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HotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge, plot travel tech domination in Africa

By Kevin May | February 20, 2017

Two African companies have joined forces in a bid to create what they claim will be the biggest hospitality tech group on the continent. Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga will merge under undisclosed "s... Read More

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Can the next innovation wave deal with airline disruption?

By Viewpoints | February 20, 2017

Ever since the internet collided with travel, consumers have been using the power of technology and better data to plan, and then save, on their travel. NB: This is a viewpoint by Bala Chandran, co... Read More

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Ryanair to fire screenscaping legal action against Expedia

By Kevin May | February 20, 2017

Ryanair is to embark on another salvo of anti-screenscraper action in the courts, with Expedia the latest intermediary in its crosshairs. The low-cost carrier will not comment on the impending acti... Read More

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The Airbnb effect on hotels - experiences, tech provision and convergence

By Viewpoints | February 17, 2017

In less than a decade the twenty-something founders of Airbnb have gone from selling politics-themed cereal, back in 2007, to raising $850 million on a $30 billion valuation. In short: Airbnb is th... Read More

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Cyber crime in travel - no longer just about the money

By Kevin May | February 17, 2017

ThreatMetrix recently analysed more than a billion web transactions taking place in the travel and entertainment industries. The company's "deep dive" into the pair makes for sobering reading, not... Read More

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Expedia ups the ante in Europe, undeterred by Priceline's Momondo deal

By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2017

Expedia Inc's CFO Mark Okerstrom is confident Europe remains a "huge opportunity" for its brands and promised it will be "more aggressive" in the region this year. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Tec... Read More

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RedAwning launches host and manager tools as rental market grows up

By Kevin May | February 17, 2017

Another marker in the continued maturing of the vacation rental business this week with one of the big franchise owners launching a major digital service for owners. RedAwning, the 100,000-strong n... Read More

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Talking Travel Tech - Nigel Shrieves, head of technology at Dealchecker

By PhocusWire | February 17, 2017

Dealchecker is one of those businesses that seems to get on with things under the radar. It garnered attention a few years back when the deals site, originally founded by Alex Saint and Troy Collins... Read More

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TripAdvisor prepares to splash out to plug leak

By Martin Cowen | February 16, 2017

TripAdvisor is considering an even bigger brand marketing spend for 2017, admitting that it had been "too optimistic" gauging how quickly travellers would start using the site for booking. In a pre... Read More

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Airbnb splashes out on Luxury Retreats in order to grow into new segment

By Kevin May | February 16, 2017

Interesting (and not unexpected) move by Airbnb confirmed this week with the acquisition of vacation rental platform Luxury Retreats. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but speculation in recent... Read More

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Vitruvian buys aviation data giant OAG for $215 million

By Kevin May | February 16, 2017

From one private equity owner to another - OAG has switched from Axio to Vitruvian in a deal in the region of $215 million. The sale comes almost four years to the day since UBM offloaded the busin... Read More

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Air France-KLM continues investment in data with €200m planned by 2020

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2017

Air France-KLM plans to invest more than €200 million on digital and data development by 2020 with a priority on better use of its data. The group says it has had an internal "Big Data Platform" si... Read More

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Shiji wants to be where global consumers eat, sleep, shop and play

By Viewpoints | February 16, 2017

Ctrip might be flying the flag for the internationalisation of Chinese travel businesses, but hotel IT specialist Shiji is also looking beyond its home market. Shiji has a strong presence in Europe... Read More

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TUI scales its IT to drive global plans

By Martin Cowen | February 15, 2017

European travel giant TUI has announced plans for a digitally led expansion into new source markets, including China, with little indication that these plans involve opening TUI-branded retail outlets... Read More

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TripAdvisor tipped for takeover (if it has a successful year)

By Kevin May | February 15, 2017

TripAdvisor could find itself as a viable acquisition target if its financial results this week point to an upturn in its fortunes and strategy. Financial analysts claim the company is "starting to... Read More

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