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Startup pitch: Hotels Prives offers up commission free, direct distribution
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Startup pitch: Hotels Prives offers up commission free, direct distribution
By Linda Fox | June 27, 2014
Hôtels Privés is a members' only hotel deals service which offers hoteliers a commission-free platform and promotes direct booking. The Paris-based business, launched earlier this year, says it wan... Read More
With challenges and severe competition, how is Uber performing in China?
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With challenges and severe competition, how is Uber performing in China?
By Viewpoints | June 26, 2014
The buzz around on-demand car hailing service Uber continues to get stronger, perhaps even more than Airbnb. Uber’s story so far has stood out for its expansion strategy, attempting to disrupt the... Read More
Expedia acquires Auto Escape, France's leading rental car portfolio
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Expedia acquires Auto Escape, France's leading rental car portfolio
By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2014
Expedia Inc has acquired Auto Escape Group. This move boosts the American online travel agency giant's presence in the European car rental market. Auto Escape Group's portfolio includes autoescape.... Read More
Smart hospitality, BYOD and full-room automation trending at HITEC
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Smart hospitality, BYOD and full-room automation trending at HITEC
By Nick Vivion | June 26, 2014
The annual Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference, known as HITEC, is currently showcasing the latest hospitality technologies at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The growing... Read More
GDS hotel bookings via Expedia: growth, but for how long?
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GDS hotel bookings via Expedia: growth, but for how long?
By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2014
Everyone knows that hotels can put more heads in beds by selling their rooms through Expedia, the giant of online travel agencies. What's less well known is that hotels can sell their rooms on Expe... Read More
How simple personalisation on ads boosted web eyeballs to a tourist destination
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How simple personalisation on ads boosted web eyeballs to a tourist destination
By Kevin May | June 26, 2014
In some respects personalisation on advertising can feel a little bit creepy to consumers - but it does appear to work. Perhaps subtlety is the answer? That's what the South Carolina's Myrtle Be... Read More
How well do 100 major accommodation and destination websites perform on mobile?
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How well do 100 major accommodation and destination websites perform on mobile?
By Karthick Prabu | June 26, 2014
TheSearchAgency has singled out the best and some of the worst travel brands via a major study into their prowess on mobile devices. The online marketing looked at the top 100 travel destination an... Read More
Minube app for tablets, Pegasus half million downloads, Cleartrip in iPad, and more
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Minube app for tablets, Pegasus half million downloads, Cleartrip in iPad, and more
By PhocusWire | June 26, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Wednesday 25 June 2014: Minube launches app for tablets The travel planning s... Read More
New accessibility rules coming to airline websites. Are you ready?
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New accessibility rules coming to airline websites. Are you ready?
By Viewpoints | June 26, 2014
Imagine for a minute that you decide to take a vacation. You’re thinking Hawaii, Tahiti or the Alps. You grab your computer, open a browser, type in your favorite airline and then stop. NB: Ken Nak... Read More
SONIFI seeks to shake LodgeNet nightmare with new products and innovation lab
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SONIFI seeks to shake LodgeNet nightmare with new products and innovation lab
By Nick Vivion | June 25, 2014
LodgeNet wisely announced a wholesale rebrand last year at HITEC, shedding the skin of a former life that saw the company miss the boat on consumer content consumption shifts. The company now goes by... Read More
Singapore Airline's mall, RezNext and Internet Moguls, and more
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Singapore Airline's mall, RezNext and Internet Moguls, and more
By PhocusWire | June 25, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Wednesday 25 June 2014: Kuaidi Dache teams up with eLong Kuadi Dache, the C... Read More
HotelTonight claims industry first with mobile check-in and key-less entry
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HotelTonight claims industry first with mobile check-in and key-less entry
By Kevin May | June 25, 2014
Bragging rights it seems to HotelTonight with an update to its mobile app to include mobile check-in for hotels and the ability to enter rooms without a key. The same-day mobile hotel booking claim... Read More
This is what it feels like when a startup fails
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This is what it feels like when a startup fails
By PhocusWire | June 25, 2014
STARTUPS: Travel startups, like newbies focusing on countless other industry verticals, fail fast and fail often (to coin a well-trodden phrase). You might assume over time, given the increasing num... Read More
How much could consumer brands like Priceline disrupt the hotel technology market?
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How much could consumer brands like Priceline disrupt the hotel technology market?
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2014
This month, Priceline Group has been dropping several pieces into the business-to-business (B2B) puzzle. Might a hotel booking engine be next? Several experts Tnooz interviewed say a major onlin... Read More
TravelByDrone needs no explanation - view the world from user generated drone videos
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TravelByDrone needs no explanation - view the world from user generated drone videos
By Kevin May | June 25, 2014
Going back a few years there were countless travel sites that fed in content to Google Maps from third parties. Championed by the likes of the Google Maps Mania blog for many years, integrating con... Read More
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