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RedAwning targets multi-unit rental sector with Leavetown acquisition
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RedAwning targets multi-unit rental sector with Leavetown acquisition
By Kevin May | August 30, 2018
Vacation rental network RedAwning has made it second acquisition of 2018 - this time buying fellow service Leavetown Vacations and its Jetstream distribution platform.... Read More
Hotelbeds Americas, Uber CFO, Traveltek's latest VP, and more
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Hotelbeds Americas, Uber CFO, Traveltek's latest VP, and more
By PhocusWire | August 29, 2018
This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in travel in August 2018. 30 August 2018 Hotelbeds names Americas sourcing director The B2B/wholesaler gia... Read More
WEBINAR REPLAY: Fighting fraud and optimizing user experience in travel
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WEBINAR REPLAY: Fighting fraud and optimizing user experience in travel
By PhocusWire | August 29, 2018
Protecting against digital fraud is one of the darker elements that travel brands have to understand and handle on a daily basis.... Read More
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eDreams Odigeo claims revenue strategy overhaul is working
By Linda Fox | August 29, 2018
Spain-based eDreams Odigeo says the shift in its revenue strategy is working as it reports results for the first quarter of 2018.... Read More
Is there enough room for another one-stop shop like Airbnb?
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Is there enough room for another one-stop shop like Airbnb?
By Kevin May | August 29, 2018
It's worth remembering that Airbnb was the feisty little upstart of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry not too long ago - before it became a power player.... Read More
tnoozLIVE@GBTA - NDC experts look ahead
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tnoozLIVE@GBTA - NDC experts look ahead
By Martin Cowen | August 29, 2018
The mood music around NDC has changed over the past few months - the sometimes melodic but often cacophanous background is now more coherent, more harmonious and more listened to. But some fine-tuning... Read More
eDreams ODIGEO starts to deliver on packages
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eDreams ODIGEO starts to deliver on packages
By Rob Gill | August 29, 2018
eDreams ODIGEO is increasing sales of dynamic packages and flight ancillaries, as well as seeing a higher rate of mobile bookings. The Barcelona-based, Spanish-listed company, which owns brands suc... Read More
Online travel bookings booming in China, India, driven by millennials
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Online travel bookings booming in China, India, driven by millennials
By Mitra Sorrells | August 29, 2018
Digital travel sales in China and India are far outpacing the rest of the world and that is expected to continue for the next several years.  ... Read More
Bye-bye POS; hello payments automation
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Bye-bye POS; hello payments automation
By Sponsored Content | August 29, 2018
Sponsored by Roomcloud All ecommerce players continue to look at ways to simplify processes and many continue to improve workflows which are already very efficient. The tourism industry is part... Read More
Fareportal integrates Routehappy rich content into booking flow
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Fareportal integrates Routehappy rich content into booking flow
By Marisa Garcia | August 29, 2018
Routehappy by ATPCO has announced a new partnership with Fareportal to introduce Universal Product Attribute (UPA) rich-content. A statement says that the integration is "a first for a consumer trave... Read More
Travello gets $5M round to push Bluetee marketing tech and expand
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Travello gets $5M round to push Bluetee marketing tech and expand
By Kevin May | August 28, 2018
It's been a long time since a travel social network has caught some attention - but Travello has done so with a $5 million fund-raise.... Read More
Google offers hotel discounts to cloud users, upgrades search tools
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Google offers hotel discounts to cloud users, upgrades search tools
By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | August 28, 2018
Google has enhanced its flight and hotel search capabilities ahead of the U.S. holiday travel season, while concurrently announcing that it has started offering exclusive hotel discounts to paying users of Google One cloud storage.... Read More
Fareportal Routehappy integration
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Fareportal sites add seat photos and descriptions with Routehappy integration
By Mitra Sorrells | August 28, 2018
Fareportal has become the first consumer booking channel to integrate Routehappy’s Universal Product Attributes into its flight seat maps.  ... Read More
Etihad takes fintech startup route for loyalty redemption rethink
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Etihad takes fintech startup route for loyalty redemption rethink
By Marisa Garcia | August 28, 2018
Etihad Airways has announced a partnership with payments technology startup Modo on "a unique loyalty redemption solution" for the airline industry. Dallas-based Modo specializes in creating intero... Read More
Search tips for brands to ride the wave of US inbound growth
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Search tips for brands to ride the wave of US inbound growth
By Viewpoints | August 28, 2018
This is a viewpoint by James Pazhavila, travel analytical lead at Microsoft. After peaking in 2015 and then tapering off through 2017, data indicates that the number of inbound travelers to the US... Read More
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