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The seamless travel ideal is now virtually a reality
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The seamless travel ideal is now virtually a reality
By Marisa Garcia | March 29, 2017
Seamless travel, the idea of a smooth journey from your home to your destination and back uninterrupted by multiple process and identity hurdles, is evolving from a lofty concept to a near-future real... Read More
Travelaer raises €4.3 million to improve online customer experience
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Travelaer raises €4.3 million to improve online customer experience
By Kevin May | March 29, 2017
Product development and geographic expansion are on the schedule for Travelaer after it raised a €4.3 million funding round. The money has come from lead investor Entrepreneur Venture and with Plei... Read More
How intuitive versus data-driven decisions influence direct hotel bookings
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How intuitive versus data-driven decisions influence direct hotel bookings
By Sponsored Content | March 29, 2017
In marketing, there is often the tendency to make decisions based on instincts, which can sometimes generate enormous success. But what if the instincts are off? The business could fail, or at t... Read More
Big room for growth in ancillaries for Asian travel brands
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Big room for growth in ancillaries for Asian travel brands
By Marisa Garcia | March 29, 2017
Asian travel brands have plenty of room to grow sales of ancillaries by presenting customers with personalized offers. A report prepared by SapientRazorfish in the lead-up to Digital Travel Asia sh... Read More
IATA chief: Find alternative to electronics ban now
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IATA chief: Find alternative to electronics ban now
By Michele McDonald | March 28, 2017
IATA sent out an urgent call to governments to come up with alternatives to the US and UK’s bans on larger electronic devices in some aircraft cabins. The two countries recently impose new rules re... Read More
Travelers increase use of alternative channels for business trips
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Travelers increase use of alternative channels for business trips
By Michele McDonald | March 28, 2017
Who are the least likely business travelers to use an online booking tool? Millennials, of course. They grew up with technology that is considerably less clunky than a typical OBT, and they don’t l... Read More
Direct bookings and web presence beat mobile and personalisation as hotel priorities
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Direct bookings and web presence beat mobile and personalisation as hotel priorities
By Kevin May | March 28, 2017
Game on - the top business focus for hotel owners this year is to increase their direct bookings and improve their online presence. The finding, indicated in the annual Global Hotel Business Index... Read More
Data rules and loyalty building strategies for travel brands in Asia
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Data rules and loyalty building strategies for travel brands in Asia
By Marisa Garcia | March 28, 2017
Loyalty building is apparently a high priority for Asia’s travel brands, with data analytics as a top priority to deliver loyalty-fostering personalization. The survey, part of a recent report by d... Read More
The Edge from U2 joins others with €1.9 million funding for Coras activities tech
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The Edge from U2 joins others with €1.9 million funding for Coras activities tech
By Kevin May | March 28, 2017
Global rock stars aren't normally attracted to the technology that powers activities and events technology - unless you're The Edge from U2. He is one of a number of financial backers of Coras, a n... Read More
IDeaS acquires Smart Space Strategy hotel event tech
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IDeaS acquires Smart Space Strategy hotel event tech
By Kevin May | March 27, 2017
Hotel revenue management specialist IDeaS has bought the assets of Smart Space Strategy, a provider of technology to hotels for organising events. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Th... Read More
Facebook and its new battle for the attention of travelers in a destination
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Facebook and its new battle for the attention of travelers in a destination
By Nick Vivion | March 27, 2017
There’s never really been a forceful value proposition for a social network for travelers - Facebook’s global dominance has pretty much kept the competition at bay. Why invest resources in a networ... Read More
When an airport opens its API to encourage innovation
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When an airport opens its API to encourage innovation
By Marisa Garcia | March 27, 2017
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has published its API platform offering access to non-critical business data for developers from airlines and other travel companies. The airport hopes that developers... Read More
Concur explores virtual reality for the corporate travel market
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Concur explores virtual reality for the corporate travel market
By Linda Fox | March 27, 2017
Concur Labs, the innovation arm of the travel and expense management tech company, has been exploring virtual reality and possible applications for business travel. The labs team came up with a pro... Read More
HundredRooms lands €4 million to push into new markets
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HundredRooms lands €4 million to push into new markets
By Kevin May | March 27, 2017
Vacation rental search engine HundredRooms has brought its total funding €11 million, with its eyes set on launching in more countries. The €4 million round was led by Seaya Ventures and featured p... Read More
Where consumers start their flight search and factors driving the booking decision
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Where consumers start their flight search and factors driving the booking decision
By Marisa Garcia | March 27, 2017
From flight shopping to day of travel, OAG’s latest passenger survey reveals current preferences and future trends. Here are some of the key findings including OTAs versus Google Flights and thoughts... Read More
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