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Facebook tells travel marketers to show some emotion
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Facebook tells travel marketers to show some emotion
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2016
Travel companies are putting significant investment into offline promotion but failing to translate it to the digital world. A Facebook marketing exec says there's little distinction between brands... Read More
TripAdvisor sees hotel revenues fall, overall takings up just 1%
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TripAdvisor sees hotel revenues fall, overall takings up just 1%
By Kevin May | November 9, 2016
TripAdvisor has conceded that it is yet to show how it will turn around the company's recent downturn in financial performance. The review giant saw revenues increase by a slim 1% year-on-year to $... Read More
Four years on, Webjet sells Zuji for AUS$56 million and doubles its money
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Four years on, Webjet sells Zuji for AUS$56 million and doubles its money
By Kevin May | November 9, 2016
Australian online travel agency group Webjet has offloaded the Zuji brand to two companies belong to Hong Kong-based Uriel Aviation Holding. The deal for $56 million comes just four years on from W... Read More
Developers: Join us for a travel hackathon in Berlin!
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Developers: Join us for a travel hackathon in Berlin!
By Sean O'Neil | November 8, 2016
We're gearing up for our second travel hackathon in Germany this year. THack Berlin 2016 will be back at the beautiful betahaus co-working space the first weekend of December. We'll provide APIs... Read More
Startup pitch: Roomstorm is literally a travel disruption startup
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Startup pitch: Roomstorm is literally a travel disruption startup
By Sean O'Neil | November 8, 2016
Many startups claim to be experts at disrupting the travel industry, but Roomstorm is one of the rare startups focusing on helping the industry handle old-fashioned disruption in flight and hotel oper... Read More
Booking.com creates platform for travel agents
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Booking.com creates platform for travel agents
By Kevin May | November 8, 2016
Booking.com has officially opened up its service for offline travel agencies to search and book accommodation on behalf of travellers. The Priceline Group-owned brand has launched Booking.com For T... Read More
Getting brands closer to travellers through chat and virtual reality
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Getting brands closer to travellers through chat and virtual reality
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2016
Travel agents need to look to new technologies, such as chat services and virtual reality, to meet the needs of customers. The WTM Global Trends Report, put together with Euromonitor International,... Read More
Hotels face a crucial moment for social messaging and chat tools
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Hotels face a crucial moment for social messaging and chat tools
By Sean O'Neil | November 8, 2016
Messaging is exploding as an engagement channel at hotels. Within the past year, hotel brands and technology suppliers big and small have made headlines for their experiments with various messaging ch... Read More
Priceline Group makes move into ground transportation with Rideways launch
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Priceline Group makes move into ground transportation with Rideways launch
By Kevin May | November 8, 2016
Ground transportation is in the cross hairs of the Priceline Group as it starts rolling out a new brand known as Rideways. The service has been developed quietly within the RentalCars division of t... Read More
Airbnb yet to be hit with Brits but growing impact on industry
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Airbnb yet to be hit with Brits but growing impact on industry
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2016
The British haven't quite got the Airbnb bug yet according to research released today. A study on usage shows only 12% of travellers say they have used the peer-to-peer accommodation platform. T... Read More
Priceline Group rises on solid financial fundamentals
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Priceline Group rises on solid financial fundamentals
By Sean O'Neil | November 7, 2016
Hedge funds have long had a crush on Priceline Group. In autumn 2015, they ran up its stock price to above $1,400 a share, after the company signed an semi-exclusive deal with TripAdvisor to partic... Read More
As group hotel bookings shift online, HotelPlanner sees opportunity
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As group hotel bookings shift online, HotelPlanner sees opportunity
By Sean O'Neil | November 7, 2016
HotelPlanner.com would like you to pay attention to group travel, one of the last travel sectors to adapt to online distribution. About one out of every 20 group bookings in the US goes through its... Read More
DerbySoft targets independent hotels, after years of serving globals
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DerbySoft targets independent hotels, after years of serving globals
By Sean O'Neil | November 7, 2016
It is check-in time for many hotels in search of a technology upgrade. That's the bet of DerbySoft, a seller of distribution connectivity software, launching its first tool for the independent hotelie... Read More
Tripadvisor's Instant Booking and Book on Google: compare and contrast
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Tripadvisor's Instant Booking and Book on Google: compare and contrast
By Viewpoints | November 7, 2016
This past year, Google and TripAdvisor revolutionised the travel industry by launching Book on Google and Instant Booking respectively. Comparing one with the other will help us understand them both.... Read More
A reality check for airlines and the direct channel
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A reality check for airlines and the direct channel
By Linda Fox | November 7, 2016
Look beyond websites to the digital behaviour of 16 year olds for clues to where mobile travel booking is headed. The mobile travel industry has been gathering momentum for two or three years yet m... Read More
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