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STARTUP STAGE: Refundit automates VAT refund for travelers, retailers and governments
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Refundit automates VAT refund for travelers, retailers and governments
By Mitra Sorrells | February 15, 2019
Refundit automates the VAT, or value-added tax, refund process for tourists visiting the European Union.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Hilton maintains focus on direct relationships as growth outstrips agency channel
By Linda Fox | February 14, 2019
Hilton boosted its loyalty program by 14 million members in 2018 and continues to focus on direct relationships.... Read More
Regulators vs. online travel agencies - a level playing field coming for hotels?
Opinion / Online
Regulators vs. online travel agencies - a level playing field coming for hotels?
By Sam Weston - 80 Days | February 14, 2019
Breaking down what the recent rulings mean for the web intermediary and hotel ecosystem - and which player can capitalize.... Read More
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News / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2019 - sessions revealed, speaker lineup growing
By PhocusWire | February 14, 2019
A stellar lineup of speakers and debates, revolving around the theme of Empires On Edge, will take place over the course of two days in the Dutch city.... Read More
Lyft, Amex GBT and more executive moves...
Notated News / Online
Lyft, Amex GBT and more executive moves...
By PhocusWire | February 14, 2019
In today’s wrap-up of news in brief… Lyft poaches from Uber... Kiwi.com creates new role... Amex GBT bets on digital...... Read More
GoEuro global expansion new name Omio
News / Online
GoEuro launches global expansion, unveils new company name
By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2019
GoEuro is preparing to expand to South America, Asia and the United States with a new name: Omio.... Read More
Shiji continues buying spree with acquisition of visual distribution platform Ice Portal
News / Distribution
Shiji continues buying spree with acquisition of visual distribution platform Ice Portal
By Jill Menze | February 14, 2019
To help its hotel clients curate and distribute visual content, Shiji Group has acquired Ice Portal.... Read More
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News / Technology
Business travelers happy with tech and human hybrid approaches to services
By Linda Fox | February 13, 2019
Travelport research reveals the technologies business travelers are adopting, with support growing for alt-human interfaces.... Read More
TripAdvisor full year earnings 2018
News / Online
TripAdvisor credits “reinvigorated” hotel segment, sees growth in experiences and restaurants during 2018
By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2019
TripAdvisor reports improved hotel segment profitability and growing experiences and restaurants for 2018 financial results.... Read More
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News / Startups
Virtuo revs up with €20M in funding for expansion of car-rental app across Europe
By Linda Fox | February 13, 2019
Mobile app-based car-rental startup Virtuo adds €20 million in funding. Balderton Capital and others are backing the company.... Read More
Why customer data platforms hold immense potential for travel companies
Opinion / Technology
Why customer data platforms hold immense potential for travel companies
By Jim Price - MParticle | February 13, 2019
For travel companies, a CDP can add significant agility and resilience to infrastructure and organization, reduce operating costs and provide the necessary controls for proper data governance.... Read More
WEBINAR REPLAY! Going beyond NDC: A Q&A with Sabre and partners
News / Distribution
WEBINAR REPLAY! Going beyond NDC: A Q&A with Sabre and partners
By Kevin May | February 12, 2019
Join Sabre and our industry-leading airline and agency partners as we discuss how we’re implementing NDC solutions in our organizations and collaborating across segments and regions to ensure collective success.... Read More
Alipay usage Chinese New Year
News / Technology
Older Chinese tourists catching up to millennials in use of mobile payments
By Mitra Sorrells | February 12, 2019
Alipay says middle-aged travelers, those born between 1960 and 1979, were the main driving force in outbound tourism and overseas consumption for the Chinese Lunar New Year week. ... Read More
Sabre bullish for the year ahead, rounds out 2018 with revenue close to $4BN
News / Distribution
Sabre bullish for the year ahead, rounds out 2018 with revenue close to $4BN
By Linda Fox | February 12, 2019
Sabre says it's confident of growth in revenue for 2019 as it announces 2018 full-year figures.... Read More
Six dirty truths about tours, activities and attractions
Opinion / Online
Six dirty truths about tours, activities and attractions
By Douglas Quinby - Arival  | February 12, 2019
Avoiding the PR headlines and focusing on what’s real and what really matters to creators and sellers of tours, activities and attractions.... Read More
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