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Download: How digital verification powers new digital travel services across all segments
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Download: How digital verification powers new digital travel services across all segments
By Sponsored Content | February 2, 2018
Trust is more crucial than ever in today's digital economy. From the rise of crypto-currencies to the explosive growth of the sharing economy, the need to verify identity has reached nearly every corn... Read More
Indian government pledges to stop cryptocurrency use
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Indian government pledges to stop cryptocurrency use
By Devidutta Tripathy, Nidhi Verma - Reuters | February 1, 2018
One of the biggest reactions so far, as India says it will move to stamp out use of cryptocurrencies, which it considers illegal.... Read More
Airbnb CFO out new COO named
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Airbnb IPO ruled out for 2018, CFO departs
By Jill Menze | February 1, 2018
Just days after Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky outlined the company’s plans toward moving into the next century, it was announced that Laurence Tosi is stepping down from his position as chief financial officer and an IPO won't happen this year.... Read More
ATPCO buys content tech Routehappy to expand airline services
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ATPCO buys content tech Routehappy to expand airline services
By Jill Menze | February 1, 2018
As it assesses its future in the distribution landscape, ATPCO has acquired Routehappy to boost its rich content offerings.... Read More
Five reasons why travel companies should watch Fliggy
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Five reasons why travel companies should watch Fliggy
By Sponsored Content | February 1, 2018
This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Amazon, Facebook, Google are already good examples of ecosystems that cannot be ignored by m... Read More
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Three months in - what are you reading and what are we doing?
By Kevin May | February 1, 2018
We've been looking back this at our first three months at PhocusWire - and wanted to share some details with you.... Read More
Google Flights AI update WayBlazer reaction
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Google Flights can now predict flight delays before airlines
By Mitra Sorrells | February 1, 2018
Google’s latest updates to its Flights search engine combine artificial intelligence and data analysis to forecast flight delays and decipher the fine print of “basic economy” fares.  ... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Pulse check: Blockchain not a panacea to disrupt web travel
By Douglas Quinby - Phocuswright | February 1, 2018
People have been bashing online travel agencies since, well, they first came along in the mid-1990s.... Read More
In its first-ever acquisition, ATPCO snaps up Routehappy
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In its first-ever acquisition, ATPCO snaps up Routehappy
By Michele McDonald | February 1, 2018
ATPCO, the airline-owned company that collects and distributes fares and related data, acquired Routehappy, a six-year-old company that provides flight scores, cabin amenity data and other merchandisi... Read More
Obama CTO says 'Big Data is BS' in keynote to hoteliers and vendors at HEDNA 2018
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Obama CTO says 'Big Data is BS' in keynote to hoteliers and vendors at HEDNA 2018
By Nick Vivion | February 1, 2018
As far as setting the tone for HEDNA's conference in Austin, TX, Harper Reed offered quite the frame for attendees. Reed is a man of many talents, having moved from founding revolutionary online t-shi... Read More
Google Flights now predicts flight delays and breaks down Bare Fares
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Google Flights now predicts flight delays and breaks down Bare Fares
By Marisa Garcia | February 1, 2018
In its latest bid to become the go-to flight management mobile tool, Google has added a new feature to Google Flights which can predict flight delays. As Google writes in its announcement of the ne... Read More
More of the world’s passengers can now find better wifi onboard
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More of the world’s passengers can now find better wifi onboard
By Marisa Garcia | February 1, 2018
Routehappy has published its annual review of in-flight wifi showing that 82 airlines around the world now offer internet connectivity in-flight. The rich content for flight shopping platform publi... Read More
Rental tech providers Hostfully and Orbirental merge
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Rental tech providers Hostfully and Orbirental merge
By Kevin May | January 31, 2018
Two vacation rental technology startups have agreed to combine companies, three years on from their inception in the U.S.... Read More
Sabre Corp. to integrate multisource hotel content into GDS
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Sabre Corp. to integrate multisource hotel content into GDS
By Michele McDonald | January 31, 2018
Sabre Corp. is taking a new approach to how it deals with hotel inventory. Traci Mercer, senior vice president of lodging, ground, and sea, said that for the first time it will integrate multirepre... Read More
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Hard currency wins as Facebook bans cryptocurrency ads
By Kurt Wagner - Recode | January 31, 2018
Interesting move here as Facebook confirms it is banning all ads that promote cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin.... Read More
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