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Ryanair to end distribution partnership with Amadeus
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Ryanair to end distribution partnership with Amadeus
By Linda Fox | December 8, 2017
Ryanair has said it is ending its distribution partnership with Amadeus from December 15. The low-cost airline says in a statement that the pair failed to reach a new agreement. Ryanair began di... Read More
Goal for web travel brands should be the human touch
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Goal for web travel brands should be the human touch
By Jill Menze | December 8, 2017
The holy grail for online travel agencies is how to recreate the experience of personal recommendations.... Read More
Booking.com Sustainable Tourism
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Booking.com expands startup plan for sustainable tourism
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | December 8, 2017
Booking.com is to extend its Booking Booster Program into a second year, aimed at funding startups that are engaged in sustainable tourism.... Read More
Airbnb gets the UNWTO seal of approval for its sustainable tourism potential
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Airbnb gets the UNWTO seal of approval for its sustainable tourism potential
By Martin Cowen | December 8, 2017
Friends in high places are always worth nurturing, especially for businesses the size of Airbnb. In travel, you don't get much higher than the secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Org... Read More
Expedia sets sights on legacy tech with ambitious 'travel platform' for hotels
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Expedia sets sights on legacy tech with ambitious 'travel platform' for hotels
By Nick Vivion | December 8, 2017
At this year's Expedia Partner Conference in Las Vegas, it's hard not to see the similarity between Expedia's latest slogan -- "shaping the future of online travel" -- and the long-running slogan over... Read More
OTA technology brand survey PhocusWire
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SURVEY: Phocuswright and OTAs (chance to win an iPad)
By Jill Menze | December 7, 2017
Do you work at an OTA? Are you interested in understanding how the rest of the market perceives various content and technology providers in the marketplace?... Read More
Amadeus, Sabre and other news briefs today...
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Amadeus, Sabre and other news briefs today...
By Phocuswire | December 7, 2017
Amadeus scores 15-carrier distribution deal... Remington checks in with Springer-Miller... Arrivalist launches A3... Sabre signs Chakela consortium deal... Goomo earns points with Payback...... Read More
Expedia to provide Motel 6 with a range of technology tools
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Expedia to provide Motel 6 with a range of technology tools
By Michele McDonald | December 7, 2017
Expedia Powered Technology, the suite of software, marketing and data tools for hoteliers introduced last summer, snagged a big client: G6 Hospitality, parent company of the Motel 6 brand. Motel 6,... Read More
rented-guarantee-raise
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Rented raises $125 million for host guarantee plan
By Kevin May | December 7, 2017
Vacation rental management service Rented will use a massive investment windfall to tackle a different type of problem in its sector.... Read More
Hotels should "adjust the model" in Airbnb battle
News / Online
Hotels should "adjust the model" in Airbnb battle
By Jill Menze | December 7, 2017
"Airbnb is coming for our kids," hospitality and nightclub legend Ian Schrager has cautioned the industry in a major speech this week.... Read More
Airlines get ready to embrace unmanned aviation
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Airlines get ready to embrace unmanned aviation
By Marisa Garcia | December 7, 2017
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs), also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones will soon take a big chunk of the skies in a variety of applications including the delivery of goods, disaster... Read More
Booking.com marketing chief on its strategy for China
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Booking.com marketing chief on its strategy for China
By Sponsored Content | December 7, 2017
This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Pepijn Rijvers, CMO of Booking.com talks localization, partnerships and alternative accommod... Read More
How far one travel intermediary has got by not relying on Google
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How far one travel intermediary has got by not relying on Google
By Pamela Whitby | December 7, 2017
Investing in Google AdWords may be the route to rapid early growth for many travel start-ups, but this was not the case for Holiday Pirates. In fact, today the company, which launched in 2012 as a... Read More
VIDEO: Solving a genuine multi-billion dollar problem in travel
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VIDEO: Solving a genuine multi-billion dollar problem in travel
By Kevin May | December 6, 2017
There are a number of comments that often float about during travel startup pitch events - many of them not very positive.... Read More
Expedia rolls out MICE tech tool to the US
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Expedia rolls out MICE tech tool to the US
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | December 6, 2017
In an effort to streamline the booking process for hotels and meeting planners, Expedia is rolling out its automated MICE online booking engine in the United States.... Read More
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