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Booking.com to invest €2 million in green-friendly travel startups
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Booking.com to invest €2 million in green-friendly travel startups
By Kevin May | February 6, 2017
Booking.com has joined the travel startup accelerator trend by launching its own programme with a total fund of €2 million. The Priceline Group's own effort comes with a twist: it will only help an... Read More
Ryanair sticks to customer experience strategy as profit declines
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Ryanair sticks to customer experience strategy as profit declines
By Linda Fox | February 5, 2017
Ryanair will extend its holiday packages service to additional markets over the next few months. Ryanair Holidays, which launched in December in Ireland, Germany and the UK, has had its teething pr... Read More
Accor boosts rental position with Travel Keys acquisition
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Accor boosts rental position with Travel Keys acquisition
By Kevin May | February 5, 2017
Travel Keys, a modest player in the vacation rental sector, is to join the portfolio of alternative accommodation services at AccorHotels. "Exclusive negotiations" are underway for Accor to buy the... Read More
Travel industry warning: stop fearing Artificial Intelligence (embrace it instead)
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Travel industry warning: stop fearing Artificial Intelligence (embrace it instead)
By Viewpoints | February 3, 2017
Google is increasingly relying on machine learning to order search results, increasing concerns among travel brands about how they’ll continue to be ranked. Sure, Google’s use of machine learning m... Read More
Yatra numbers show scale of marketing spend gap with MakeMyTrip
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Yatra numbers show scale of marketing spend gap with MakeMyTrip
By Martin Cowen | February 3, 2017
Yatra.com's first quarterly earnings release since joining Nasdaq in December shows a 20%+ increase in booking volumes from its air and hotels business. In the Oct-Dec period, Yatra handled 1.8 mil... Read More
Mobile app startups - Credntia, OMitra, TheHopper
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Mobile app startups - Credntia, OMitra, TheHopper
By PhocusWire | February 3, 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. Credntia What is it?... Read More
When principles trump price and convenience (updated)
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When principles trump price and convenience (updated)
By Pamela Whitby | February 2, 2017
As Uber CEO Travis Kalanick settles down for some shuteye ahead of Donald Trump’s first business advisory group meeting in Washington tomorrow (Friday), there may be a couple of things that are keepin... Read More
The appliance of science in travel - using sentiment created by images
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The appliance of science in travel - using sentiment created by images
By Viewpoints | February 2, 2017
Online travel agencies have databases full of hotel content, ordered so that they can serve their customers with the best offering that has the highest likelihood of a conversion. The state of tech... Read More
Personalisation in travel search: inspiration, the momondo way
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Personalisation in travel search: inspiration, the momondo way
By Sponsored Content | February 2, 2017
Momondo has always sought to differentiate itself with not only better metasearch but also more inspiring metasearch. This is a distinctly personal topic for us, as well as a broader discussion point... Read More
Hotel in-room tech raises a glass to automatic wine
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Hotel in-room tech raises a glass to automatic wine
By Kevin May | February 2, 2017
The hi-tech guest experience in hotel rooms has so far been limited mainly to just a handful of items. Guests can automatically open or close the curtains, watch TV on their bathroom mirrors, strea... Read More
Getting DNA unwrapped for a more personal travel experience
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Getting DNA unwrapped for a more personal travel experience
By Linda Fox | February 2, 2017
With a different take on personalisation, DNA Unwrapped is combining genetic makeup with ancestry information to provide travellers with an authentic experience. The offshoot of cultural travel spe... Read More
Carlson Wagonlit launches 3.0, a tech-led reinvention of corporate travel
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Carlson Wagonlit launches 3.0, a tech-led reinvention of corporate travel
By Kevin May | February 1, 2017
Carlson Wagonlit is going all out in a bid to reposition itself as a digital travel management company - labelling the initiative as "CWT 3.0". The move to overhaul its brand proposition, structure... Read More
Younger travellers are driving trends in travel and insurance
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Younger travellers are driving trends in travel and insurance
By Sponsored Content | February 1, 2017
New tools and technology enhancements continue making it easier for travel providers, agents and travellers to access trip protection benefits. NB: This is a viewpoint by Beth Godlin, president of... Read More
MakeMyTrip commits to growth as Ibibo integration gets under way
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MakeMyTrip commits to growth as Ibibo integration gets under way
By Martin Cowen | February 1, 2017
MakeMyTrip has completed its merger with Ibibo Group and will continue to prioritise growth over profitability in the short-to-medium term. Talking through its Oct-Dec16 financials, MakeMyTrip's CE... Read More
Ground transport platforms consolidate as iCars acquires assets of Limos.com
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Ground transport platforms consolidate as iCars acquires assets of Limos.com
By Kevin May | February 1, 2017
Well-funded Limos.com has sold to iCars for an undisclosed fee, just over eight years since it first burst onto the ground transportation scene. The combined business will be run from the San Franc... Read More
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