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Marriott invests in tours and activities search engine PlacePass

By Kevin May | March 21, 2017

PlacePass, a newbie in the world of metasearch for tours and activities, has caught the eye of global hotel giant Marriott. An undisclosed investment has been made by Marriott in the fledgeling sta... Read More

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International travellers have another taxi booking option

By Martin Cowen | March 21, 2017

A new global network of ridesharing apps has been created, led by Careem in the Middle East and Yidao Yongche in China, using technology from Splyt, a firm based in London and Moscow. Splyt's co-fo... Read More

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SITA spearheads tech role to make non-secure airport areas more secure

By Michele McDonald | March 20, 2017

SITA formed a new Secure Journeys Working Group to address safety and security in non-secure areas of US airports. The focus would include elements such as check-in lines and baggage claim areas, a... Read More

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What if flight hacking goes mainstream?

By Viewpoints | March 20, 2017

There will always be people who are able to find idiosyncrasies in airlines' pricing models in order to lower their flight costs. NB: This is a viewpoint by Jonathan Breeze, CEO of AardvarkCompare.... Read More

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Perception is everything - online travel agencies better for deals than direct and offline agents

By Kevin May | March 20, 2017

It's no wonder that hotels and airlines often feel like they're hitting their heads against a brick wall. Trying as hard as they can to inform consumers that coming direct to a brand's website is t... Read More

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Four ways to maximize savings by maximizing online adoption

By Sponsored Content | March 20, 2017

Corporate travel worldwide continues to see a steady resurgence, with annual growth rates approaching 4%, according to Phocuswright. NB: This is a viewpoint by Rodolfo Silva, VP, global corporate s... Read More

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RoomsTonite not available tonight, or any night

By Kevin May | March 20, 2017

India-based late-booking service RoomsTonite has withdrawn its mobile app and is showing no signs of life. The company's website ("India’s #1 last minute hotel booking app") has removed links to Go... Read More

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Digital innovation and the passenger experience - a view from three airports

By Marisa Garcia | March 20, 2017

Airports are keen to improve the passenger experience and remove some of the barriers for travellers in the process. During this years Passenger Terminal Expo in Amsterdam, airports shared their pro... Read More

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The ABTA breach is a cyber-warning to small businesses

By Viewpoints | March 20, 2017

Last week ABTA - the UK's largest travel trade organisation – admitted it had suffered a data breach, potentially putting more than 40,000 users at risk of identity theft. NB: This is a viewpoint... Read More

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Startup Pitch: TicketClever gets smart with rail travel

By Kevin May | March 17, 2017

Ticketclever went live a few weeks ago, with a new take on the complex world of searching and booking rail tickets. The online travel agency has some pedigree behind it - for starters with the mana... Read More

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Companies aren't getting the hotel rates they negotiated, study finds

By Michele McDonald | March 17, 2017

Every fall, corporate travel managers and travel management companies expend a lot of time and energy on the annual ritual of negotiating rates for their preferred hotel programs. More than a few d... Read More

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Virtual reality seat maps? NDC goes leftfield

By Martin Cowen | March 17, 2017

Airlines Technology has worked up a proof of concept which could allow airlines to sell assigned seats via a virtual reality (VR) seatmap, all made possible thanks to IATA's NDC. The business has I... Read More

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AdventureLink claims multi-day activities milestone, STA Travel signs up early

By Kevin May | March 17, 2017

Multi-day activities will be made available to sell via third parties through a new platform created by AdventureLink. The xTour product, CEO and founder Kelly Tompkins claims, is a breakthrough in... Read More

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Travel Appeal gets data and intelligence boost from €700,000 round

By Kevin May | March 16, 2017

Three unnamed entrepreneurs from within the industry have pumped €700,000 into analytics startup Travel Appeal. The Italy-based company was created in 2014 and provides travel brands with tools to... Read More

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Make your travel website mobile-friendly or it won't rank in search - simples

By Viewpoints | March 16, 2017

For two years now, Google has been using the mobile-friendliness of a website as a method for deciding how web pages should rank in their search engine. Pages that were easy to use and looked great... Read More

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