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Startup pitch: Engage helps agencies text chat with customers via their sites

By Sean O'Neil | March 17, 2016

Engage is a Seattle-based startup that helps companies, including travel agencies, generate more leads from visitors. It helps to connect travel agents to their customers via a chat-style interface... Read More

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What happens in Las Vegas is now virtual

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2016

Las Vegas is the latest travel company to let travellers have a taste of a destination or experience via virtual reality before they go. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has released... Read More

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Distribusion raises Euro 6 million to expand bus ticket platform

By Kevin May | March 17, 2016

Bus ticket technology service Distribusion has captured a Euro 6 million Series A funding round, in a bid to push the company into new markets in Europe. The Germany-based company says it will also... Read More

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Ctrip Group lifts GMV 2020 projection to around $200 billion

By Martin Cowen | March 17, 2016

At ITB last week, Ctrip's head of international hotels talked about "the Ctrip family" and last night the three Chinese members- Ctrip, eLong and Qunar - issued their 2015 fourth quarter and full year... Read More

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Lufthansa says other airlines will follow GDS surcharge move

By Kevin May | March 17, 2016

Lufthansa claims the impact of its controversial fee imposed on bookings via Global Distribution Systems has been neutral on revenue since its introduction in 2015. The Euro 16 surcharge began in S... Read More

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FareHarbor claims a fast rise as a reservations tool for tours and activities

By Sean O'Neil | March 16, 2016

From its start in early 2013, FareHarbor, which sells reservation software to tours and activities suppliers, chose not to be an aggregator or to have a direct-to-consumer offering. The company be... Read More

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HomeAway may face a class action by owners over its new guest fee

By Sean O'Neil | March 16, 2016

A vacation rental property owner has filed a class action lawsuit against HomeAway over the online portal's pricing tactics, after the company changed its fees and policies last month. In the case,... Read More

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Reputami bought by multi-sector reputation management service eKomi

By Kevin May | March 16, 2016

eKomi, a provider of online reputation management tools to businesses across various industries, has snapped up travel-focused service Reputami. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Repu... Read More

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Google gives Uber some competition, expands ground transport on Maps

By Kevin May | March 16, 2016

Google has added a raft of new ground transportation services to its Maps product, with many of rivals of Uber now getting exposure. Mobile users of Google Maps will now be able to find ground tran... Read More

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European regulator launches probe into airline distribution

By Kevin May | March 16, 2016

A powerful competition watchdog in Europe has quietly begun asking the industry for its views on issues surrounding airline distribution. Airlines, intermediaries and travel technology companies ar... Read More

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Google tips for better user experience on travel sites - see, think, do, care

By Linda Fox | March 16, 2016

Google has a simple framework to address what it says are two of the main mistakes with user experience on travel websites. The first issue is a fixation on conversion, and the second is a focus on... Read More

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Four revenue management opportunities for hotel owners

By Sponsored Content | March 16, 2016

Technology has become an influential player in the development and refinement of hotel business strategies. And while the practice of revenue management may sometimes find itself branded as “micro-lev... Read More

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Hotels get heavy with general managers if guests have problems with wifi

By Kevin May | March 16, 2016

It's no big industry secret that most hotels are now (finally) taking the trend of providing guest wifi as seriously as they do their towels and mini-bars. There remains a fair amount of debate as... Read More

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HomeAway's new fee sparks some anger the company tries to quell

By Sean O'Neil | March 15, 2016

Dozens of owners of vacation rental properties have spoken out online against HomeAway's new fees, introduced as part of a switch in model from classified listings to an instantly bookable, transactio... Read More

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Mobile-friendly APIs are the (travel) agents of change

By Martin Cowen | March 15, 2016

The API economy in travel is emerging in response to a paradigm shift in the relationship between travel sellers and buyers, with mobile driving the innovations in business models. In a Tnooz-led s... Read More

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