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TripAdvisor claims $478 billion boost to travel economy from reviews

By Kevin May | April 15, 2016

Bragging rights for the week go to TripAdvisor, which has made some massive claims as to its ability to generate money for local economies and the industry. The user review giant says during 2014 i... Read More

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EU directive tells airlines to hand passenger data to authorities

By Linda Fox | April 15, 2016

Members of the European Parliament have approved a directive whereby airlines will pass passenger information, via the passenger name record (PNR), to the authorities. The information is for passen... Read More

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HomeToGo secures $20 million to boost vacation rental metasearch

By Kevin May | April 15, 2016

Vacation rental metasearch service HomeToGo has caught the eye of Insight Venture Partners - winning a $20 million Series B round. The Germany-based company has also wooed interest from DN Capital... Read More

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Airbnb hosts get destination guide building service

By Kevin May | April 15, 2016

The idea of "living like a local" is, in reality, a fallacy - a local often has far more mundane and real-life things to do than experience their own city. But the rise of so-called sharing economy... Read More

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Five tech metrics for hotel distribution that shouldn't be overlooked

By Viewpoints | April 15, 2016

It’s widely understood that hotel distribution is technology-intensive and that business opportunities can be missed — sometimes without even knowing it. NB: This is a guest viewpoint from Matthew... Read More

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Events and attractions market themselves with virtual reality

By Kevin May | April 15, 2016

Taking in a show, a sport event or gig when in a destination is commonplace - but visitors are often unaware of what are the best tickets to get at a venue. Ticket sellers will inevitably be able t... Read More

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OYO Rooms captures more funding - this time it's $100 million

By Kevin May | April 14, 2016

The backing for India-based OYO Rooms continues, with the branded hotel booking site luring in a further $100 million in funding. The company has yet to officially confirm the deal, but it is under... Read More

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Understanding the science behind Expedia's marketplace

By Sponsored Content | April 14, 2016

For nearly as long as commerce has existed, consumers have gone to a marketplace to get the right product at the right price. NB: This is a viewpoint by Melissa Maher, senior vice president of the... Read More

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CWT crunches flight data to help understand booking behaviour

By Linda Fox | April 14, 2016

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has been looking at its flight data to uncover patterns, identify segments and assess the financial impact of behaviour. By looking at more than six million air transactions... Read More

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Farelogix and Routehappy will integrate their platforms for airlines

By Sean O'Neil | April 14, 2016

Later this year, Farelogix will integrate FLX Merchandise, a tool airlines use to create dynamic offers, with the Routehappy Hub content management tool built by Routehappy, the companies said today.... Read More

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Vacasa raises $35 million to expand rental platform

By Kevin May | April 14, 2016

Unperturbed by consolidation and moves by the big players in travel, investors have thrown a sizeable chunk of money ($35 million) at vacation rental brand Vacasa. The Series A round was led by Lev... Read More

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Expedia, Millennials and the pattern recognition business

By Linda Fox | April 13, 2016

Expedia has conducted research into the behaviour of Millennials when searching and booking travel. It's not ground-breaking, but more of an affirmation of some of the trends out there on the attit... Read More

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Airbnb acquires a team of blockchain techies

By Sean O'Neil | April 13, 2016

Home rental giant Airbnb has acquired several top employees of ChangeCoin, a startup that created a micro-payments platform based on blockchain technology. The news was first reported by Quartz and... Read More

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Three steps for airlines to enhance yield management with personalized offers

By Viewpoints | April 13, 2016

Yield management refers to an airline's effort to effectively manage supply and demand mismatches using scientific pricing strategies. It's a practice that can be fine-tuned with the help of personali... Read More

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Liligo goes down the multi-modal route

By Linda Fox | April 13, 2016

Liligo has added a range of transport options to its existing flight search and comparison service. The France-based service, which is part of eDreams Odigeo, says that multi-modal was a logical ex... Read More

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