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Digital habits drive tech innovation at Copenhagen Airport

By Marisa Garcia | July 11, 2017

The digital habits of Danes account for Copenhagen Airport’s drive to introduce new technologies to improve the journey and to make airport operations more efficient. In a recent announcement about... Read More

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Confusion, cards and compliance

By Martin Cowen | July 11, 2017

A new report from BusinessTravel iQ suggests that travel buyers are confused about the advantages and disadvantages of the payment solutions on the market. The study, produced with Barclaycard, ide... Read More

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Visit Finland finds music in DNA

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2017

Visit Finland has begun a quirky marketing campaign which aims to create music from DNA. The 'Symphony of Extremes - Born from Finnish DNA' initiative uses software from Professor Jonathan Middleto... Read More

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TUI talks innovation as it partners with Plug and Play

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2017

It has been trendy for travel companies to create startup accelerators - think Marriott, British Airways-parent IAG and Travelport. A seemingly less well-trod route is partnering with an external e... Read More

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Thomson brings multi-user VR experience to new concept store

By Martin Cowen | July 10, 2017

Thomson has added a new concept store to its 600-strong retail estate in the UK which includes the use of in-store VR headsets for the first time. Other UK high street agents have had VR is shops f... Read More

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Ixigo predicts machine learning will make the difference

By Martin Cowen | July 10, 2017

Ixigo.com has claimed the number two spot in India's online travel market and believes that its growth comes from using machine learning techniques to provide products which solve the problems of real... Read More

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Mobile app startups - 4Suites, Sidewalk, Tourist App

By PhocusWire | July 10, 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. 4Suites What is i... Read More

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Are global distribution systems the missing link in tours and activities?

By Viewpoints | July 7, 2017

I’ve spent the past four-and-a-bit years of my life working on marketing and selling technology solutions for the tours and activities industry. This time is more or less evenly split between my ti... Read More

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Startup pitch: TripGrid is looking to bring order to the corporate travel landscape

By Linda Fox | July 7, 2017

The corporate travel sector is attracting a huge amount of attention from the startup community currently. They see a booming sector, generating big money, but great inefficiency in processes, and... Read More

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HomeAway links up with Rakuten

By Martin Cowen | July 7, 2017

Expedia Inc's HomeAway has signed a partnership with ecommerce giant Rakuten as the home rentals sector in Japan bursts into life. HomeAway will start selling inventory from "Rakuten Lifull Stay",... Read More

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IATA hails technology for finally killing off the YY fare

By Marisa Garcia | July 7, 2017

Wave goodbye to YY, and enjoy the new age of the Flex Fare. After decades of service, the international standard YY fare will become a ghost of travel past on 31 October 2017, according to IATA. T... Read More

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Vantiv agrees to acquire Worldpay, bringing together two payment giants

By Michele McDonald | July 6, 2017

Worldpay, the largest payments processor in the UK, is to be acquired by Vantiv, a 40-year-old credit card processor based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The deal is valued at £7.7 billion ($9.95 billion). I... Read More

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Compare and contrast - trivago Express, Book on Google, Instant Booking on TripAdvisor

By Viewpoints | July 6, 2017

There are many facilitated or instant booking products available to hotels who want to work more closely with their metasearch partners, but what, if any, are the differences between trivago Express B... Read More

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Qantas pushes concierge bot out after home market trials

By Marisa Garcia | July 6, 2017

Qantas has launched its Concierge bot service in North America, UK and Hong Kong, after successful trials in Australia. The new Facebook Messenger bot gives customers personalized travel inspiratio... Read More

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Comtravo brings in €8.5 million in funding

By Linda Fox | July 6, 2017

Comtravo, a startup for booking and managing business travel, has closed Series A funding to the tune of €8.5 million. The round has the participation of Sweden-based venture capital fund Creandum... Read More

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