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Cheapflights puts flight and hotel search into Facebook Messenger

By Kevin May | June 14, 2016

More moves in the world of chat services, with news that Cheapflights will allow users to search for both flights and hotels within Facebook Messenger. The Momondo Group-owned metasearch engine cou... Read More

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Fight or flight - the transformation of corporate travel management

By Viewpoints | June 13, 2016

Consumerisation and rapidly evolving technology are spearheading a dramatic shift in corporate travel management. How the industry responds will determine whether these changes represent insurmountabl... Read More

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Required: one mobile app to rule them all and a touch of virtual reality

By Kevin May | June 13, 2016

More than half of travellers would like a mobile app that covers every aspect of their transportation needs, a survey of consumers has found. The Priceline Group asked American travellers about the... Read More

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To affinity and beyond as Amadeus search technology evolves

By Linda Fox | June 13, 2016

When you're up against not only Google but also all the other potential competitors for traveller eyeballs, you have to keep evolving or go home. A year ago, did anyone think Snapchat would have ov... Read More

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Evolve Vacation Rental Network raises $5.5 million to help owners with distribution and services

By Kevin May | June 13, 2016

A new round of $5.5 million has been ploughed into owner support service Evolve Vacation Rental Network by T Rowe Price. The Series B investment funds have been bolstered by participation from Anno... Read More

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Startup pitch: YonderWork combines travel with coworking

By Sean O'Neil | June 13, 2016

Putting work and travel together in a literal way, YonderWork provide an international community experience for remote workers which combines travel, coworking, and professional development. Launch... Read More

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Zumata taps IBM Watson to bring natural language to hotel search

By Kevin May | June 10, 2016

Travel technology provider Zumata is the latest company to seize on the allegedly growing need for new ways of performing travel searches. The Singapore-based company has decided to work with the I... Read More

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KLM on Messenger and being a speck in a galaxy of digital giants

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2016

Dutch airline KLM is well known for experimenting with digital marketing in its different forms including social media. No real surprise therefore when it emerged last year that the airline would b... Read More

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How hotels can localise their website to compete with Airbnb

By Viewpoints | June 10, 2016

The “Live There” campaign from Airbnb reveals an intention to target a new demographic - after traditionally looking to connect with Millennials, it is now marketing to families. NB This is a viewp... Read More

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Lufthansa hits back after being reported to US regulator over surcharge discussion

By Kevin May | June 9, 2016

Three senators have urged US authorities to investigate "potential anti-competitive implications" of comments made by Lufthansa boss, Carsten Spohr. The trio - Republican Mike Lee (Utah) and Democr... Read More

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Ryanair and Booking.com end deal ahead of new Rooms service launch

By Kevin May | June 9, 2016

Booking.com will no longer power the accommodation platform of the Ryanair website from the end of September this year. The European low-cost carrier has worked with the Priceline Group-owned Booki... Read More

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Travelperk raises $7 million in Series A, looks to global growth

By Linda Fox | June 9, 2016

Business-travel startup Travelperk has raised $7m in Series A funding led by Spark Capital. The Barcelona-based business provides companies with a platform to budget, book and manage their corporat... Read More

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Dazed and confused by another Millennials survey [UPDATED]

By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2016

Another day, another survey about Millennials. And for travel businesses looking to target people aged between 18 and 34, it's getting confusing. Adara is behind the latest research, looking at th... Read More

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Kayak continues to integrate HomeAway's rental inventory into metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | June 8, 2016

This past winter, vacation rental giant HomeAway began adding inventory to travel metasearch giant Kayak. Kayak, owned by Priceline Group, is currently testing the best way to display HomeAway’s va... Read More

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Airbnb ramps up business travel focus, adds employee management tool

By Kevin May | June 8, 2016

Airbnb claims some 50,000 companies worldwide have used the site to make a booking since it launched a dedicated platform for corporates. This could be seen by some as a solid start over the past t... Read More

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