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Lufthansa allows third parties to sell seats via its API
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Lufthansa allows third parties to sell seats via its API
By Martin Cowen | February 15, 2017
Lufthansa Group's Open API is now transactional, allowing authorised developers to sell airline tickets, earning a commission on any sales in the process. It covers Lufthansa, Austrian and Eurowing... Read More
When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
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When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
By Kevin May | February 15, 2017
BidRoom is the same as countless other startups in the travel industry when they claim to be disrupting bookings or solving travel planning, etc. Many newbies coming into the sector often say they... Read More
Better screening technology is the way forward for travel security
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Better screening technology is the way forward for travel security
By Marisa Garcia | February 15, 2017
Former 9/11 Commission border counsel and Special Counsel to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Janice Kephart of Identity Strategy Partners, LLP, suggests that President Donald Trump’s controversial... Read More
OneTwoTrip investor ups stake with $5.8m investment
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OneTwoTrip investor ups stake with $5.8m investment
By Linda Fox | February 15, 2017
Sweden-based investment company Vostok New Ventures has upped its stake in OneTwoTrip via the purchase of shares from an existing shareholder. A statement from VNV says it now owns 14.6% of the com... Read More
App economy still struggling with retention
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App economy still struggling with retention
By Martin Cowen | February 14, 2017
AppsFlyer's latest look at the state of app engagement shows that, on a global scale, retaining users remains challenging despite a year-on-year improvement in retention rates generally. "Travel" i... Read More
Startup Pitch: FoodieTrip targets the hungry traveller
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Startup Pitch: FoodieTrip targets the hungry traveller
By Kevin May | February 14, 2017
Food tourism is the new black, or rock'n'roll, or something... apparently. And attempting to seize on that trend is FoodieTrip, a New York, US-based startup. The company has created a marketplace f... Read More
Travel needs more startups to succeed (and it must try innovating more as well)
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Travel needs more startups to succeed (and it must try innovating more as well)
By Viewpoints | February 14, 2017
Travel is one of the biggest - as well as the most interesting and diverse - businesses around. In the US alone, travel accounts for over 10% of the country's GDP, according to the World Travel &am... Read More
Personalisation in travel search: the human touch in UX
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Personalisation in travel search: the human touch in UX
By Sponsored Content | February 14, 2017
The user experience (UX) plays a crucial role in travel search.  How do hard data, commercial reality and an analytical approach inform (and become informed by) what matters to users - namely, having... Read More
Travel service teams have decades before a bot takeover
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Travel service teams have decades before a bot takeover
By Marisa Garcia | February 14, 2017
Robots are on the rise as travel companies look for new ways to satisfy customer needs, reduce costs and remain competitive. But a new study by McKinsey, shared by the World Economic Forum, suggest... Read More
MyTripCar drives away with €1.2 million to fund international ambitions
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MyTripCar drives away with €1.2 million to fund international ambitions
By Kevin May | February 14, 2017
The Spanish Tourism Ministry is one of a number of backers for MyTripCar in its latest capital-raising efforts for "transparent" web car rental. The Spain-based startup (TLabs here) has attracted a... Read More
KKR buys Travelopia for £325 million and targets Chinese outbound
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KKR buys Travelopia for £325 million and targets Chinese outbound
By Martin Cowen | February 14, 2017
European travel group TUI has sold off a batch of specialist businesses for £325 million to KKR, with the new owner immediately looking to China as a source market. The Travelopia unit comprises 53... Read More
Web hotel reviews overwhelmingly from those sharing the love
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Web hotel reviews overwhelmingly from those sharing the love
By Kevin May | February 13, 2017
Nearly four out of five of all hotel reviews are from guests that have had a satisfactory or better experience, data from 70 million reviews has shown. The Global Hotel Reputation Benchmark Report... Read More
Aiming the big data arrow to capture consumer hearts
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Aiming the big data arrow to capture consumer hearts
By Marisa Garcia | February 13, 2017
In an age of the promises of Big Data, can travel brands finally win the hearts (and spend) of customers?    Chris Nurko, global chairman of FutureBrand, believes that as hospitality brands gather vo... Read More
Paytm ramps up travel category after blockbuster start
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Paytm ramps up travel category after blockbuster start
By Martin Cowen | February 13, 2017
India's mobile payments and marketplace platform Paytm has its sights set on becoming a major player in the country's online travel space. The business is a relative newcomer to travel - it only st... Read More
AccorHotels roots ideas in the business through Gen-Y committee
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AccorHotels roots ideas in the business through Gen-Y committee
By Linda Fox | February 12, 2017
AccorHotels made the industry sit up about two years ago when it earmarked €225 million for digital transformation. Subsequent, slightly left-field moves have also raised eyebrows such as the group... Read More
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