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IAG to equip fleet with inflight wifi from Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom
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IAG to equip fleet with inflight wifi from Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom
By Martin Cowen | March 9, 2017
Inflight wifi access is a vital part of the airline passenger experience, but it is also an elephant in the room when it comes to merchandising, retailing and personalisation. For  airlines, tech p... Read More
Car rental sector gets the message more clearly than hotels, OTAs and airlines
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Car rental sector gets the message more clearly than hotels, OTAs and airlines
By Kevin May | March 9, 2017
Welcome to the world of bots and messaging - such a familiar refrain in the travel sector of late. Our own coverage ranges from the first incarnations from KLM, or Skyscanner and others to some of... Read More
Mobile search rates for hotels reach huge level
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Mobile search rates for hotels reach huge level
By Kevin May | March 8, 2017
Mobile searches for budget hotels outweigh those for luxury properties - but the latter is growing fast. This is one of a number of findings from a huge study by Sojern, using both its own data and... Read More
Trump slump or big chill - how bans are playing out in travel distribution
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Trump slump or big chill - how bans are playing out in travel distribution
By Marisa Garcia | March 8, 2017
Lots of column inches have been taken up on the policies of the Donald Trump administration but what of their impact on travel distribution and likelihood to hurt US travel and tourism? Are we trul... Read More
Why online travel companies don’t have a second to spare
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Why online travel companies don’t have a second to spare
By Viewpoints | March 8, 2017
Two seconds in the space-time continuum does not seem long. But as with most things in life, everything is relative. Most of us would happily spend minutes talking to a friend or hours watching a m... Read More
Eurowings taps Lufthansa resources for new phase of growth
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Eurowings taps Lufthansa resources for new phase of growth
By Martin Cowen | March 8, 2017
Lufthansa Group's digital transformation continues apace, with its low-cost carrier Eurowings launching its MakeMyWay initiative today. Eurowings expects to handle 25 million passengers this year a... Read More
Snappy search terms dominate YouTube
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Snappy search terms dominate YouTube
By Martin Cowen | March 8, 2017
A Hitwise study into UK travel search patterns over the so-called peak booking season shows that users now expect Google to cope with the long-tail while YouTube remains the bastion of the single or t... Read More
Airports looking to reach new frontiers in the passenger experience
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Airports looking to reach new frontiers in the passenger experience
By Marisa Garcia | March 8, 2017
Airports Council International North America has published its 2017 Guest Experience Management and Passenger Amenities Survey which evaluates guest experience management and customer service best pra... Read More
Startup Pitch: GuestReady plots to ease workload of Airbnb hosts
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Startup Pitch: GuestReady plots to ease workload of Airbnb hosts
By Kevin May | March 7, 2017
GuestReady is another of a growing number of service startups that have emerged to cater for the ecosystem that surrounds the sharing economy. Working with Airbnb hosts in London and a number of ci... Read More
Engaging travel audiences through 360-degree video
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Engaging travel audiences through 360-degree video
By Viewpoints | March 7, 2017
Imagine being able to invite potential customers into your world from the comfort of their sofa, giving them the chance to experience your destination as they sit down in search of their next adventur... Read More
Tourism boards admit large effort needed for relevancy in digital world
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Tourism boards admit large effort needed for relevancy in digital world
By Kevin May | March 7, 2017
The role and operations of tourism boards have changed massively in recent years as they continue to figure out what their position is in the travel foodchain. Most made the move from being an in-d... Read More
Sabre starts hunt for new airline IT boss
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Sabre starts hunt for new airline IT boss
By Martin Cowen | March 7, 2017
The interesting times continue at Sabre, with the news that Hugh Jones is stepping down as president of its airline IT unit. Jones has some thirty years' experience in the travel sector. Before tak... Read More
GuesttoGuest raises $35 million and buys competitor HomeExchange
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GuesttoGuest raises $35 million and buys competitor HomeExchange
By Kevin May | March 7, 2017
Corporate consolidation in the home-swapping market this week as GuesttoGuest acquires rival brand HomeExchange. Terms of the buy-out have not been disclosed but the move follows a $35 million capi... Read More
Hotel data quality should not be subsumed by the quantity
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Hotel data quality should not be subsumed by the quantity
By Viewpoints | March 7, 2017
The Chinese hospitality industry has the same tech challenges as its global peers, including how to take advantage of ongoing developments in cloud computing, big data and APIs. With hotels running... Read More
ITQ investors getting close to $200 million exit
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ITQ investors getting close to $200 million exit
By Martin Cowen | March 7, 2017
InterGlobe Technology Quotient's (ITQ) CEO Anil Parashar has confirmed that talks are under way for a chunk of the Indian travel tech business to change hands for an estimated $200 million. ITQ is... Read More
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