personalised experiences from AccorHotels' brands following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two companies. A statemen... Read More
No longer lost in translation - Unbabel helps Skyscanner with the language long-tail
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No longer lost in translation - Unbabel helps Skyscanner with the language long-tail
By Rob Gill | April 20, 2018
Travel search engine Skyscanner has used translation technology specialist Unbabel as part of its strategy to improve customer service and response times. The Edinburgh-based company, which was acq... Read More
Why airlines are finally poised to unlock Big Data to enhance the passenger experience
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Why airlines are finally poised to unlock Big Data to enhance the passenger experience
By Sponsored Content | April 19, 2018
Sponsored by Passenger Technology Solutions. Last week, the world’s largest gathering focused on Passenger Experience descended on Hamburg, and from one end of the exhibition halls to the other, on... Read More
Booking acquires FareHarbor
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Booking Holdings buys FareHarbor in push for share of tours and activities
By Mitra Sorrells | April 19, 2018
Booking Holdings has agreed to acquire FareHarbor, a Denver-based software company focused on tours and activities.  ... Read More
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Airbnb makes foray into events with meeting planner tool
By Jill Menze | April 19, 2018
Airbnb is out to conquer yet another corner of the travel market with the launch of a new tool for meeting and event planners.... Read More
Kayak Alexa flight notifications
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Kayak adds flight notifications to Alexa skill
By Mitra Sorrells | April 19, 2018
As Kayak’s Amazon Alexa skill approaches its two-year anniversary, the company is updating the service with flight notifications.  ... Read More
Booking Holdings furthers digital aspirations with acquisition of FareHarbor
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Booking Holdings furthers digital aspirations with acquisition of FareHarbor
By Linda Fox | April 19, 2018
Booking Holdings appears to be making good on its digital aspirations with its acquisition of tours and activities tech specialist FareHarbor. The accommodation giant, recently renamed Booking Hold... Read More
Airbnb launches events tool to offer its inventory to event and meeting organizers
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Airbnb launches events tool to offer its inventory to event and meeting organizers
By PhocusWire | April 19, 2018
For event organizers, the room block is a critical piece of any event. It offers attendees a discount on rooms right near or in the conference hotel. For some organizers, and some event types, hotels... Read More
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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with Booking.com's Olivier Gremillon
By PhocusWire | April 19, 2018
Ahead of the event, he discusses the need for collaboration among travel players, the transformative power of technology and more.... Read More
Meet the ultra-smart new head of AI at Google
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Meet the ultra-smart new head of AI at Google
By Tom Simonite - Wired | April 19, 2018
Google's heavy investment in artificial intelligence has helped the company’s software write music and beat humans at complex board games.... Read More
For hoteliers: 6 steps to success in text messaging and chat from an expert
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For hoteliers: 6 steps to success in text messaging and chat from an expert
By Viewpoints | April 19, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Sudheer Thakur, Founder and CEO at HelloShift. Smile! That's what most hotel staff are trained to do. Even when talking on the phone, the smile is key. When you smile, you... Read More
Trip Ninja changes how travelers book multi-destination flights
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Trip Ninja changes how travelers book multi-destination flights
By Kerry Medina | April 19, 2018
Trip Ninja pivoted three times since its founding in 2014. But the Halifax-based startup finally launched FlexTrip, in June 2017, followed by FareStructure, this past February. Both products allow tra... Read More
Airlines advance towards 100% baggage tracking, with significant improvements
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Airlines advance towards 100% baggage tracking, with significant improvements
By Marisa Garcia | April 19, 2018
SITA's latest Baggage Report reflects progress in baggage tracking programs. Despite dramatic growth to four billion passengers served in 2017, airlines have set a new record with only 5.57 bags mi... Read More
Aruba blockchain Winding Tree3
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Can blockchain help a tiny, travel-dependent island reinvent its economy?
By Mitra Sorrells | April 18, 2018
On the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba – population just over 100,000 – tourism is the foundation of the economy, contributing about 88% of its gross domestic product and accounting for 90% of its total employment.   ... Read More
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