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Airbnb enables guests to earn Qantas frequent flyer points
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Airbnb enables guests to earn Qantas frequent flyer points
By Sean O'Neil | October 3, 2016
Airbnb has forged a marketing deal with Australia's Qantas enabling travelers to earn a point in its frequent flier program for every Australian dollar spent on total guest fees for short-term rentals... Read More
GoEuro raises $70 million for multi-modal travel search, claims unicorn potential
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GoEuro raises $70 million for multi-modal travel search, claims unicorn potential
By Kevin May | October 3, 2016
Big investment round into multi-modal travel search company GoEuro, with $70 million from Silver Lake Kraftwerk and Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers. The latest capital-raise comes less than a... Read More
Mystifly raises a Series A investment round
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Mystifly raises a Series A investment round
By Sean O'Neil | October 3, 2016
Airfare consolidator Mystifly has raised Series A funding, but has declined to disclose the amount. The Series A investment round is led by RSI I Fund, one of the funds managed by Tokyo-based firm... Read More
Travel resellers: how tech savvy must you get?
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Travel resellers: how tech savvy must you get?
By Sponsored Content | October 3, 2016
There are thousands of ways in which technology is forcing air travel to become more evolved and futuristic. NB This is a viewpoint by Rajeev Kumar, CEO and managing director for Mystifly. We re... Read More
All about data as voice calls by mobile device drop
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All about data as voice calls by mobile device drop
By Linda Fox | October 3, 2016
A few slides here on where UK consumers are in terms of mobile. Headline findings from the Deloitte Mobile Consumer 2016 include: Almost a third, 31%, of smartphone users make no traditional v... Read More
Roomex raises €3.5 million to expand online hotel service for business travel
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Roomex raises €3.5 million to expand online hotel service for business travel
By Kevin May | October 3, 2016
Business travel hotel booking service Roomex has secured a Series A investment round of €3.5 million, 12 years after first appearing on the scene in Ireland. The Dublin-based company has attracted... Read More
TripAdvisor's WeChat account victimized by zombie influencers [UPDATED]
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TripAdvisor's WeChat account victimized by zombie influencers [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | September 30, 2016
WeChat, the messaging service mainly used in China, has more than 700 million monthly active users, according to monitoring service QuestMobile. But not all of them are real. WeChat creator and... Read More
Startup pitch: Relovate, a trip-planning startup, signs Amadeus deal
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Startup pitch: Relovate, a trip-planning startup, signs Amadeus deal
By Sean O'Neil | September 30, 2016
Despite dozens of failed attempts by others, new startup Relovate believes that it can build a successful trip-planning and booking platform. It has received some validation by being one of the fir... Read More
Beyond the (well-deserved) buzz - impact of the Momondo DNA video
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Beyond the (well-deserved) buzz - impact of the Momondo DNA video
By Kevin May | September 30, 2016
Countless travel brands claim that they have created a "viral video", bizarrely often before it has even hit the information superhighway. Sure, some clips - especially those of the airline in-flig... Read More
Vacasol files for bankruptcy
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Vacasol files for bankruptcy
By Martin Cowen | September 30, 2016
Danish online vacation rental booking business Vacasol is filing for bankruptcy. The news comes a few days after LeisureLink closed its operations. In a statement sent to its partners, Vacasol s... Read More
IHG reservation system advances with direct business firmly on the roadmap
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IHG reservation system advances with direct business firmly on the roadmap
By Linda Fox | September 30, 2016
InterContinental Hotels Group is pinning a lot on its new Guest Reservation System. GRS is being developed on a community model by Amadeus with IHG the first hotel company on board and therefore, t... Read More
Solving the travel bloggers dilemma and why DMOs need to take the first step to fix it
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Solving the travel bloggers dilemma and why DMOs need to take the first step to fix it
By Viewpoints | September 30, 2016
“Travel bloggers’ single most important asset is trust,” said Mariette du Toit-Helmbold, a South African destination marketing executive turned consultant, at the Social Travel Summit in Inverness, Sc... Read More
AF-KLM goes for Gogo, RouteHappy times at Sabre, T&E wins for Traveldoo/KDS and more
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AF-KLM goes for Gogo, RouteHappy times at Sabre, T&E wins for Traveldoo/KDS and more
By PhocusWire | September 30, 2016
This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for September 2016. Friday 30 September Wifi a-gogo for Air France-KLM Air France-KLM has... Read More
Regulator to probe commissions on travel search engines
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Regulator to probe commissions on travel search engines
By Kevin May | September 30, 2016
A British competition watchdog is to investigate the financial mechanics of how travel search sites work. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says the probe will tackle what it calls some o... Read More
Journera boosts management, Didi secures new VPs, Travelodge gets technical, and more...
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Journera boosts management, Didi secures new VPs, Travelodge gets technical, and more...
By PhocusWire | September 30, 2016
This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel PEOPLE MOVES in tourism and hospitality for September 2016. Friday 30 September 2016: Journera (formerly Dihedral) brings in trave... Read More
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