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Momondo's DNA journey video goes viral

By Martin Cowen | July 1, 2016

European metasearch site Momondo's "DNA Journey" has racked up 120 million views across all channels in a month, staking a claim to be one of the most viral travel marketing initiatives so far. Mo... Read More

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Tours tech company Zerve may swerve toward a shutdown

By Sean O'Neil | June 30, 2016

Zerve, a New York-based seller of cloud-based platform that lets merchants sell tickets for tours, activities and events, has said it will likely close soon. In an email to customers, it said: "Ov... Read More

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Sabre CEO shares his global view of travel B2B trends

By Sean O'Neil | June 30, 2016

Tom Klein has been working in the travel industry for more than half of his life, and will continue doing it as Sabre’s CEO for the rest of this year, when he will step down. Klein gave a big pictu... Read More

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How Booking.com dominates hotel bookings in two simple charts

By Kevin May | June 30, 2016

The industry knows (and many get irritated by the fact) that Booking.com is the online travel giant of the age. The Priceline Group-owned business pretty much conquered Europe during the late-2000s... Read More

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The personal information business travellers might trade for a better experience

By Linda Fox | June 30, 2016

Opinion continues to be divided about whether travellers are happy to share personal data if it improves the travel experience. Some research from the GBTA on the Digital Business Traveler attempts... Read More

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Trip4Real expands to seven countries, TravelClick has a Media Suite, and more...

By PhocusWire | June 30, 2016

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for June 2016. Thursday 30 June 2016: Trip4Real expands to seven new countries The peer-to-... Read More

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Festicket raises $6.3 million for fan and brand building

By Linda Fox | June 30, 2016

Festicket, an online platform offering music festival packages, has received $6.3m in funding in a round led by Lepe Partners. The companies existing investors Wellington Partners, PROfounders and... Read More

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Kayak debuts an ambitious Facebook Messenger bot

By Sean O'Neil | June 29, 2016

In the past five weeks, online travel companies have been rolling out their bots for Facebook messenger. First to jump in was Skyscanner, followed by Expedia, and Hipmunk. Metasearch rival Cheap... Read More

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What's the deal with travel industry payments? [VIDEO]

By Sponsored Content | June 29, 2016

Many travel companies view payments simply as a necessary evil. But with travel companies paying up to 3% more than necessary on transactions, taking the time to understand what the cost of paymen... Read More

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Navitaire gains NDC accreditation, Airbnb hosts Avantio, and more...

By PhocusWire | June 29, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for June 2016. Wednesday 29 June 2016: Navitaire gains NDC certification IATA's highe... Read More

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Google: time for the travel industry to see through its do-no-evil mantra

By Viewpoints | June 29, 2016

I believe that Google poses the biggest long-term threat to the profitability and growth of airlines, hoteliers and travel intermediaries that they have ever seen. Here’s why. NB: This is an opi... Read More

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Uber China morphs into end-to-end travel app

By Martin Cowen | June 29, 2016

Uber China has launched a new initiative, "Uber + Travel", which increases the number of travel options its Chinese customers can access, domestically and overseas. It claims that it is working wit... Read More

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what3words charts new territory with $8.5 million in funding

By Linda Fox | June 29, 2016

what3words, a platform that replaces traditional addresses with three words, has received $8.5m in funding in a round led by logistics specialist Aramex. The Series B round also includes existing i... Read More

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Facebook shows no signs of relinquishing network-of-choice status for travellers

By Kevin May | June 29, 2016

It will take a huge effort to unseat Facebook as the main social network for travellers looking to share experiences on their trip, according to a study. Sabre recently polled 2,000 travellers in t... Read More

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Sabre gives a peek at the 2017 refresh of its agency desktop

By Sean O'Neil | June 28, 2016

Sabre has faced two challenges with its agency desktop, Sabre Red Workspace. First, people who become travel agents today are accustomed to the graphical interfaces of consumer digital products. Ye... Read More

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