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Video: Don't believe the hype of digital assistants - embrace it
News / Technology
Video: Don't believe the hype of digital assistants - embrace it
By Kevin May | January 10, 2018
The emergence of digital assistants in the past few years has excited many people in the travel brands.... Read More
Ctrip and Priceline dine out together
News / Technology
Ctrip and Priceline dine out together
By Martin Cowen | January 10, 2018
Ctrip's Chinese customers visiting North America will be able to book restaurants using Priceline Group's OpenTable via the Ctrip app. The tie-up is based around Ctrip's Gourmet List brand, which l... Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
Emerging technologies are outsmarting the hotel revenue model
By Rom Hendler - InnoVel | January 10, 2018
Just when hoteliers thought they’ve mastered the art of working with online travel agents, there seems to be a sense of déjà-vu.... Read More
Data trends in 2017: TripAdvisor pivot, Costco's rise and what they mean for the travel industry
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Data trends in 2017: TripAdvisor pivot, Costco's rise and what they mean for the travel industry
By Viewpoints | January 10, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Gitit Greenberg, director of digital insights at SimilarWeb. The digital travel ecosystem is constantly evolving. Key players come and go, and market trends often shift t... Read More
How airlines can do social media service better
News / Technology
How airlines can do social media service better
By Marisa Garcia | January 10, 2018
Social media customer service firm Conversocial has published its Airline Benchmark Report for 2018, which rates airlines’ performance on social media as a customer service tool. It shows that airl... Read More
maidbot wrapup
Notated News / Technology
Klook, Maidbot, Peakwork and more news briefs today...
By PhocusWire | January 9, 2018
In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: Klook rolls out Mobile Pass… Bissell invests in Maidbot… Peakwork doubles bookings… Serko enhances corporate booking tool… Vacation Rental Pros rebrands as VTrips...... Read More
Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup
News / Startups
Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup
By Kevin May | January 9, 2018
One has taken in around $450 million funding. Another hasn't brought in any outside capital investment. The other a modest $1.5 million.... Read More
Report: Luxury hotel brands must navigate shifting online ad landscape
News / Online
Report: Luxury hotel brands must navigate shifting online ad landscape
By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2018
Luxury hotel brands need to reexamine their digital marketing budgets as Google continues to grow its presence in travel search and online booking.... Read More
Behold the electric flying taxi
Notated News / Technology
Behold the electric flying taxi
By Andrew Hawkins - The Verge | January 9, 2018
Helicopters aren’t typically found among the gadget and car insanity at CES, but Bell Helicopter doesn’t want to be seen as your typical purveyor of vertical flight.... Read More
New flight subscription app adds cities, new partner
News / Distribution
New flight subscription app adds cities, new partner
By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2018
SkyHi, a new entrant in the air travel subscription sphere, added 10 cities to its system in December, bringing the total number of destinations served to 49 in the United States, Canada and Europe.... Read More
Amadeus tests transactional bot in Thailand
News / Technology
Amadeus tests transactional bot in Thailand
By Martin Cowen | January 9, 2018
An Indian-based chatbot specialist, which has received funding from a US-based incubator, has partnered with a Spanish-listed travel tech firm in a trial focussed on travel agents in Thailand using a... Read More
The top 10 technology priorities for airlines in 2018
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The top 10 technology priorities for airlines in 2018
By Marisa Garcia | January 9, 2018
Each new year gives us a unique opportunity to review priorities and put together a sound plan for progress. We’ve looked at the prevailing themes in our airline technology coverage for 2017 and ident... Read More
Keeping in touch with trends for the year ahead
From Our Partners / Technology
Keeping in touch with trends for the year ahead
By Sponsored Content | January 9, 2018
This is a viewpoint from David Chapple, event director for Travel Technology Europe. There are so many innovations in hotel and travel technology at the moment that it is a challenge to single out... Read More
Air New Zealand and Google Pixel
News / Technology
Air New Zealand, Google test real-time language translation
By Mitra Sorrells | January 8, 2018
Air New Zealand is equipping its employees with real-time language translation capabilities via Google’s Bluetooth earbuds.... Read More
Routehappy forms its first partnership with a corporate online booking tool
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Routehappy forms its first partnership with a corporate online booking tool
By Michele McDonald | January 8, 2018
Serko Ltd., an online travel booking and expense management company based in Auckland, New Zealand, will test additional Routehappy content in its new premium online corporate booking tool, Zeno. T... Read More
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