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RedDoorz is disrupting Southeast Asia's budget hotel market

By Kerry Medina | April 17, 2018

Budget hotel brand RedDoorz plans to grow its portfolio by more than 20% with more than 110 properties to be fully operational in Central Java by the end of 2018. Since opening its first hotel in... Read More

Notated News / Technology

Apple in danger of being Blackberry, circa 2007

By Bret Kinsella - VoiceBot | April 16, 2018

Parallels from history are rarely exact replicas. Learning from history requires we look for similarities in patterns despite differences in details.... Read More

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Pegasus ambitious on its return to the fold

By Kevin May | April 16, 2018

Hotel computer reservation and technology provider Pegasus predicts a rosier future ahead after putting a turbulent few years behind it.... Read More

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AI analysis, part 3: The brains behind Hopper

By Mitra Sorrells | April 16, 2018

In part three, we talk to Fred Lalonde, founder and CEO of Hopper.... Read More

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Passenger experience woes can only be solved through wholesale disruption

By Viewpoints | April 16, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Yves Tuet, Founder and CEO, Deolan The airline industry may be a low margin business, but should it be? When you consider that airlines lose 8% of their revenues every year... Read More

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Sabre sharpens tools for hoteliers with new guest-focused property hub

By Jill Menze | April 16, 2018

Sabre’s newly outlined vision to reshape the business of travel includes not only solutions for its airline customers, but also for hoteliers.... Read More

News / Startups

Six trends for travel startups to consider

By Kevin May | April 16, 2018

Fifteen startups have joined the popular Welcome City Lab, part of the Paris & Co network of services to support new businesses in France.... Read More

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Sabre Travel Network's Traci Mercer talks the future of lodging, ground and sea

By Nick Vivion | April 16, 2018

The figures are massive: 7.5 billion dollars for cruise, 185 billion euros for rail, 500 billion dollars for lodging. Using these global figures as a foundation, Sabre Travel Network's Traci Mercer sh... Read More

News / Online

Emirates gives vote of confidence to VR seat mapping software

By Marisa Garcia | April 16, 2018

Spanish software developers, Renacen, had plenty to celebrate during the Aircraft Interiors Expo after winning the Visionary Concepts category of the Crystal Cabin Awards for its 3D SeatMapVR visualiz... Read More

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Startup pitch - REVVA uses AI to help SMEs crack revenue management

By Martin Cowen | April 16, 2018

REVVA, based in Palma Mallorca, claims to have launched the first AI-powered business intelligence and revenue management system. It works with inbound destination management companies (DMCs) and o... Read More

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TravelDaily China co-founder on Millennials, WeChat and inflight shopping

By Martin Cowen | April 13, 2018

This is the latest in a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@ITB, recorded live over three days at ITB Berlin this March. More clips and interviews to come here, as well as on our YouTube channel.... Read More

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QOTW: Something about keeping things alive

By PhocusWire | April 13, 2018

Quote from Kathy Morgan, vice president of product management at Sabre Travel Network, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Banishing the pricing monster that the industry created

By Klaus Kohlmayr - IDEAS | April 13, 2018

Creating differentiation and building guest loyalty is more complex than ever for hotel brands.... Read More

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Pied Piper has nothing on this software to make flights more entertaining

By Marisa Garcia | April 13, 2018

Step aside, Silicon Valley. Munich is giving the fictional startup Pied Piper a run for its money. What began as a university research project has grown into a data management software that would l... Read More