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Booking door-to-door is the next opportunity for airlines
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Booking door-to-door is the next opportunity for airlines
By Viewpoints | June 15, 2017
Airlines have long partnered with hotels and rental car companies to offer packages and earn commissions. Yet, professional driver services were often missing. The reason: affordable multi-natio... Read More
Airbnb claims 40% of listings are now instantly bookable
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Airbnb claims 40% of listings are now instantly bookable
By Kevin May | June 14, 2017
Airbnb has taken another step in the direction of its rivals in the vacation rental sector, with what it claims are milestones on booking and technology. For all its popularity and the apparent tec... Read More
How we worked out how to compete with the big guns of online travel
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How we worked out how to compete with the big guns of online travel
By Viewpoints | June 14, 2017
The deadpool is full of failed online travel startups - it's a crazy idea to even think about starting a new business, right? The sector is dominated by the Priceline and Expedia groups which spend... Read More
Jumia Travel adds Progressive Web App, lifts conversion by one-third
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Jumia Travel adds Progressive Web App, lifts conversion by one-third
By Martin Cowen | June 14, 2017
African OTA Jumia Travel is seeing the benefits of building Progressive Web App (PWA) capabilities into its mobile platform. Jumia Travel, formerly known as Jovago, launched its PWA at Google's Chr... Read More
Using mobile sensors to improve airport IQ
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Using mobile sensors to improve airport IQ
By Marisa Garcia | June 14, 2017
Tracking passenger flow with mobile sensors can do more than help airports cut down queues, Blip Systems, Denmark, argues. It can also offer airports insights on passenger habits which might help i... Read More
Recruit Holdings acquires reputation and guest feedback platform TrustYou
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Recruit Holdings acquires reputation and guest feedback platform TrustYou
By Kevin May | June 14, 2017
TrustYou has ended nine years as an independent company and sold to Japanese investment and media vehicle Recruit Holdings. Terms of the 100% equity acquisition have not been disclosed. The deal... Read More
Finnair claims ground transport revolution with PNR-integrated web bookings
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Finnair claims ground transport revolution with PNR-integrated web bookings
By Kevin May | June 13, 2017
In what is being touted as an "airline first", Finnair is connecting air tickets with car transfer through the use of a single Passenger Name Record. Passengers will now be able to secure transfers... Read More
JetBlue Vacations partners with Utrip to harness AI in trip planning
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JetBlue Vacations partners with Utrip to harness AI in trip planning
By Michele McDonald | June 13, 2017
JetBlue Vacations has partnered with Utrip, a Seattle-based trip-planning portal that aims to achieve true personalization in designing vacation itineraries. Utrip launched five years ago as a fair... Read More
We have been wrong about online travel agency-hotel commissions the whole time
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We have been wrong about online travel agency-hotel commissions the whole time
By Viewpoints | June 13, 2017
Commissions paid by hotels to intermediaries have risen by more than 7% over the course of the last year. This is according to the 2017 Trends In The Hotel Industry study from CBRE. This is ring... Read More
Expedia lets hotels highlight local landmarks and experiences
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Expedia lets hotels highlight local landmarks and experiences
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2017
Expedia Partner Central is enabling hotels to create a list of local experiences and landmarks as part of their listing on the online travel agency sites. The company says EPC Points of Interest he... Read More
Yonder gets a match through acquisition by Luvbyrd
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Yonder gets a match through acquisition by Luvbyrd
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2017
Outdoor activity specialist Yonder has been acquired by Luvbyrd founder Mike Keshian. The four year old company helps users find and share outdoor leisure trips such as hiking and fishing. It re... Read More
Jaguar reveals $25 million Lyft stake
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Jaguar reveals $25 million Lyft stake
By Martin Cowen | June 12, 2017
Jaguar Land Rover has invested $25 million in Lyft through its InMotionVentures investment arm. The funding was part of Lyft's $600 million Series G round which closed in April. InMotionVentures... Read More
Hoteliers need to stop digital fragmentation
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Hoteliers need to stop digital fragmentation
By Viewpoints | June 12, 2017
We operate in a multi-device, multi-channel and multi-touchpoint digital world, and the hotel planning and booking customer journey is becoming increasingly complex as a result. NB: This is a viewp... Read More
Time for a revolution in hotel marketing (with data waving the flag)
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Time for a revolution in hotel marketing (with data waving the flag)
By Viewpoints | June 12, 2017
Hoteliers today face a number of problems - coming from within their own sector and from on the peripherary. As well as the perennial issue of competing with rival hotels, the growth of private acc... Read More
StartUp Pitch - LiveLocl on message with app-based content
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StartUp Pitch - LiveLocl on message with app-based content
By Martin Cowen | June 12, 2017
LiveLocl is a guidebook, messaging and content app which helps hotels to give guests a memorable experience by sharing the best that a destination can offer. Before the Q&A with founder Craig S... Read More
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