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News / Technology
Melia trials guest wristbands for locks and payments at resorts
By Linda Fox | August 2, 2018
Melia International Hotels is trialling wristbands making payment easy for guests at a number of resort hotels in Magaluf in Majorca.... Read More
Under-30 traveler survey
News / Online
What under-30 travelers want when researching, booking and experiencing trips
By Mitra Sorrells | August 2, 2018
Younger travelers – those under 30 years old – represented 23% of all international arrivals in 2017, creating a market valued at more than $280 billion. ... Read More
Travel and the complex world of native comparison search
Opinion / Online
Travel and the complex world of native comparison search
By Brett Tabano - MediaAlpha | August 2, 2018
Companies that solely utilize display advertising for performance marketing need to complement this strategy with native comparison search ads. It differs in that it's specific to one particular product and native to that particular website - in this instance travel.... Read More
Amadeus in talks for major deal to acquire TravelClick
News / Technology
Amadeus in talks for major deal to acquire TravelClick
By Kevin May | August 2, 2018
Amadeus has signalled its intent to further challenge rival Sabre in the hotel technology arena with a potential deal to buy TravelClick.... Read More
Bellhop's pivot from digital concierge to rideshare aggregator explained
News / Technology
Bellhop's pivot from digital concierge to rideshare aggregator explained
By Viewpoints | August 2, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Payam Safa, founder and CEO of Bellhop.  The travel industry was clearly in my DNA - I had launched a hotel chain in Indonesia and built another startup based around global... Read More
Hints and tips to make apps work harder
News / Technology
Hints and tips to make apps work harder
By Marisa Garcia | August 2, 2018
Mobile marketing platform CleverTap has published a set of benchmarks for travel apps to give marketers an idea of how well - or not - their own app performs in context. Industry Benchmarks for Tra... Read More
TripAdvisor Q2 earnings 2018
News / Online
TripAdvisor’s non-hotel revenue slows but remains bright spot in Q2 earnings
By Mitra Sorrells | August 1, 2018
TripAdvisor reports non-hotel segment revenue grew 22% year-over-year – from $98 million to $120 million - a sizable increase but a deceleration from the first quarter when it posted gains of 36% over Q1 2017.... Read More
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News / Technology
More than half of travel apps deleted after a month
By Linda Fox | August 1, 2018
Travel apps face a range of problems, such as user fatigue and infrequency of engagement, according to new research.... Read More
Sabre makes a point
News / Distribution
Sabre makes a point
By Martin Cowen | August 1, 2018
When Sean Menke took over as CEO of Sabre in late 2016, the first things he talked about were return on investment, margins, speed to market and the potential of getting its GDS and PSS to work more c... Read More
Firm fined for misleading consumers on TripAdvisor but still makes it into Top 25
News / Distribution
Firm fined for misleading consumers on TripAdvisor but still makes it into Top 25
By Marisa Garcia | August 1, 2018
A consumer protections case against Australian serviced apartments operator and developer Meriton  has concluded with the Federal Court fining the company AU$3 million (US$2.2 million) for deceptive p... Read More
Evolution warning: Are hotel owners in danger of becoming the new taxi drivers?
Opinion / Distribution
Evolution warning: Are hotel owners in danger of becoming the new taxi drivers?
By Peter O’Connor - Essec Business School | August 1, 2018
Just as the taxi industry responded to new competition by trying to manipulate governments in their favor, hotel chains are ganging up on travel industry innovators such as Airbnb and online travel agencies.... Read More
Sojern Q2 global travel insights
News / Online
Desktop still dominates over mobile for travel search
By Mitra Sorrells | August 1, 2018
Although mobile penetration and usage continues to grow, travelers in most parts of the world are still doing their searching and price comparison on desktop.  ... Read More
Chill out: welcome to the startup... decelerator
Notated News / Startups
Chill out: welcome to the startup... decelerator
By Ranjani Ayyar - The Times Of India | August 1, 2018
Exponential growth, tracking metrics daily, chasing funding  and targets, putting in 20-hour workdays… being the founder of a startup is a high-pressure job with no downtime. ... Read More
Ctrip eyes Asian and global presence with Trip.com’s diversifying services
From Our Partners / Technology
Ctrip eyes Asian and global presence with Trip.com’s diversifying services
By Sponsored Content | July 31, 2018
This is an article from TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative.  As one of the world’s major online travel agencies, Ctrip is eyeing not only Chinese citizen... Read More
tripadvisor experiences refugees
News / Online
TripAdvisor gives resettled refugees access to free tours and activities
By Jill Menze | July 31, 2018
TripAdvisor is extending free access to its tours and activities inventory to incoming refugees in the United States.... Read More
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