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To innovate and survive, airlines need to stop flying buggy whips and beating dead horses

By Marisa Garcia | June 12, 2017

We get it. Airlines want to be cool. They want to be down with the kids. They want to be seen as innovative and revolutionary. We’ve heard this six dozen times in the past three weeks alone. The... Read More

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Ctrip arrives in Manchester (sort of)

By Martin Cowen | June 12, 2017

A Chinese start-up in which Ctrip has a stake is making its first move outside Asia, choosing Manchester and Salford in the UK to kickstart its plans for Europe. Mobike - which has raised $325 mill... Read More

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Open Destinations in deal to buy mobile itinerary app Tineri

By Kevin May | June 12, 2017

Travel tech provider Open Destinations has acquired tour operator itinerary mobile application Tineri. Terms of the deal to purchase a majority stake in the company have not been disclosed. Tine... Read More

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Airlines slow to see attractions as ancillary products

By Kevin May | June 9, 2017

There has been a noticeable drive by some hotels in recent years to position themselves as gateways to the wider destination in which they reside. Chains and independent properties have taken a vie... Read More

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Vinci Airports looks to biometrics to improve the passenger experience

By Marisa Garcia | June 9, 2017

Vinci Airports Extends Technology to Passengers’ Front Door and Beyond Vinci Airports plans to deploy single biometric token trials at some of its airports by the end of this year. The airport ope... Read More

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Indian tours app Guiddoo raises $300,000

By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2017

Indian tours and activities app Guiddoo has raised $300,000 in pre-Series A funding. The business was featured as part of Tnooz's StartUp Pitch series in March 2014, although it has pivoted from it... Read More

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Bleisure - a new travel category to crack

By Sponsored Content | June 8, 2017

You find out the conference you're going to in Vegas ends on a Friday and you decide to extend it through the weekend. Excuse for a long weekend away? That’s right, and you’re part of a travel movemen... Read More

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How airlines can connect destination content to bookings

By Viewpoints | June 8, 2017

Time is precious, meaning it needs to be used in a worthwhile way - not least when it comes looking for ideas for a trip. NB: This is an analysis by Matt Walker, chief storyteller at LikeWhere.... Read More

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Iceland startup aims to tackle overtourism

By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2017

Travelade is the latest startup to bang the drum for recommendations which guide visitors down the off-the-beaten track, although its suggestion that this is an answer to "overtourism" is an interesti... Read More

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Lufthansa hits GDS bookings with fee increase on bags

By Kevin May | June 8, 2017

Lufthansa is taking another approach to putting the squeeze on passengers who choose to book through Global Distribution Systems. The group - covering Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian - has an existin... Read More

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HomeAway and Airbnb home in on Japan

By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2017

Japan is emerging as the latest front in the vacation rental/home-sharing battle, with HomeAway and Airbnb taking advantage of an improved regulatory environment. Expedia Inc's HomeAway, which says... Read More

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How Expedia sees the future in sharing its technology

By Linda Fox | June 7, 2017

Expedia has made a deal in recent years about its stated goal of moving from being a web company to a technology platform. Part of this shift, beyond the obvious business jargon-ness of it, has bee... Read More

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In-house tech drives new features and growth plans for Traveloka

By Martin Cowen | June 7, 2017

Indonesia-based OTA Traveloka has launched a proprietary flight-plus-hotel booking engine as it continues to add new product lines and expand into other south-east Asian markets. Caesar Indra, seni... Read More

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Travel second only to media in poor adoption of HTTPS secure sites

By Kevin May | June 7, 2017

Travel websites have been slow to adopt to the (relatively) new secure web browsing format known as HTTPS, potentially causing confusion amongst consumers. Web browsers such as Chrome and Firefox o... Read More

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Airbus goes live on OTAs with Routehappy merchandising content

By Michele McDonald | June 6, 2017

Airbus has watched as airlines partner with Routehappy to showcase their differentiating features. Now it is getting in on the action to ensure that travelers don’t overlook the differentiating fea... Read More

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