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Apple plots multi-product app experience
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Apple plots multi-product app experience
By Mark Gurman - Bloomberg | December 27, 2017
Apple has plans to allow a single set of apps that work equally well across its family of devices: iPhones, iPads and Macs.... Read More
A travel tech consultancy perspective on 2017 and the coming year
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A travel tech consultancy perspective on 2017 and the coming year
By PhocusWire | December 27, 2017
The idea that travel firms need to embrace technology is like saying that motor vehicles need round wheels. Surely conversations have moved on to specifics about what sort of tech, from which supplier... Read More
UpLift looks to global expansion following new funds
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UpLift looks to global expansion following new funds
By Linda Fox | December 26, 2017
Uplift, a travel financing company says it has raised $90 million in funding via a credit facility as well as new equity. The $75 million represents a credit facility from "funds managed by affilia... Read More
Booking.com adds packages, rail and cruises
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Booking.com adds packages, rail and cruises
By Kevin May | December 22, 2017
Booking.com has quietly started testing partnerships for other travel products, including package trips via a deal with Lastminute.com.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Oligarchs and Incubators
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PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Oligarchs and Incubators
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017
With 2018 around the corner, Phocuswright and PhocusWire are presenting snapshots of the 12 trends we think will be significant next year across six installments.... Read More
QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers
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QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017
Quote from Kieron Branagan, CEO at OpenJaw Technologies.... Read More
AccorHotels CEO on China, partnerships and the unknown
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AccorHotels CEO on China, partnerships and the unknown
By Sponsored Content | December 22, 2017
This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Sebastien Bazin, chairman and CEO of AccorHotels, shared his ideas on China’s hospitality ma... Read More
UpLift raises $90 million to lift online payment service
News / Online
UpLift raises $90 million to lift online payment service
By Kevin May | December 21, 2017
Massive round this week of $90 million into Uplift, the online travel revenue optimization service that allows consumers to pay in monthly installments.... Read More
Lastminute.com buys Weg, as Europe mid-level consolidation continues
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Lastminute.com buys Weg, as Europe mid-level consolidation continues
By Kevin May | December 21, 2017
Lastminute.com Group has secured a deal to buy the Comvel business from ProSiebenSat.1 Group, giving it a chance to grow its presence in Germany.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online
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PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
The state of online travel as we leave 2017 and enter 2018 couldn’t be more fascinating and yet still fairly difficult to gauge.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
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PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
Travel is not about airline seats or hotel rooms - people travel for leisure to experience the destination, business travelers are on a mission to complete specific goals. ... Read More
A revenue management perspective on 2017 and the coming year
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A revenue management perspective on 2017 and the coming year
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
Revenue management businesses are on the front line of many issues facing hoteliers today. As the hotel industry becomes subsumed into the wider "accommodation" industry, the demands on revenue manage... Read More
A tours and activities perspective on 2017 and the coming year
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A tours and activities perspective on 2017 and the coming year
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
The tours and activities segment has garnered a lot of interest in 2017 with startups gaining traction, huge funding rounds and even the launch of Arival, a dedicated conference for T&A. Here tnoo... Read More
An airline perspective on 2017 and the coming year
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An airline perspective on 2017 and the coming year
By Marisa Garcia | December 21, 2017
As we get ready to wave goodbye to a busy 2017, tnooz asked Finnair chief digital officer CDO Katri Harra-Salonen to share her views on the top developments in digital for travel this year, what she l... Read More
Amadeus Ventures, Jetstar and other news briefs today...
Notated News / Technology
Amadeus Ventures, Jetstar and other news briefs today...
By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017
In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: Situm backed by Amadeus Ventures... Jetstar signs with Travelport... HotelTonight Perks... Omni Hotels packages with Expedia... Adventoro launches...... Read More
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