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Hotel technology investments to increase in 2015 to match guest expectations

By Nick Vivion | January 26, 2015

Hotels are matching heightened guest expectations with an increase in hotel technology budgets, investing an average of 4.9% of revenue in IT. The biggest spenders by this metric are the mid-scale cha... Read More

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How hackers kidnapped Malaysia Airlines' web address

By Sean O'Neil | January 26, 2015

At the start of Monday local time, something odd happened to the website of Malaysia Airlines. Users visiting the site in some regions were redirected to a different webpage. Someone calling itsel... Read More

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Travelers love social media — and here's what travel brands must do to keep up

By Nick Vivion | January 26, 2015

Travelers continue to use social media as a key part of the travel experience, and yet travel brands are not evolving with more sophisticated approaches to the platform, Facebook says in a new report.... Read More

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Silicon Valley might be at the center of innovation, but it sucks at hospitality

By Viewpoints | January 26, 2015

Silicon Valley is the world’s undisputed leader when it comes to identifying, attracting and investing in top IT talent. Arguably, the peninsula is also gifted with the best climate for enjoyable l... Read More

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Here's the soaring state of wifi up in the sky [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | January 26, 2015

The global state of wifi is looking good, according to a new report by Routehappy. The current count of airlines offering in-flight wifi stands at 52, meaning that there is at least "some" chance o... Read More

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Understanding Auto Scaling for seasonality in travel

By Viewpoints | January 26, 2015

Seasonality affects every aspect of the travel industry, with peaks and troughs in both travel and bookings. In terms of annual revenue, a major portion of it is earned during peak booking seasons... Read More

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Mega (and meta) digital social mobile study released

By Martin Cowen | January 25, 2015

We Are Social, a global social media agency, has released its "Digital Social Mobile in 2015" report, a 376-page infographics-led study modestly described as "the most comprehensive, free compendium o... Read More

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California to require commercial plates for Lyft and Uber drivers

By Nick Vivion | January 23, 2015

In another chapter of the ongoing regulatory evolution for ride-sharing services, California's Department of Motor Vehicles is to require commercial plates for UberX and Lyft drivers. This is a big... Read More

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500 miles in a self-driving car - it was delightfully dull

By PhocusWire | January 23, 2015

I recently found myself riding along in the car of tomorrow on an autonomous road trip from Palo Alto to Las Vegas.... Read More

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Expedia buys Travelocity for $280 million

By Kevin May | January 23, 2015

Sabre has finally offloaded its interest in consumer-facing businesses by selling Travelocity to Expedia for $280 million in cash. The acquisition will not come as a huge surprise to many (not leas... Read More

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Travelzoo works to revise hotel platform, unhappy with initial results

By Linda Fox | January 23, 2015

Deals publisher Travelzoo continues to plough on with its two-pillar strategy of growing the audience and enhancing the products. In fourth quarter 2014 results this week, the company announced a 1... Read More

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Subtle but seismic: Thomas Cook and its digital journey

By Viewpoints | January 23, 2015

Less than two weeks before Thomas Cook announced the departure of CEO Harriet Green in November last year, the group had announced a shake up of its digital team. NB: This is a report by Pamela Whi... Read More

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Startup pitch: HelloShift helps hotel managers and staff operate efficiently

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2015

Launched in August 2014, HelloShift is a San Francisco-based startup that's aiming to be an enterprise collaboration tool for hotel operations similar to the fast-growing Slack. HelloShift replaces... Read More

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Oh Hey World team pivots to Horizon, a service connecting travelers with like-minded locals

By Nick Vivion | January 22, 2015

Horizon is a new service that connects travelers to overnight stays with like-minded locals, and is the result of a pivot from the Oh Hey World team. Oh Hey World focused on sharing a traveler's lo... Read More

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Startup pitch: TripCake brings holistic approach to group travel planning

By Nick Vivion | January 22, 2015

Today's travel startup watch comes from TripCake, a service that facilitates managing group travel via a shared interface and customized group offers. The simple interface starts with a group poll,... Read More

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