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Kayak UK trends, RedAwning and AWS, Nor1 upgrades Lindner, and more...

By PhocusWire | July 31, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements related to travel systems in July 2017. Monday 31 July 2017: Kayak improves holiday planning The metasearch company has unveiled new... Read More

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Startup pitch: Tripalista wants to enable blink of an eye trip exploration

By Linda Fox | July 31, 2017

Tripalista is a trip planning startup that aims to offer inspiration for users via multi-destination itineraries. The Berlin-based startup was founded a couple of years ago and launched been in dev... Read More

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Booking.com makes Edinburgh mobile, Mobilise partners with iPass, and more...

By PhocusWire | July 31, 2017

This is a roundup of product news and announcements related to travel devices in July 2017. Monday July 31 2017: Booking.com add Edinburgh destination content The accommodation giant has un... Read More

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Major US airlines happy with results of slicing and dicing their economy products

By Michele McDonald | July 28, 2017

Segmentation of customers and products was a focus of distribution discussions during the major US airlines’ second-quarter earnings calls. The carriers, which are in the process of dividing econom... Read More

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Amadeus starts to see the Southwest impact

By Martin Cowen | July 28, 2017

Amadeus' second quarter and first half results show a positive operational and financial performance, boosted by the Navitaire numbers and by the migration of Southwest onto Altea. The Southwest mi... Read More

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Travel's reactive customer service model is broken - let’s kill it

By Marisa Garcia | July 28, 2017

A survey published by Engine, a service design consultancy, shows that the airline industry has suffered damage to brand reputation in recent months, attributing this to “poor customer service and inc... Read More

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Digitalisation is the answer for airlines

By Viewpoints | July 28, 2017

The airline industry is at an interesting crossroads, and recently has been in the press more than ever before, not always for the right reasons. NB This is a viewpoint by Raghunath Ramanathan, sen... Read More

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Europe "not working" for Travelzoo as deals dry up

By Martin Cowen | July 28, 2017

Deals publisher Travelzoo has managed to add more members in the second quarter of the year but the overall performance of the business remains "disappointing", according to global CEO Holger Bartel.... Read More

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Expedia Inc. makes minority investment of $350 million in Indonesian online agency

By Michele McDonald | July 27, 2017

Expedia Inc. made a $350 million minority investment in Traveloka Holding Ltd., an Indonesian online travel agency. Expedia said the companies also plan to deepen their relationship through coopera... Read More

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Enough of the Amazon of Travel talk, airlines can aim higher

By Viewpoints | July 27, 2017

Ever since ecommerce hit the airline industry’s radar, every year we’ll hear a new batch of leaders (including Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary) declaring they want to become the ‘Amazon of Travel’. M... Read More

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Milan airports look to the cloud for IT services

By Marisa Garcia | July 27, 2017

Società Esercizi Aeroportuali, which manages Italy's Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate airports, has announced a seven-year service agreement to consolidate its IT infrastructure using IBM Cloud. The... Read More

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FabHotels nabs $25 million Series B

By Martin Cowen | July 27, 2017

FabHotels, one of India's technology-driven budget hotel franchise companies, has raised a further $25 million and has earmarked the cash to expand the portfolio and to increase its technology team.... Read More

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Wholesaler launches inventory control platform for distribution clients

By Michele McDonald | July 27, 2017

Tourico Holidays, a wholesale travel company, launched a “first of its kind” platform designed to help travel distribution clients improve inventory accuracy and identify hotel deals with the highest... Read More

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Travelport air appointment, Sabre Hospitality new boss, Travelzoo changes and more...

By PhocusWire | July 26, 2017

This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in July 2017. Wednesday 26 July 2017: Travelport taps Sabre air vet Mike Douglass will become its vice pre... Read More

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Overcoming the challenge of monitoring thousands of competitor hotel rates

By Sponsored Content | July 26, 2017

trivago Business Intelligence data has revealed that independent hotels visible on trivago have on average 8,000 rates online a year. NB This is a viewpoint by trivago Considering that a hotel’s... Read More

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