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Expedia invests in Alice, the hotel mobile tech startup

By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2015

New York startup Alice, the maker of a hotel operations platform, has received a "significant" -- but unspecified -- minority investment from Expedia Inc. Prior funding for the startup included a s... Read More

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Homeaway joins Airbnb and TripAdvisor in debuting Apple TV apps

By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2015

No hotel brand is there yet. No airline or OTA yet either. But Airbnb and TripAdvisor have debuted apps for Apple TV and now HomeAway has joined the trend. At this stage, the apps are pretty basic.... Read More

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Fuelling the machine: how to ignite and take control of your online advertising

By Viewpoints | December 9, 2015

Your money, your decisions, your experience. Who knows your audience better than you? Still, when it comes to programmatic advertising, many marketers lack confidence and let the ‘experts’ handle it f... Read More

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On The Beach eyes Europe after strong start in Sweden

By Martin Cowen | December 9, 2015

UK-based On The Beach has booked more than one million British customers in a year for the first time and is eyeing up international expansion via its eBeach brand, currently live in Sweden. On The... Read More

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GoEuro connects the points on $45 million funding round

By Kevin May | December 8, 2015

GoEuro has landed the biggest round yet given to a door-to-door travel startup, securing a $45 million investment from Goldman Sachs. Other new investors include Atomico, Yuri Milner and Tom Staffo... Read More

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Five ways to perfect the travel booking funnel

By Viewpoints | December 8, 2015

Understanding the customer journey in its entirety is a puzzle that continues to challenge digital marketers, particularly when it comes to perfecting the process of online travel booking. NB This... Read More

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Corporate travellers say more satisfied when booking direct

By Kevin May | December 8, 2015

Maybe not the datapoint that GBTA members would like to hear, but a study by the organisation has found that booking direct is more satisfying than through a travel manager or agent. The study of t... Read More

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Ryanair keeps Google Flight Search agreement despite legal battle

By Kevin May | December 8, 2015

Google Flight Search will continue to be a friend of Ryanair even as the pair prepare to battle it out in the courts over an advertising dispute. The confirmation came as another broadside was fire... Read More

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Yup, Airbnb truly raised $1.5 billion

By Sean O'Neil | December 7, 2015

Airbnb confirmed today in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it made a $1,499,937,900 offering to unnamed investors this summer. The funding places a valuation on the San Francisco... Read More

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Google's power, and its latest statistics, dominate BTO

By Martin Cowen | December 7, 2015

Google was a constant theme during the keynotes at last week's Buy Tourism Online event in Florence, Italy, but Lufthansa's distribution cost charge (DCC) also made a few honorary appearances. Del... Read More

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Airbnb axes third-party affiliate programme

By Kevin May | December 7, 2015

Airbnb is to terminate the affiliate internet programme it had in place for around 100 third-party websites. The scheme will end on 15 December and each participant was given a 15-day notice period... Read More

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What's the right funding level for your travel startup?

By Alex Bainbridge | December 7, 2015

Once you have decided to dedicate the next 5 to 10 years of your life building up a transformative travel startup, the funding question becomes a critical early decision. Do you bootstrap or do you... Read More

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How a corporate travel giant views the rapidly changing sector

By Linda Fox | December 7, 2015

As the likes of Airbnb, Booking.com and others jostle for a slice of the corporate travel market, existing players watch intently from the sidelines. This is a market that is having to adapt, faced... Read More

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Moving bags, busting queues and inspiring journeys - all in a weekend hack

By Gene Quinn | December 7, 2015

Three annoying travel problems were top of mind for developers at Tnooz THack @ Bengaluru last weekend: airport security queues, finding inspiration for your next journey and patchy wifi connectivity.... Read More

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Is your company ready for the future of travel payments?

By Viewpoints | December 6, 2015

Developments in technology are dramatically altering the way travellers interact with travel providers, moving away from a one-off, desktop-driven engagement at the time of booking, towards a continuo... Read More

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