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Planes, trains and auto-fill: The future of holiday buying is faster, smarter and simpler
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Planes, trains and auto-fill: The future of holiday buying is faster, smarter and simpler
By Viewpoints | February 14, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Sébastien Pichon, industry manager, travel, at Google UK. When it comes to travel, customers have become an impatient bunch. People enjoy a reasonable amount of leisure tim... Read More
outdoorsy rv marketplace funds
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Peer-to-peer RV marketplace Outdoorsy drives away with $25M
By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2018
Outdoorsy, a sharing economy startup connecting owners of recreational vehicles with interested renters, has raised $25 million in Series B funding.... Read More
Hotels admit steep reliance on online travel agencies
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Hotels admit steep reliance on online travel agencies
By Kevin May | February 13, 2018
Hotels have a high dependency on online travel agencies to distribute their inventory, with almost every other channel deemed to be low on same scale.... Read More
Cool Cousin guide app blockchain
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Local guide app Cool Cousin pivots to blockchain
By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2018
When Nadav Saadia and his co-founders launched “Cool Cousin” in 2016, they were aiming to create a new version of a travel agency.... Read More
Research Spotlight: APAC's thriving economy and market growth
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Research Spotlight: APAC's thriving economy and market growth
By PhocusWire | February 13, 2018
Asia Pacific is now the world’s largest regional travel market – one that profits from a thriving economy and continued infrastructure development in support of travel and tourism.... Read More
TUI Group brings tours and activities out of the shadows
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TUI Group brings tours and activities out of the shadows
By Martin Cowen | February 13, 2018
TUI Group's ongoing digital transformation has created the infrastructure for "destination services" - as in tours, activities and transfers - to become a designated strategic growth area for the busi... Read More
WeTravel attracts $2 million in funding, looks to Europe for expansion
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WeTravel attracts $2 million in funding, looks to Europe for expansion
By Linda Fox | February 13, 2018
WeTravel, a startup that helps groups, semi-professionals and travel companies organise trips and collect payment, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The round comes from investors including th... Read More
Matchmaking attractions app weeds out big-box and "locally mainstream" tours
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Matchmaking attractions app weeds out big-box and "locally mainstream" tours
By Jill Menze | February 13, 2018
With Kolu, the app’s co-founders are harnessing the power of three to put their spin on the local attractions space.... Read More
Steps to successful personalization, how Emirates did it
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Steps to successful personalization, how Emirates did it
By Marisa Garcia | February 13, 2018
Qubit has published a White Paper revealing top strategies to apply personalization in a meaningful way, presenting a case study of the process followed by Emirates Airlines. With a defined scope f... Read More
CarTrawler's R&D director Alan Hicks talks innovation
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CarTrawler's R&D director Alan Hicks talks innovation
By Sponsored Content | February 13, 2018
Sponsored by Travel Technology Europe. tnooz catches up with Alan Hicks, R&D director for CarTrawler, ahead of his panel session on innovation at Travel Technology Europe. Is innovation an o... Read More
EasyJet brings data on board, but will it take off?
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EasyJet brings data on board, but will it take off?
By Viewpoints | February 13, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Bill James, chairman of Transform. It is estimated that 90% of the world’s data was generated in the past two years, yet brands still are only using half of it. Everywhere... Read More
Iceland has Bitcoin power-suckers and overtourism to worry about
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Iceland has Bitcoin power-suckers and overtourism to worry about
By Chris Baraniuk - BBC | February 12, 2018
Academics and tourism leaders have discussed overtourism in Iceland (and elsewhere) for many years, yet it is a blockchain-led process that could have another fundamental impact on the island nation.... Read More
routehappy-amadeus
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Routehappy gets second GDS deal as Amadeus signs
By Kevin May | February 12, 2018
Amadeus will include airline information such as amenities, cabin services and seat provision to travel agencies after inking a deal with Routehappy.... Read More
Blockhain travel loyalty programs
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Decoding blockchain, part 2: Travel loyalty programs
By Mitra Sorrells | February 12, 2018
If we think of loyalty program rewards as a currency, it becomes easy to see why the current system is not ideal and why most programs are struggling to achieve their ultimate goal: to influence travelers to buy from them again and again. ... Read More
Expedia splashed out record $5.3 billion on marketing in 2017
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Expedia splashed out record $5.3 billion on marketing in 2017
By Kevin May | February 12, 2018
Expedia Inc spent a record $5.3 billion on marketing in 2017 - a figure that continues to trouble investors amid its full year financial results.... Read More
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