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Baidu dripfeeds hints of Qunar and Ctrip future - is Uber lurking?

By Martin Cowen | October 30, 2015

Timing is everything. Baidu, the instigator, is the first of the three players in the Ctrip and Qunar share swap to release its Q2s. And there is some new information on the "business co-operation"... Read More

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Beacons lighting the way for airport investment

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2015

Sensor technology, think beacons, is high on the investment list for airports in the next three years. Not only are airports looking to deploy the technology to ease congestion for passengers withi... Read More

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The naked truth about trust, hotels and Airbnb

By Viewpoints | October 30, 2015

There’s no denying there has to be a high level of trust in the guest-hotel relationship. After all, there aren’t many other industries that involve you getting naked to experience some of their prod... Read More

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WAYN heads for hotels, Sabre picked by Shijie99, Blue Air debuts GDS with Amadeus, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2015

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for October 2015. Friday 30 October 2015: WAYN launches hotel search engine The travel... Read More

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Expedia says TripAdvisor and Trivago instant booking are both on the table

By Sean O'Neil | October 29, 2015

On a call about quarterly earnings, investment analysts grilled Expedia Inc CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about how his company would respond to challenges and opportunities on several fronts, such as the ris... Read More

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Startup pitch: India first, Holidify wants to enable customised packages online

By Linda Fox | October 29, 2015

Founders Kovid Kapoor and Rohit Shroff decided to develop Holidify when they realised there was a lack of comprehensive and useful information on the places to go. Kapoor and Shroff are joined by S... Read More

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Sabre sees air revenue surge, considers hospitality acquisitions

By Sean O'Neil | October 29, 2015

Sabre consolidated third quarter revenue increased to $785 million, up about 17% relative to $672.5 million for the same period last year. That represented an 18% in gross profit rise, compared to... Read More

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It's all about the good vibes on TripAdvisor (apparently)

By Kevin May | October 29, 2015

Three quarters of people writing reviews on TripAdvisor do so because they want to share a good experience, rather than rant about it. The user review service carried out a study with Phocuswright... Read More

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A giant move - Softbank launches new OTA on Alitrip

By Martin Cowen | October 29, 2015

Japanese technology and investment firm Softbank is launching an online travel agency and will list inventory on Alitrip, the travel platform run by Alibaba. It will offer trips to Japan to Chinese... Read More

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Lufthansa admits overseas headwinds from GDS levy

By Kevin May | October 29, 2015

Lufthansa Group has conceded that the introduction of its controversial surcharge on GDS-issued tickets has had an impact on overseas bookings. In a call with financial analysts following the publi... Read More

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Rezdy scores $3m, gets sporting legend on board

By Martin Cowen | October 29, 2015

Australian tours and activities software specialist Rezdy has raised $3 million Series A funding and has earmarked to cash for further expansion into the US and new products. The round has been led... Read More

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Snapshot on European independent hotel bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | October 28, 2015

The difference between the European and US markets is vast when it comes to hotel ownership and how it affects bookings. Primarily this revolves around the fact that independents represent a massiv... Read More

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Alibaba flat-bats questions about Qunar and Ctrip share swap

By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2015

Alibaba's Q2s contain some eye-watering bigger picture e-commerce numbers but its response to a question about this week's Qunar/Ctrip share swap added little to the sum of human knowledge. Earlier... Read More

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Hostelworld registers London-Dublin IPO, aims to raise Euro 174M

By Kevin May | October 28, 2015

Budget accommodation online travel agency HostelWorld has confirmed its plan to seek a financial listing on the public markets. The Ireland-based company says the the offer is expected to raise Eur... Read More

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Ixigo preps intercity cabs, sees apps embedded into Micromax handsets

By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2015

Indian travel search and trip-planning site Ixigo is ready to expand its recently launched taxi meta overseas and is also working on a ground-breaking tie-up with Micromax, the handset manufacturer wh... Read More

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