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IATA claims solid progress with its New Distribution Capability
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IATA claims solid progress with its New Distribution Capability
By Martin Cowen | October 22, 2015
IATA's new distribution capability (NDC) got plenty of stage-time at IATA's WPS2015 under the event's tagline of "Innovating better, together." The first set of usable NDC messages went live at the... Read More
Hotel chains disagree over Accor's open marketplace concept
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Hotel chains disagree over Accor's open marketplace concept
By Kevin May | October 22, 2015
To say the decision by Accor Hotels to open a "marketplace" has divided opinion would be a bit of an understatement. The global hotel chain announced in June this year that it would be allowing its... Read More
Beware of unicorn aspirations, online travel investors are hungry
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Beware of unicorn aspirations, online travel investors are hungry
By Kevin May | October 21, 2015
A panel of investors at a travel conference always raises the interest of startups and incumbents as to what the money-men (sadly, they always appear to be men) are looking at. And with Asian onlin... Read More
Airbnb wants to capitalise on early growth spurt in Asia
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Airbnb wants to capitalise on early growth spurt in Asia
By Kevin May | October 21, 2015
Airbnb claims it is seeing "incredible growth" in Asia, with Chinese consumers in particular showing signs of altering their traditional methods of travelling. The company has made a concerted effo... Read More
Amadeus using data to help airlines tackle disruption
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Amadeus using data to help airlines tackle disruption
By Linda Fox | October 21, 2015
Amadeus has unveiled new technology to help airlines recover after a disruption such as adverse weather or air traffic congestion. Schedule Recovery has been developed by the company's business int... Read More
VIDEO: Maximize your bottom line with an optimal payments strategy
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VIDEO: Maximize your bottom line with an optimal payments strategy
By PhocusWire | October 21, 2015
Are international payments an ongoing challenge for your company? Are you looking for savings in financial operations? Meet Teletext Holidays, a UK-based OTA with over 20 years experience, and find... Read More
Retail brands can cut out the middleman - hotels should do the same
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Retail brands can cut out the middleman - hotels should do the same
By Viewpoints | October 21, 2015
With Expedia’s recent purchase of Orbitz, Expedia and Priceline now own 94% of the US online travel agency (OTA) market, according to Phocuswright data. New channels such as  Book on Google and TripAd... Read More
Destination discovery service Holidify attracts angel investment
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Destination discovery service Holidify attracts angel investment
By Linda Fox | October 21, 2015
Delhi-based startup Holidify has received a $100,000 investment in a round led by the Gogri family which runs India's Aarti Group. The funding also included participation from Naman Sarawagi, found... Read More
MakeMyTrip sees opportunity in TripAdvisor challenger and Airbnb model
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MakeMyTrip sees opportunity in TripAdvisor challenger and Airbnb model
By Kevin May | October 21, 2015
Indian online travel agency giant MakeMyTrip claims a tough period is now behind it as looks to move into new areas for the business. CEO Deep Kalra, speaking at the WebinTravel conference in Singa... Read More
Advertisers find new dimensions in travel audience data
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Advertisers find new dimensions in travel audience data
By Viewpoints | October 21, 2015
The travel and leisure industry was one of the first to be transformed by digital. The industry is somewhat unique in that price is proven to be the overwhelming factor consumers are concerned with... Read More
Priceline Group: acquisition spree is not that prolific
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Priceline Group: acquisition spree is not that prolific
By Kevin May | October 20, 2015
The Priceline Group may have been extremely active to some in the investment and acquisition markets in recent years - but it doesn't think so. Since 2013 the company has spent at least $5.15 billi... Read More
Expedia to display fare families, fare forecasts, and status-eligible seats
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Expedia to display fare families, fare forecasts, and status-eligible seats
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2015
Today Expedia Inc said that its online travel agencies Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Hotwire will gradually roll out new flight search tools that display the total price (inclusive of typical fees... Read More
Emirates and Dnata to turbocharge their enterprise tech strategy
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Emirates and Dnata to turbocharge their enterprise tech strategy
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2015
Emirates Airline and its sister company Dnata, an air services provider, said today they are launching a plan to transform themselves into "the leading customer-centric, technology-enabled travel expe... Read More
How Uber sells itself to nervous local governments
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How Uber sells itself to nervous local governments
By Kevin May | October 20, 2015
As news broke in India that an Uber driver had been found guilty of raping a passenger, one of its executives was on-stage at the WebinTravel conference in Singapore. The ride-sharing app's general... Read More
Unmanaged biz travel app secures first NDC Innovation Fund cash
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Unmanaged biz travel app secures first NDC Innovation Fund cash
By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2015
The NDC Innovation Fund, set up by IATA and Travel Capitalist Ventures to support innovation in distribution using the NDC standard, has named its first investments the Executive Travel App, known as... Read More
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