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Amex plans joint venture for business travel, heralds digital investment

By Linda Fox | September 25, 2013

American Express is in talks to form a joint venture for its business travel division with an investor group led by Certares. The plan will effectively see Amex sell half of its business travel arm... Read More

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Thinking outside the (flight) box - how airline wifi is evolving

By Viewpoints | September 25, 2013

While much attention in travel technology has focused on mobile, social, NDC, meta-search mergers & acquisitions and growing business travel co-opetition, one of travel’s other 'bigger-than-you-th... Read More

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TravelClick boosts its revenue, staffing, and debt

By Sean O'Neil | September 25, 2013

October marks Larry Kutscher's third anniversary as CEO of TravelClick, a New York consultancy that sells marketing and reservation services to independent and chain hotels worldwide. Under Kutsche... Read More

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Heathrow Airport reacts to baggage system failure via Twitter and Facebook

By Sean O'Neil | September 25, 2013

This is how it's done. If Heathrow Airport can't keep its baggage system operating well at Terminal 5, at least it can keep travelers informed about updates in real-time via its Twitter and Facebook a... Read More

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Nor1 acquires FlexTrip, brings tours and activities to customer systems for hotels

By Kevin May | September 25, 2013

More movement at the tours and activities end of the industry as hospitality technology company Nor1 buys the FlexTrip distribution network. Terms of the sale were not disclosed, but CEO Leith Stev... Read More

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The last-minute hotel market is alive and kicking, HotelQuickly raises $1.2 million funding

By Karthick Prabu | September 24, 2013

HotelQuickly, the last-minute hotel provider remains bullish about the market as it raises $1.2 million in series A funding. Investors in this round include Boon Hwee Koh, former chairman of Singte... Read More

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Travel planning - why finding the right destination comes before finding the right hotel

By Viewpoints | September 24, 2013

A good holiday comes together when you find the right destination and the right hotel in it. However, if one were to look at travel planning websites across the world, the focus of those sites woul... Read More

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FlightView looks to users for state of in-flight WiFi and traveler experience

By Nick Vivion | September 24, 2013

Flight tracker service FlightView recently pushed a survey to their mobile users, focusing on the state of both the pre- and in-flight experience. The survey was taken by 2,160 travelers, of which... Read More

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THack SF shows just how fresh thinking can impact travel products

By Nick Vivion | September 24, 2013

After a successful run at SFO last year, Tnooz returned to San Francisco for another round of open API travel hacking. This year's THack SF was held at the splendid new digs of Hotel Tonight on... Read More

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Tap into Asia by building apps for Xiaomi smartphones

By Viewpoints | September 24, 2013

NB: This is viewpoint on Xiaomi is by Diego Saez-Gil, CEO of WeHostels. The media is full of headlines about Apple, Samsung, and Google. Yet travel companies wanting to tap into the Asian market mi... Read More

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Hotel distribution hots up as AxisRooms gets angel funding

By Karthick Prabu | September 24, 2013

AxisRooms, a hotel technology specialist, has raised angel funding from Seedfund Advisors. This new fund, which is undisclosed, will go towards product enhancement and client acquisition. The co... Read More

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Luxury travellers and social media - The past, present and future

By Karthick Prabu | September 24, 2013

TripAdvisor contributes about 61% of all reviews on luxury hotels in the US and 53% of all reviews on luxury hotels globally, reveals a survey by Brand Karma and International Luxury Travel Market.... Read More

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Stockholm puts a gamified, sonic spin on city guide apps

By Sean O'Neil | September 23, 2013

Sweden was recently named one of the world's most innovative nations in a global ranking. Attempting to live up to that reputation, tourism officials in the capital city of Stockholm have debuted a ci... Read More

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Should we consider tablets as mobile in travel?

By Viewpoints | September 23, 2013

Apple changed our world forever with its 2007 introduction of the iPhone. Today, it’s a given that mobile matters and most companies must have a mobile strategy. And, an army of pundits, researcher... Read More

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Survey reveals half of users do not trust travel review websites

By Karthick Prabu | September 23, 2013

Content is STILL proving to be the king. About 60% of review website users pay more attention to customer comments rather than to the numerical or star ratings reviewers provided. But there is a fl... Read More

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