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Startup pitch: Priceline founder opens Upside to reward budget-minded business travelers

By Sean O'Neil | June 21, 2016

Jay Walker perfected the concept of name-your-own-price when he launched Priceline in the late 1990s. He has returned to launch another travel startup, Upside, that rewards business travelers with... Read More

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eDreams hails strategy progress and moment of transition

By Linda Fox | June 21, 2016

Edreams Odigeo has reported a 50% increase to net income of Euro 20.1m for the year to 31 March 2016. The Spain-based online travel agency has reported gains in bookings, 10%, revenue margin, 6%, a... Read More

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A few things to know about Progressive Web Apps and travel

By Linda Fox | June 21, 2016

A few weeks ago Air Berlin demonstrated its Progressive Web App during the Google I/O developer conference. It's staking a claim as the first airline with the service which enables users to access... Read More

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Sabre CEO Tom Klein to step down

By Sean O'Neil | June 20, 2016

Tom Klein will step down by year end from his role as CEO and president of Sabre as well as leave its board. He will continue to serve as CEO of the travel technology giant while the board hunts fo... Read More

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Rocketrip raises $9 million, supporting its rewards approach to corporate travel

By Sean O'Neil | June 20, 2016

Rocketrip, an e-commerce platform that helps companies reward employees for for shaving costs off of business travel, has raised $9 million from private investors. Investors in the Series B financi... Read More

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Traders lukewarm on Airbnb threat to Priceline Group and Expedia

By Kevin May | June 20, 2016

Airbnb may not be feasting on the lunch of Booking.com and Expedia after all, as several factors come into play that could inhibit its growth. This is the warning from a financial trader, writing f... Read More

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Kalibri Labs points hotels toward the true cost of guest acquisition

By Sean O'Neil | June 20, 2016

One of the most under-reported stories in travel is that most hotel owners have no idea what their cost per channel is and what they're actually getting per room. That hasn't been a problem this ye... Read More

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The true cost of travel payments

By Sponsored Content | June 20, 2016

When it comes to supplier payments, travel firms need to be aware of the indirect costs of doing business. NB: This is a viewpoint by Anthony Hynes, CEO and managing director for eNett Internationa... Read More

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Tracking and in-app messaging grab Advito's attention

By Martin Cowen | June 20, 2016

Advito's latest update to its 2016 Industry Forecast brings traveller tracking and in-app messaging to the fore, with the corporate travel consultancy suggesting that active tracking should be limited... Read More

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Trends in last-minute Indian mobile hotel bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | June 20, 2016

The same-day (most have now evolved to "late") booking sector has arguably seen its busiest market in India, in terms of the number of players. Whilst the market appears to have shifted beyond the... Read More

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Digital should serve the guest, not take over

By Martin Cowen | June 17, 2016

"Digital hospitality" can cover everything from robots and reputation management, but technology is the servant, not the master, of the guest experience. This was one of the themes which emerged fr... Read More

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Hotels warned over startups that will peel away their dominance

By Kevin May | June 17, 2016

CBInsights reckons it has identified more than 60 travel startups that will in various ways erode the power of major hotel chains. The business consultancy service says the established hotel giants... Read More

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Ctrip invests in outbound; Qunar back in the air

By Martin Cowen | June 17, 2016

China's leading online travel agency Ctrip is getting bigger by the quarter, with Qunar helping some but not all of its business lines achieve high double-digit growth in the first three months of the... Read More

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Majority of travellers claim they prefer booking on a mobile device

By Kevin May | June 17, 2016

Is mobile search and booking really at the point where consumers prefer it to a tablet or desktop device? It appears so. Or at least that's what Opera Mediaworks claims it found in a survey of Amer... Read More

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HRS, the hotel-sourcing behemoth, discusses its big Americas push

By Sean O'Neil | June 16, 2016

In January, HRS, the Cologne-based digital hotel technology company, opened its first office in the Americas, in New York City, which is home to its first 25 US employees. Until now, HRS has been u... Read More

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