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Mobile app startups - Grumgo, TraveLibro and Eightydays
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Mobile app startups - Grumgo, TraveLibro and Eightydays
By PhocusWire | July 6, 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. Grumgo What is it?... Read More
Sabre updates on unauthorized access, confirms payment details hacked
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Sabre updates on unauthorized access, confirms payment details hacked
By Martin Cowen | July 6, 2017
Sabre has finished its investigation into a previously announced security breach impacting its SynXis hotel reservation system and concluded that "an unauthorized party accessed certain payment card i... Read More
Nick Vivion returns to Tnooz as Editor-in-Chief
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Nick Vivion returns to Tnooz as Editor-in-Chief
By PhocusWire | July 5, 2017
Tnooz welcomes Nick Vivion, where he will oversee daily content operations, guide editorial strategy across products, and represent Tnooz worldwide. Tnooz is pleased to announce the appointment of... Read More
Seven ways the travel industry can boost conversion rates with neuroscience
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Seven ways the travel industry can boost conversion rates with neuroscience
By Viewpoints | July 5, 2017
According to web research company, Baymard Institute, two out of three (67.45%) online shopping carts are abandoned before purchase. Every travel retailer knows tools such as discount codes and fla... Read More
How American Airlines discovered more is more in mobile design
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How American Airlines discovered more is more in mobile design
By Linda Fox | July 5, 2017
Adding more steps to the booking flow tends to increase complexity and leads to abandoned purchases so is generally considered a no go area. Or is it? While that's the "conventional wisdom" there ar... Read More
Loco2 sold to Voyages SNCF
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Loco2 sold to Voyages SNCF
By Martin Cowen | July 5, 2017
Voyages SNCF has bought UK-based pan-European rail booking service Loco2 for an undisclosed sum. Loco2 will continue to operate as a standalone brand with its co-founders, Kate and Jamie Andrews, s... Read More
Sabre to test 'virtual travel agent' chatbot with two agencies
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Sabre to test 'virtual travel agent' chatbot with two agencies
By Michele McDonald | July 4, 2017
Sabre Corp. is planning to test a white-label chatbot with two travel agencies. Sabre is developing a “virtual travel agent" powered by Microsoft Bot Framework and Microsoft Cognitive Services, a s... Read More
Why travel brands should be investing in chatbots, now
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Why travel brands should be investing in chatbots, now
By Sponsored Content | July 4, 2017
It is common in the consumer marketing world to engage with customers where they pass their time, spend their money and focus their attention. NB This is a viewpoint by Mike Slone, chief experience... Read More
Tech innovation is why bleisure is happening
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Tech innovation is why bleisure is happening
By Viewpoints | July 4, 2017
As technology grows and continues to infiltrate every aspect of our lives, it increasingly blurs the line between work and home. Actively contactable at nearly every hour of the day, we are checking e... Read More
Sabre Labs' Radar Report looks at what's next for artificial intelligence
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Sabre Labs' Radar Report looks at what's next for artificial intelligence
By Michele McDonald | July 3, 2017
The next big thing in artificial intelligence will be “AI as a service,” according to a soon-to-be-released “Radar Report” from Sabre Labs. The opening up and growth of AI platforms will allow ever... Read More
Fliggy, the online travel platform you (probably) haven't heard of
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Fliggy, the online travel platform you (probably) haven't heard of
By Linda Fox | July 3, 2017
Any airline folk that haven't heard of Fliggy, formerly Alitrip, might want to take note sooner rather than later. There are already impressive numbers coming out of the online travel platform, whi... Read More
Hotel and OTA mobile sites are works of friction
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Hotel and OTA mobile sites are works of friction
By Martin Cowen | July 3, 2017
HEDNA's mobile working group has identified and quantified "customer friction" in the context of booking hotel rooms on mobile. The trade body for hotel distribution knows better than most that mob... Read More
US lodging association calls out online travel agencies on misleading strategies
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US lodging association calls out online travel agencies on misleading strategies
By Marisa Garcia | July 3, 2017
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has launched a new Search Smarter consumer awareness campaign aimed to put a halt to what it describes as misleading marketing strategies by online... Read More
Virtual reality in travel and hospitality - is it a fad?
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Virtual reality in travel and hospitality - is it a fad?
By Viewpoints | June 30, 2017
The narration is familiar - a new shiny breakthrough in tech is announced, inks spill in its honour, and criticism and opinion pieces fly around. Early adopters rush in to lay their hands on it, and i... Read More
Marriott seeks startups, Booking.com boosts Backstreet, and more...
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Marriott seeks startups, Booking.com boosts Backstreet, and more...
By PhocusWire | June 30, 2017
This is a roundup of product news and announcements related to travel marketing in June 2017. Friday 30 June 2017 Marriott Hotels TestBed accelerator The hotel group is looking for a s... Read More
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