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Airbnb teams with SiteMinder to streamline bookings for boutique hotels and B&Bs
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Airbnb teams with SiteMinder to streamline bookings for boutique hotels and B&Bs
By Michele McDonald | February 8, 2018
Airbnb signed its first global hotel technology deal with SiteMinder, a provider of one of the top channel managers in the industry. The partnership will give traditional hospitality businesses – s... Read More
MakeMyTrip narrows losses amid revenue boost
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MakeMyTrip narrows losses amid revenue boost
By Kevin May | February 8, 2018
Indian online travel agency giant MakeMyTrip reduced losses and saw a significant jump in revenue in last quarter of 2017.... Read More
Kiwi Logitravel partnership
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Kiwi, Logitravel partner to expand global footprint
By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2018
Kiwi.com, a search platform that combines flights from nearly 700 airlines, has partnered with online travel agency Logitravel Group to increase flight offerings in Europe, Russia, Latin America and other key markets.   ... Read More
bcd travel debuts solutionsource
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BCD Travel debuts marketplace to aid both startups and managers
By Jill Menze | February 8, 2018
Travel management company BCD Travel is expanding its offerings for corporate travel managers with a new product platform, SolutionSource.... Read More
Blockchain unchained: A deep dive into the buzzword for 2018
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Blockchain unchained: A deep dive into the buzzword for 2018
By Simone Puorto | February 8, 2018
Last month I spent a couple of days in Naples to meet a client. To keep the Italian-living-abroad-stereotype alive, every time I go back to the "BelPaese" I try to get as much good food as I can. I've... Read More
Xbed pulls back the covers on $16 million in funding
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Xbed pulls back the covers on $16 million in funding
By Sponsored Content | February 8, 2018
Self-service hotel platform Xbed has announced RMB 100 million (approximately USD 16 million) as well as credit financing to the tune of hundreds of millions of Yuan in Series A funding. The invest... Read More
Trivago tackles the fluctuations of concentration
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Trivago tackles the fluctuations of concentration
By Martin Cowen | February 8, 2018
Hotel meta Trivago has filed its first full-year accounts as a Nasdaq-listed company, revealing a billion-dollars-plus of revenues and a narrowing of net losses, while reminding the market of its expo... Read More
Utrip applies AI to help TUI refine retailing for activities
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Utrip applies AI to help TUI refine retailing for activities
By Marisa Garcia | February 8, 2018
TUI Destination Services has partnered with data-driven travel planning platform Utrip to introduce a new destination activities platform that allows travelers to rank and rate experiences based on th... Read More
Podcast: SIMPLENIGHT's Mark Halberstein on the evolving the distribution landscape
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Podcast: SIMPLENIGHT's Mark Halberstein on the evolving the distribution landscape
By Nick Vivion | February 7, 2018
In the latest Travel is Your Business podcast, I fly solo in an interview with Mark Halberstein, CEO of SIMPLENIGHT. The concept of the company is actually quite simple: to provide the simplest way to... Read More
Booking.com leads the way as top hotel channel
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Booking.com leads the way as top hotel channel
By Kevin May | February 7, 2018
Some 72 million reservations have been analysed to discover what are claimed to be top revenue-generating booking channels for hotels.... Read More
Trivago ends first year on public markets with 37% revenue jump
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Trivago ends first year on public markets with 37% revenue jump
By Mitra Sorrells | February 7, 2018
Hotel metasearch platform Trivago says increased awareness of the brand and strategic TV advertising have helped push annual revenue above €1 billion in 2017 – the first time the Germany-based company has hit that milestone.   ... Read More
Airbnb officially opens up platform to hotel distribution
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Airbnb officially opens up platform to hotel distribution
By Kevin May | February 7, 2018
Airbnb is to allow hotels and other accommodation providers to list on the site for the first time through an official third party distribution network.... Read More
In The Big Chair - Robert Albert of Routehappy
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In The Big Chair - Robert Albert of Routehappy
By Jill Menze | February 7, 2018
The travel industry veteran of more than ten-plus years will continue to lead Routehappy as a strategic business unit as part of its ATPCO acquisition. ... Read More
skyscanner travel data
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How traveler interest versus action varies across region
By Jill Menze | February 7, 2018
Examining traveler behavior through the lens of flight searches and resulting actions reveals similarities and differences across the Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA regions.... Read More
Blockchain the enabler of new non-air standards project
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Blockchain the enabler of new non-air standards project
By Martin Cowen | February 7, 2018
Travel Ledger is a new initiative which is aiming to oversee a new B2B industry standard for settling non-air financial payments, in the same way that IATA's BSP has become the global standard for the... Read More
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