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Airline APIs can help hotels secure more direct revenues

By Sponsored Content | January 11, 2016

Hotels will be aware that, dollar for dollar, it is easier to get additional sales from existing customers than it is to acquire new ones. NB This is a viewpoint by Mystifly. And a recent report... Read More

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An anytime, any place, anywhere approach for airline retailing in 2016

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2016

Expect more in-destination activities to be available via your favourite airline if a report on airline retailing is to be believed. The GuestLogix report predicts more of the same in terms of wifi... Read More

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Brussels' locals hear call to attract visitors back

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2016

Visit.Brussels is hoping to attract tourists back to the city following a noticeable dip in the number of visitors attributed to media coverage of the city's lockdown. The destination marketing org... Read More

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Man uses an NFC chip implanted in his hand as his boarding pass

By Sean O'Neil | January 8, 2016

Andreas Sjöström, a Stockholm-based technology consultant, recently boarded a SAS flight by waving his hand at the electronic gate. Here's what happened, in the words of a blog post he published to... Read More

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As Yelp struggles, might a travel giant eat it?

By Rob Lovitt | January 8, 2016

With almost 170 million monthly visitors, estimated annual revenues of half-a-billion dollars, and a stock price that’s tumbled from a 2014 high of $97 to today's mere $26, could Yelp be the next grea... Read More

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Airbnb finding favour with German and Spanish travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Martin Cowen | January 8, 2016

A snapshot of travel booking habits across Europe, carried out by marketing tech firm Rocket Fuel, has a few eyebrow-raising findings, specifically around the popularity of Airbnb. It said that "Tr... Read More

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Crack the code of ethical travel by using social data

By Kevin May | January 8, 2016

Technology and the ability to mine data and social behaviour will be at the heart of attempts by companies to reach the caring hearts of so-called ethical travellers. Amadeus has been examining the w... Read More

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As Apple and others get emotional, where might travel fit in?

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2016

There's lots of coverage across mainstream and technology press in the past few hours about Apple buying a company called Emotient. Most of what Apple does generally gains column inches but this on... Read More

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CES 2016: These three new cameras may wow travel marketers

By Sean O'Neil | January 7, 2016

Among the many new cameras that were previewed at this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, a select few may appeal to marketers eager for fresh tools for influencing traveler purchase... Read More

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US class action lawyers add to Qunar's woes

By Martin Cowen | January 7, 2016

Qunar's management shake-up announced this week, which coincided with a 16% drop in its share price on the day, has caught the attention of a New York-based "corporate litigation boutique" law firm.... Read More

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Skyscanner adds white-label car rental search, Mundi is first taker

By Sean O'Neil | January 7, 2016

Skyscanner, the Edinburgh-based metasearch giant, has begun to offer a white-labeled version of its car rental search product through its trade division, Skyscanner for Business. The search tool co... Read More

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Holidu raises $6 million to push its vacation rental search

By Kevin May | January 7, 2016

The investment keeps on coming into the vacation rental search engines - this time it's Holidu with a $6 million (Euro 5 million) Series A. The Germany-based startup, which launched in 2014, has se... Read More

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Ctrip invests $180 million in MakeMyTrip [UPDATED]

By Martin Cowen | January 7, 2016

China's biggest OTA Ctrip is investing US$180 million in MakeMyTrip, India's biggest OTA. Part of the deal, when approved, sees Ctrip getting a place on the MakeMyTrip board. Ctrip has also been g... Read More

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Big data: from an investment decision to business as usual

By Sponsored Content | January 7, 2016

The success of the Hotels.com online booking platform is based on the power of data being harnessed every step of the way. NB: This is a viewpoint by Thierry Bedos (pictured above), chief technolog... Read More

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Behold the wacky cruise ship/hotel of the future

By Kevin May | January 7, 2016

Architect and engineer, Gianluca Santosuosso, has come up with one of the more intriguing concepts on the future of the hotel and cruise sector. Rather than following the path that most cruise oper... Read More

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