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Artificial intelligence-based travel concierge - not hard to break it

By Kevin May | March 23, 2016

Trip planning startup Tripoto recently announced rather grandly that it has created the "world's first AI-based travel concierge". Online virtual assistants in the travel industry are not new by an... Read More

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Expedia helps some ill children travel with virtual reality [VIDEO]

By Sean O'Neil | March 23, 2016

Sadly, many young child face cancer treatments that confine them to long hospital stays. But a handful of such children at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital were able to escape briefly, thanks t... Read More

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Supersonic flights are doable, says new startup Boom

By Sean O'Neil | March 23, 2016

The withdrawal from service of Concorde took place in 2003, yet dreams of supersonic flight continue to percolate. Today brings word from Boom Technology, a Y Combinator startup in Denver, that it... Read More

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Keeping innovation central and the role of hackathons

By Viewpoints | March 23, 2016

Innovation occurs most efficiently through serendipity and need. A vexing problem sits in front of you and a random idea or a tangential conversation sparks a thought on how to approach a solution in... Read More

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Airlines and the challenges of price versus digital experience

By Linda Fox | March 23, 2016

A make-believe airline boardroom was the setting for discussion of issues for legacy airlines, in competition with low-cost carriers, at the recent CAPA Airlines in Transition conference. Distribut... Read More

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Belgians open their homes, offer rides, with #IkWilHelpen hashtag

By Sean O'Neil | March 22, 2016

Many Belgians are using the hashtag #IkWilHelpen, or "I want to help," on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, to offer people places to rest or stay or to get ride shares around the r... Read More

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Why intermodal is the new interline

By Viewpoints | March 22, 2016

Flying is a great and exciting way to travel. It allows us to overcome large distances in mere hours and has grown to be an affordable means of travel. However, there are certain situations when passe... Read More

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Datalex upbeat on China, APIs and financials

By Martin Cowen | March 22, 2016

Datalex has turned in a profit after tax for 2015 of $4.2 million and expects its run of double-digit growth across key financial metrics to continue in the medium term. The $4.2m profit after tax... Read More

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As Twitter celebrates ten years, London emerges as its most popular travel spot

By Kevin May | March 21, 2016

You will hear a lot about the tenth anniversary of the first tweet today, with an equal amount of coverage no doubt as to the likely fate of Twitter over the next decade, too. just setting up my tw... Read More

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Booking.com strikes first in Cuban travel land-grab

By Kevin May | March 21, 2016

Travel brands are lining up to get in on the hoopla surrounding US president Barack Obama's visit to the Caribbean island of Cuba this week. The Priceline Group-owned Booking.com claims today that... Read More

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TripAdvisor investigation forces Peek to change review system

By Kevin May | March 18, 2016

Tours-and-activities platform Peek has altered its product so that its SmartReview feature no longer falls foul of TripAdvisor guidelines. The company found itself under investigation by TripAdviso... Read More

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Polarsteps, a trip-tracking startup, raises Euro 500,000

By Sean O'Neil | March 18, 2016

Nearly a year ago, Amsterdam-based startup Polarsteps launched a beta version of its automatic travel-tracking app iPhone app, and Tnooz profiled the company. The app enables travelers to log and s... Read More

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Airline industry chiefs on Uber, Google and distribution generally

By Linda Fox | March 18, 2016

Anyone in the room at a recent CAPA event would be forgiven for thinking they were in a time machine that had projected them back three years in airline distribution. The future of travel might hav... Read More

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Hotelbeds strengthens presence in major markets

By Martin Cowen | March 18, 2016

Up-for-sale B2B bedbank Hotelbeds has offered a timely reminder to potential buyers about its ability to grow by double-digits in mature market. Figures released at ITB last week show that its TTV... Read More

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Virgin Atlantic feels force of Chinese social media after alleged racist incident

By Kevin May | March 18, 2016

Virgin Atlantic has found itself on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism on social media following reports of a racist incident on a flight to China. The incident is said to have taken place... Read More

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