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TripAdvisor prepares to splash out to plug leak
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TripAdvisor prepares to splash out to plug leak
By Martin Cowen | February 16, 2017
TripAdvisor is considering an even bigger brand marketing spend for 2017, admitting that it had been "too optimistic" gauging how quickly travellers would start using the site for booking. In a pre... Read More
Airbnb splashes out on Luxury Retreats in order to grow into new segment
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Airbnb splashes out on Luxury Retreats in order to grow into new segment
By Kevin May | February 16, 2017
Interesting (and not unexpected) move by Airbnb confirmed this week with the acquisition of vacation rental platform Luxury Retreats. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but speculation in recent... Read More
Vitruvian buys aviation data giant OAG for $215 million
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Vitruvian buys aviation data giant OAG for $215 million
By Kevin May | February 16, 2017
From one private equity owner to another - OAG has switched from Axio to Vitruvian in a deal in the region of $215 million. The sale comes almost four years to the day since UBM offloaded the busin... Read More
Air France-KLM continues investment in data with €200m planned by 2020
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Air France-KLM continues investment in data with €200m planned by 2020
By Linda Fox | February 16, 2017
Air France-KLM plans to invest more than €200 million on digital and data development by 2020 with a priority on better use of its data. The group says it has had an internal "Big Data Platform" si... Read More
Shiji wants to be where global consumers eat, sleep, shop and play
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Shiji wants to be where global consumers eat, sleep, shop and play
By Viewpoints | February 16, 2017
Ctrip might be flying the flag for the internationalisation of Chinese travel businesses, but hotel IT specialist Shiji is also looking beyond its home market. Shiji has a strong presence in Europe... Read More
TUI scales its IT to drive global plans
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TUI scales its IT to drive global plans
By Martin Cowen | February 15, 2017
European travel giant TUI has announced plans for a digitally led expansion into new source markets, including China, with little indication that these plans involve opening TUI-branded retail outlets... Read More
TripAdvisor tipped for takeover (if it has a successful year)
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TripAdvisor tipped for takeover (if it has a successful year)
By Kevin May | February 15, 2017
TripAdvisor could find itself as a viable acquisition target if its financial results this week point to an upturn in its fortunes and strategy. Financial analysts claim the company is "starting to... Read More
Lufthansa allows third parties to sell seats via its API
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Lufthansa allows third parties to sell seats via its API
By Martin Cowen | February 15, 2017
Lufthansa Group's Open API is now transactional, allowing authorised developers to sell airline tickets, earning a commission on any sales in the process. It covers Lufthansa, Austrian and Eurowing... Read More
When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
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When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
By Kevin May | February 15, 2017
BidRoom is the same as countless other startups in the travel industry when they claim to be disrupting bookings or solving travel planning, etc. Many newbies coming into the sector often say they... Read More
Better screening technology is the way forward for travel security
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Better screening technology is the way forward for travel security
By Marisa Garcia | February 15, 2017
Former 9/11 Commission border counsel and Special Counsel to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Janice Kephart of Identity Strategy Partners, LLP, suggests that President Donald Trump’s controversial... Read More
OneTwoTrip investor ups stake with $5.8m investment
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OneTwoTrip investor ups stake with $5.8m investment
By Linda Fox | February 15, 2017
Sweden-based investment company Vostok New Ventures has upped its stake in OneTwoTrip via the purchase of shares from an existing shareholder. A statement from VNV says it now owns 14.6% of the com... Read More
App economy still struggling with retention
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App economy still struggling with retention
By Martin Cowen | February 14, 2017
AppsFlyer's latest look at the state of app engagement shows that, on a global scale, retaining users remains challenging despite a year-on-year improvement in retention rates generally. "Travel" i... Read More
Startup Pitch: FoodieTrip targets the hungry traveller
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Startup Pitch: FoodieTrip targets the hungry traveller
By Kevin May | February 14, 2017
Food tourism is the new black, or rock'n'roll, or something... apparently. And attempting to seize on that trend is FoodieTrip, a New York, US-based startup. The company has created a marketplace f... Read More
Travel needs more startups to succeed (and it must try innovating more as well)
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Travel needs more startups to succeed (and it must try innovating more as well)
By Viewpoints | February 14, 2017
Travel is one of the biggest - as well as the most interesting and diverse - businesses around. In the US alone, travel accounts for over 10% of the country's GDP, according to the World Travel &am... Read More
Personalisation in travel search: the human touch in UX
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Personalisation in travel search: the human touch in UX
By Sponsored Content | February 14, 2017
The user experience (UX) plays a crucial role in travel search.  How do hard data, commercial reality and an analytical approach inform (and become informed by) what matters to users - namely, having... Read More
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