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Austrian regulators crack down on online travel agency parity clauses

By Kevin May | July 19, 2016

Officials in Austria have moved to introduce legislation that will prevent online travel agencies from demanding hotels only offer rates at the same or higher price. Parity clauses have existed bet... Read More

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Unister files for insolvency, four days after death of founders in plane crash

By Kevin May | July 18, 2016

Unister, the holding company behind a string of high-profile online travel brands in Germany, has made itself voluntarily insolvent. Under its umbrella are Fluege, Reisen and Geld - all of which wi... Read More

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Ways to prevent sharing economy fraud

By Viewpoints | July 18, 2016

Over the past decade we have seen a marked shift in how we as a global society wish to interact. No longer do you have to rent specialist holiday homes from a travel agent and these days you don’t eve... Read More

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Indonesia grabs top slot for Grab

By Martin Cowen | July 18, 2016

Southeast Asian taxi app Grab (formerly GrabTaxi) has revealed the scale of its growth in Indonesia so far this year as the business starts to branch out in terms of product and markets. Indonesia... Read More

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What passengers have always needed - virtual reality amenity kits

By Kevin May | July 18, 2016

Obviously, airline passengers just want to get to their destination as cheaply as possible, on-time and - hopefully - arrived rested. Yet part of that so-called passenger experience is now also foc... Read More

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Lowcost Travel Group shuts doors, blames external financial environment

By Kevin May | July 15, 2016

Lowcost Travel Group, one of Europe's early bedbanks and a mid-tier online travel agency, has ceased trading. The company says in a statement on its web site that it has ended its activities follow... Read More

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Airline websites fall short as DOT accessibility deadline approaches

By Martin Cowen | July 15, 2016

Edinburgh-based UserVision has looked at the US websites of six global airlines in light of changes to the US Department of Transportation's accessibility rules. The changes were passed in 2013 req... Read More

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Asia-Pacific online travel sales tipped to overtake North America

By Kevin May | July 15, 2016

Next year could be a landmark one in the evolution of online travel as sales in Asia-Pacific surpass those in North America for the first time. Research house eMarketer has forecast that online tra... Read More

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As bloggers adapt, so should DMOs who want to work with them

By Viewpoints | July 15, 2016

Over the years, travel bloggers have had to change dramatically how they monetize their business. NB: This is a viewpoint by Matt Kepnes, founder of Nomadic Matt, Superstar Blogging, and author of... Read More

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Australian hotel group lures in Pokemon Go players

By Linda Fox | July 15, 2016

Australia-based hotels group Mantra is staking a claim as the first hotels to be Pokemon Go-friendly. Mantra's properties in Sydney and Melbourne to 'Pokestop by' one of its hotel bars in Sydney wi... Read More

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Startup pitch: Hotelchamp builds hotel software for boosting direct bookings

By Sean O'Neil | July 14, 2016

If you've ever visited a hotel's website but ended up booking via a third-party like Booking.com, you haven't been properly marketed to, says Hotelchamp. The Dutch startup with 19 full-time employe... Read More

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30K creates neutral plug-in to show frequent flyer miles on agency websites

By Kevin May | July 14, 2016

Many travel startups often realise they need to switch to or add some kind of B2B model pretty quickly - so it is fairly unusual to see one go the other way. 30K is one such company, having launche... Read More

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Booking.com dips toe in waters of attraction tickets, under the guise of AI platform

By Kevin May | July 14, 2016

Booking.com has finally moved into the complex world of tours and activities with the pilot of a new service on its mobile app. Until now, the Priceline Group-operated hotel giant has worked with t... Read More

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Bots lack the consistency users expect

By Viewpoints | July 14, 2016

Recently, there has been a mania for chatbots in the ecommerce world and, as you would expect, the travel sector was heavily involved. NB: This is a viewpoint by Valentin Dombrovsky, chief alchemis... Read More

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TripAdvisor CEO goes on the defensive after scathing foodie and travel writer column

By Kevin May | July 14, 2016

A recent Guardian column poured scorn on TripAdvisor and its apparent mishandling of reviews and misrepresentation of local businesses. There is nothing new in the mainstream media tearing strips o... Read More

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