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How can travel brands avoid own goals with better web user experience
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How can travel brands avoid own goals with better web user experience
By Viewpoints | December 15, 2016
It used to be relatively straightforward to predict annual online spending habits in the travel industry. January and July would form two travel "peaks", with spending rising as holidaymakers book... Read More
Hopper raises about $50 million more, as it now sells $1 million a day in plane tickets
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Hopper raises about $50 million more, as it now sells $1 million a day in plane tickets
By Sean O'Neil | December 15, 2016
For years the conventional wisdom has been that people won't research and buy a complex product like airfare on smartphones. But that assumption may no longer be true. Hopper, the airfare predictio... Read More
Mobile app startups - Discover, As You Stay, Journi
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Mobile app startups - Discover, As You Stay, Journi
By PhocusWire | December 15, 2016
This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile app startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. Discover What is it? Discov... Read More
Is hotel distribution getting more complicated? (spoiler alert: yes) [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Is hotel distribution getting more complicated? (spoiler alert: yes) [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | December 15, 2016
Last year, hotel tech provider Snapshot came up with what has turned out to be a popular and thorough overview of hotel distribution and technology. The company has now updated the chart with a new... Read More
Startup Pitch - Wanup plots a new course for hotel loyalty
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Startup Pitch - Wanup plots a new course for hotel loyalty
By Kevin May | December 15, 2016
Wanup is a Spain-based service that wants to give independent hotels the chance to bolster customer loyalty via an online club. The company says that loyalty clubs for propeties "work better" when... Read More
How to address the top five reasons clients want travel protection
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How to address the top five reasons clients want travel protection
By Sponsored Content | December 14, 2016
Severe weather, terrorism, virus outbreaks – there are plenty of risks travelers face these days, all of which can derail travel plans. And while awareness of travel protection options continues to in... Read More
Yatra sees drastic dip in offline bookings after banknote ban
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Yatra sees drastic dip in offline bookings after banknote ban
By Martin Cowen | December 14, 2016
Indian OTA Yatra has identified an immediate offline-to-online shift in bookings after the government took some older banknotes out of circulation at short notice. The so-called "demonitisation" wa... Read More
How travel agents can meet the needs of the connected traveler
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How travel agents can meet the needs of the connected traveler
By Sponsored Content | December 14, 2016
Despite the  dominance of Expedia Inc, Priceline Group and Ctrip, there are enough openings and opportunities for travel agents of all shapes and sizes -  online, offline and emerging startups - to su... Read More
Suiteness raises $5 million to expand web booking of hotel suites
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Suiteness raises $5 million to expand web booking of hotel suites
By Kevin May | December 14, 2016
Suiteness wants to double the number of cities on its roster, using funds from $5 million capital-raise it has unveiled this week. The booking platform for luxury and apartment-style hotel suites s... Read More
Startup Pitch - BikesBooking wants a new path for two-wheeled activities
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Startup Pitch - BikesBooking wants a new path for two-wheeled activities
By Kevin May | December 14, 2016
BikesBooking is trying to change long-held behaviour amongst travellers where services such as the rental of bikes and scooters are often secured in-destination. The company has created an online r... Read More
Tripping.com nets $35 million, as investors come knocking for travel metasearch
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Tripping.com nets $35 million, as investors come knocking for travel metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | December 14, 2016
Investors are positioning themselves to take advantage of the proven model of travel metasearch in many of the world’s markets, as witnessed by Ctrip's recent purchase of Skyscanner for $1.7 billion a... Read More
Travel startups find a place to grow at Travelport Labs accelerator
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Travel startups find a place to grow at Travelport Labs accelerator
By Sponsored Content | December 14, 2016
Just a year old and Travelport Labs accelerator already has kicked-off its third cohort at Travelport’s offices in Denver, Colorado. Travelport began its startup accelerator in 2015 to help entrepren... Read More
Ten cities where travel tech is hot
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Ten cities where travel tech is hot
By Viewpoints | December 13, 2016
In the business venture world, travel tech startups and established firms alike have to compete for attention with financial tech, property tech, education tech, to say nothing of AI and security, the... Read More
DNA analysis, 3D makers and neurotech to make for future hotel stays
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DNA analysis, 3D makers and neurotech to make for future hotel stays
By Linda Fox | December 13, 2016
With the help of Institute for Global Futures, Hotels.com has come up a forecast of what the hotel of the future might look like. The company describes the trends as 'super-tech meet super science'... Read More
Customer-centric hotel payments can help generate more direct bookings
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Customer-centric hotel payments can help generate more direct bookings
By Sponsored Content | December 13, 2016
The hotel industry’s next big challenge is to offer a service that supports guests throughout their journey - from inspiration, booking and payment, to transfers, check-in,  stay and departure. NB:... Read More
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