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Google tips for better user experience on travel sites - see, think, do, care

By Linda Fox | March 16, 2016

Google has a simple framework to address what it says are two of the main mistakes with user experience on travel websites. The first issue is a fixation on conversion, and the second is a focus on... Read More

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Four revenue management opportunities for hotel owners

By Sponsored Content | March 16, 2016

Technology has become an influential player in the development and refinement of hotel business strategies. And while the practice of revenue management may sometimes find itself branded as “micro-lev... Read More

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Hotels get heavy with general managers if guests have problems with wifi

By Kevin May | March 16, 2016

It's no big industry secret that most hotels are now (finally) taking the trend of providing guest wifi as seriously as they do their towels and mini-bars. There remains a fair amount of debate as... Read More

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HomeAway's new fee sparks some anger the company tries to quell

By Sean O'Neil | March 15, 2016

Dozens of owners of vacation rental properties have spoken out online against HomeAway's new fees, introduced as part of a switch in model from classified listings to an instantly bookable, transactio... Read More

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Mobile-friendly APIs are the (travel) agents of change

By Martin Cowen | March 15, 2016

The API economy in travel is emerging in response to a paradigm shift in the relationship between travel sellers and buyers, with mobile driving the innovations in business models. In a Tnooz-led s... Read More

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In-app travel search continues, Slack fans can now find flights

By Kevin May | March 15, 2016

WeChat and Facebook Messenger have been slowly integrating travel tools for a while, so it was only a question of time before Slack got in on the act, too. The enterprise workflow platform is favou... Read More

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Lufthansa sues Sabre, as the tussle over the GDS surcharge escalates

By Sean O'Neil | March 14, 2016

Lufthansa has filed a lawsuit in a Texas court against Sabre. At issue is whether the German airline group is in breach of its 2015 contracts regarding the Distribution Cost Charge (DCC) -- the Eur... Read More

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Trainline acquires Captain Train, and other European rail startups react

By Sean O'Neill | March 14, 2016

Captain Train, a Parisian operator of an online portal that sells inter-city European rail tickets, has been acquired by Trainline, Britain's largest digital rail-booking operator for UK train trips.... Read More

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What defines the most technologically advanced hotel in the world?

By Kevin May | March 14, 2016

Claiming something is the "most technologically advanced" is a risky proposition, but in the battle for exposure to customers and massive competition, it's an important trend. The Aria Resort &... Read More

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How to optimize travel search results with an analytics framework

By Viewpoints | March 14, 2016

Recent news about Expedia’s Accelerator program for hotel listings has opinions swirling about the monetization of search results in the travel industry. NB This is a viewpoint by Tony Gray, senior... Read More

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Invia sale to investment fund values firm at Euro 76 million

By Linda Fox | March 14, 2016

Private equity firm MCI has sold its interest in Czech Republic-based online travel firm Invia for Euro 56 million. The company was sold to Prague-based investment fund Rockaway, which has invested... Read More

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Airbnb to let neighbors report on bad hosts

By Sean O'Neil | March 14, 2016

Next month, Airbnb is going to enable neighbors to provide comments on nearby hosts, a company executive said on Monday. The virtual comment box will debut in Japan and then roll out worldwide, sai... Read More

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Just Landed just shut down, and its story has lessons for other travel apps

By Sean O'Neil | March 11, 2016

The ancient Greeks had epic poetry about warriors. We modern people have Medium posts from startup founders. Proof that this is the literary form of our time is that, earlier this week, the travel... Read More

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Cornell study analyzes TripAdvisor reviews to help hotel managers

By Sean O'Neil | March 11, 2016

Online reviews of hotels don't usually make for scintillating reading. But with the power to make or break a hotel's profitability, they are read closely. So hotel managers may be curious to know a... Read More

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US Airways versus Sabre once again heads to a jury trial

By Sean O'Neil | March 11, 2016

Last autumn, Sabre got an early holiday gift. The presiding judge said she would not give US Airways a critical legal declaration it wanted. Judge Lorna Schofield of the US Southern District Court... Read More

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