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"Shopping coming to Instagram" - what this means for hotels and travel marketers

By Viewpoints | December 2, 2016

With that simple headline, commerce arrived on one of the world's most engaging visual platforms. An official blog post marked the announcement from the Instagram team. There would now be ways for... Read More

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Pressure on China to open up air distribution to foreign systems

By Kevin May | December 2, 2016

The US secretary of commerce has called on China to reconsider its position on the ban on overseas Global Distribution Systems from operating in the country. Penny Pritzker, in what is likely to be... Read More

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Dublin tries a data scientist approach to travel hackathons

By Viewpoints | December 1, 2016

November's Travel Meets Big Data event at Trinity College, Dublin, was a mix of a data analytics contest and an educational event for people interested in travel technology. NB: This is a viewpoint... Read More

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Click & Boat raises €1 million to spread its Airbnb-of-boating mantra

By Kevin May | December 1, 2016

Peer-to-peer boat rental for travellers, Click & Boat, has caught the eye of Olma Fund investment fund and sailed to a €1 million round. The company says the capital will be used to expand the... Read More

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Booking.com quietly closes Villas.com rental brand

By Kevin May | December 1, 2016

"Test and learn" is the official message behind Booking.com's decision to shut down the Villas.com standalone vacation rentals brand this week. The Priceline Group-owned accommodation giant says th... Read More

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Tours and activities growing up as training and standards go online

By Stephen Joyce | December 1, 2016

A big challenge facing the tours and activities sector continues to be the non-standardized nature of guide and tour leader training. When a traveller books a tour or experience, there are few indi... Read More

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Ryanair takes next retailer step, launches travel packages online

By Kevin May | December 1, 2016

Ryanair's ambitions to become more than just a seller of flights has a new chapter: packages through a series of deals with third-party providers. Tour operator Logitravel and accommodation service... Read More

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Startup pitch - Troovo takes automation to the next level, eliminating costs

By Martin Cowen | November 30, 2016

Another day, another TLA (three-letter acronym) - welcome to the world of RPA (robotic process automation). RPA heralds the next generation of automation and Australia's Troovo is starting to see t... Read More

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The travel data is in: 92.5% men and 7.5% women

By PhocusWire | November 30, 2016

Last week I attended the EyeforTravel Smart Travel Data Summit in Amsterdam. It was a well-attended event that helped move the needle in the right direction, when it comes to using data to better pers... Read More

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FIndMyStay spots gaps in India's online accommodation market

By Martin Cowen | November 30, 2016

India's FindMyStay believes that the merger of MakeMyTrip and Ibibo Group creates an even bigger distinction between its reverse bidding platform and the combined entity's approach to hotels. FindM... Read More

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Cendyn acquires hotel digital marketing platform Guestfolio

By Kevin May | November 30, 2016

More consolidation in the hotel marketing arena as Cendyn snaps up Canadian provider of customer relationship management tools, Guestfolio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. US-based Cendyn... Read More

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Mobile app startups - DayPass, PlanChat, Spot

By PhocusWire | November 30, 2016

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. DayPass What is it?... Read More

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Tnooz and LSE live stream: Watch our panel on travel distribution's next 10 years

November 29, 2016

Tnooz and The London School of Economics and Political Science are bringing together experts to debate the next 10 years of travel distribution. You can watch the Facebook live stream today, Wednesday... Read More

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Goibibo dials payments for hotels, TripIt rates flights, and more...

By PhocusWire | November 29, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for November 2016. Tuesday 29 November 2016: Goibibo helps hotels with payments Hoteliers... Read More

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Cvent and Lanyon merge to create travel and meetings tech provider

By Kevin May | November 29, 2016

Freshly acquired Cvent has announced it is merging with fellow events platform and hotel IT provider Lanyon. Cvent was acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.65 billion in April this year - a dea... Read More

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