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Compare and contrast - trivago Express, Book on Google, Instant Booking on TripAdvisor

By Viewpoints | July 6, 2017

There are many facilitated or instant booking products available to hotels who want to work more closely with their metasearch partners, but what, if any, are the differences between trivago Express B... Read More

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Qantas pushes concierge bot out after home market trials

By Marisa Garcia | July 6, 2017

Qantas has launched its Concierge bot service in North America, UK and Hong Kong, after successful trials in Australia. The new Facebook Messenger bot gives customers personalized travel inspiratio... Read More

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Comtravo brings in €8.5 million in funding

By Linda Fox | July 6, 2017

Comtravo, a startup for booking and managing business travel, has closed Series A funding to the tune of €8.5 million. The round has the participation of Sweden-based venture capital fund Creandum... Read More

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Mobile app startups - Grumgo, TraveLibro and Eightydays

By PhocusWire | July 6, 2017

This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile application startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. Grumgo What is it?... Read More

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Sabre updates on unauthorized access, confirms payment details hacked

By Martin Cowen | July 6, 2017

Sabre has finished its investigation into a previously announced security breach impacting its SynXis hotel reservation system and concluded that "an unauthorized party accessed certain payment card i... Read More

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Nick Vivion returns to Tnooz as Editor-in-Chief

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2017

Tnooz welcomes Nick Vivion, where he will oversee daily content operations, guide editorial strategy across products, and represent Tnooz worldwide. Tnooz is pleased to announce the appointment of... Read More

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Seven ways the travel industry can boost conversion rates with neuroscience

By Viewpoints | July 5, 2017

According to web research company, Baymard Institute, two out of three (67.45%) online shopping carts are abandoned before purchase. Every travel retailer knows tools such as discount codes and fla... Read More

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How American Airlines discovered more is more in mobile design

By Linda Fox | July 5, 2017

Adding more steps to the booking flow tends to increase complexity and leads to abandoned purchases so is generally considered a no go area. Or is it? While that's the "conventional wisdom" there ar... Read More

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Loco2 sold to Voyages SNCF

By Martin Cowen | July 5, 2017

Voyages SNCF has bought UK-based pan-European rail booking service Loco2 for an undisclosed sum. Loco2 will continue to operate as a standalone brand with its co-founders, Kate and Jamie Andrews, s... Read More

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Sabre to test 'virtual travel agent' chatbot with two agencies

By Michele McDonald | July 4, 2017

Sabre Corp. is planning to test a white-label chatbot with two travel agencies. Sabre is developing a “virtual travel agent" powered by Microsoft Bot Framework and Microsoft Cognitive Services, a s... Read More

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Why travel brands should be investing in chatbots, now

By Sponsored Content | July 4, 2017

It is common in the consumer marketing world to engage with customers where they pass their time, spend their money and focus their attention. NB This is a viewpoint by Mike Slone, chief experience... Read More

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Tech innovation is why bleisure is happening

By Viewpoints | July 4, 2017

As technology grows and continues to infiltrate every aspect of our lives, it increasingly blurs the line between work and home. Actively contactable at nearly every hour of the day, we are checking e... Read More

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Sabre Labs' Radar Report looks at what's next for artificial intelligence

By Michele McDonald | July 3, 2017

The next big thing in artificial intelligence will be “AI as a service,” according to a soon-to-be-released “Radar Report” from Sabre Labs. The opening up and growth of AI platforms will allow ever... Read More

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Fliggy, the online travel platform you (probably) haven't heard of

By Linda Fox | July 3, 2017

Any airline folk that haven't heard of Fliggy, formerly Alitrip, might want to take note sooner rather than later. There are already impressive numbers coming out of the online travel platform, whi... Read More

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Hotel and OTA mobile sites are works of friction

By Martin Cowen | July 3, 2017

HEDNA's mobile working group has identified and quantified "customer friction" in the context of booking hotel rooms on mobile. The trade body for hotel distribution knows better than most that mob... Read More

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