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MakeMyTrip will keep growing with Ibibo on board

By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2016

MakeMyTrip's merger with Ibibo Group means that profitability is "closer now than before," but growth still dominates the corporate agenda. Deep Kalra, group chairman and CEO, told analysts on this... Read More

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Chat is where it's at for KLM as it finds customers on new platforms

By Linda Fox | October 28, 2016

KLM is betting big on chat services as part of its quest to go where its customers are. The company began a trial of a rebooking service on WhatsApp at the beginning of the year following on from i... Read More

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Expedia eyes alternative accommodation bounty, plots HomeAway integration

By Kevin May | October 28, 2016

Expedia will begin including vacation rental listings from stablemate HomeAway in the next few months as the battle for alternative accommodation heats up. The online travel agency will finally hav... Read More

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Busfor raises $20 million

By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2016

Online bus ticketing platform Busfor has announced a $20 million fundraising round and has earmarked to cash to strengthen its dominant position in Russia and Eastern Europe and to expand into new mar... Read More

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Skoosh reviews TrustYou, SDL wins China and Vanilla, SWT dates MeetingPackage, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 28, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for MARKETING in travel, tourism and hospitality for October 2016. Friday 28 October 2016: Skoosh reviews with TrustYou The UK-based onl... Read More

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Tripgrid hires CTO, Cendyn adds execs, ARC has all the info, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 28, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel PEOPLE MOVES in tourism and hospitality for October 2016. Friday 28 October 2016: Tripgrid has ex-HomeAway for CTO Tim Tischl... Read More

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VIDEO: The evolution of mobile travel: Where to invest next?

By PhocusWire | October 27, 2016

Mobile travel is no longer a race to the functionality finish, adding the latest feature into a basic app just to have the "shiny new thing." Today, mobile strategy in travel is about engaging and... Read More

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Mobile in travel: startups that are moving the needle

By Sponsored Content | October 27, 2016

Mobile is inspiring a new generation of travel entrepreneurs, while also giving established tech-focused organizations the chance to aggregate their experience and knowledge to launch new mobile busin... Read More

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Airbnb's business travel glass: Half empty or half full?

By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2016

A global study of more than 250 corporate travel managers and buyers has found that nearly six out of ten have no plans to include sharing economy lodging options in their travel policy. And while... Read More

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IATA predicts airline distribution revolution by 2021

By Kevin May | October 27, 2016

IATA is forecasting a fundamental overhaul of airline distribution within five years, shifting to what it calls an "active distribution" model. In a major report for the global aviation industry or... Read More

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Reimagine revenue management

By Viewpoints | October 27, 2016

Search engines, OTAs, review sites, metas and other tools have changed the way travellers look and book rooms. But revenue management has remained the same during my fifteen years working in the busin... Read More

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Airbnb transparency drive as hosts worldwide asked to clarify roles

By Kevin May | October 26, 2016

Airbnb is to embark on programme to gather more information about the hosts of its 2.5 million listings around the world. The idea behind the initiative, which begins in November this year, is to e... Read More

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OpenJaw and Travelsky open up

By Viewpoints | October 26, 2016

When China's state-owned travel tech giant Travelsky bought Ireland's OpenJaw Technologies earlier this year, many wondered if this was the start of a round of travel tech M&A driven by Chinese fi... Read More

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Less than half of activity suppliers distribute through online travel agencies

By Kevin May | October 26, 2016

Trekksoft claims a survey it carried out this year revealed only four out of ten activity suppliers will use online travel agencies for sales. The study found a variety of reasons why OTAs fail to... Read More

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What a promotion reveals about how Airbnb sees resort rentals

By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2016

Next-generation hospitality company Airbnb has been running an old-fashioned hospitality promotion to try to grab a bigger slice of the rental market in traditional resort areas. This October, the... Read More

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