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News / Online
Chinese in One App To Rule Them All strategy
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 21, 2017
Fresh from a massive $4 billion funding round in October, Meituan-Dianping is using the concept of an all encompassing lifestyle app to take on the world.... Read More
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Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Jim Davidson of Farelogix
By Kevin May | November 21, 2017
With a career spanning roles at OAG and Amadeus, the outspoken Jim Davidson is perhaps the ideal person to be spearheading a company now embedded in its role of trying to force changes in airline distribution.... Read More
Brute forcing and ignorance in travel fraud
News / Technology
Brute forcing and ignorance in travel fraud
By Martin Cowen | November 21, 2017
The latest travel fraud story to hit the UK front pages ticks the boxes required to strike fear into the heart of Middle England - Russian cybercriminals are hacking travel loyalty schemes and living... Read More
Cracking the code to make airline loyalty count
News / Distribution
Cracking the code to make airline loyalty count
By Marisa Garcia | November 21, 2017
Since their launch, airline loyalty programs have become valuable revenue drivers, brand builders, marketing tools and assets. They play a critical role in airline profitability, and competitivenes... Read More
Marriott envisions hotel stays yet to come with a tech-enabled 'room of the future'
News / Online
Marriott envisions hotel stays yet to come with a tech-enabled 'room of the future'
By Michele McDonald | November 21, 2017
Tucked away in a raw basement of Marriott International’s headquarters in Bethesda, MD, is the hotel company’s Innovation Lab, home of the “hotel room of the future.” With the Internet of Things at... Read More
El Al startup venture wing joins forces with Lufthansa
News / Technology
El Al startup venture wing joins forces with Lufthansa
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 20, 2017
Cockpit Innovations and Lufthansa have formed a strategic partnership to identify and cultivate breakthrough startup technologies.... Read More
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News / Startups
VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 6
By Kevin May | November 20, 2017
Redeam was the talk of the show - at least the first half of it - at The Phocuswright Conference 2017.... Read More
Hitlist on travel trends, mobile apps, Google
News / Online
Hitlist on travel trends, mobile apps, Google
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 20, 2017
Gillian Morris, founder and CEO of Hitlist, talks about travel trends, Google's metasearch reign and mobile apps.... Read More
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News / Startups
VIDEO: Modern life lessons for travel startups
By Kevin May | November 20, 2017
Joel Cutler was once described, rather grandly, as the godfather of online travel capital.... Read More
Mobile app startups - Hoof, Lookaround, Skyhour
News / Technology
Mobile app startups - Hoof, Lookaround, Skyhour
By Linda Fox | November 20, 2017
This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile application startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. Hoof What is it? Hoof a... Read More
tnoozLIVE@Arival: Rezdy COO Chris Atkin
News / Distribution
tnoozLIVE@Arival: Rezdy COO Chris Atkin
By Nick Vivion | November 20, 2017
This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@Arival, recorded live at the Arival in-destination event held at the LINQ in Las Vegas. More clips to come! To learn more about h... Read More
Travel disruption cost airlines and passengers tens of billions
News / Online
Travel disruption cost airlines and passengers tens of billions
By Marisa Garcia | November 20, 2017
Travel commerce platform Switchfly becomes the latest travel technology company offering to help airlines solve costly Irregular Operations (IROP) incidents by making passenger re-accommodation faster... Read More
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News / Startups
Flight Centre Travel Group's new startup partnership; Virtuoso's call for travel tech companies
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 17, 2017
Good news for startup travel tech companies, as two giants in the travel tech industry announce investment opportunities and strategic partnerships.... Read More
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News / Technology
VIDEO: Media on what excites them about travel tech
By Kevin May | November 17, 2017
Journalists spend hours thinking and talking (and often tweeting) about the industry that they cover... obviously.... Read More
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News / Online
Where are Google's travel search ambitions?
By Kevin May | November 17, 2017
It’s beginning to feel like a different era when Google bought ITA Software in 2010 for $700 million.... Read More
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