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Online travel agencies leave hotels at the door when it comes to mobile booking
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Online travel agencies leave hotels at the door when it comes to mobile booking
By Linda Fox | September 16, 2015
Consumers are opting to book hotels via online travel agencies rather than direct with suppliers when it comes to booking via smartphone according to some research. The Criteo Travel Flash report r... Read More
Blockchain technology has payments promise for travel companies
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Blockchain technology has payments promise for travel companies
By Sean O'Neil | September 15, 2015
Blockchain, the computer network underpinning Bitcoin, is touted as a way to save airlines, hotel groups, agencies, and other travel companies billions by streamlining bank payments and settlements an... Read More
Gatwick Airport - a distribution disruptor?
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Gatwick Airport - a distribution disruptor?
By Martin Cowen | September 15, 2015
"World-first" is an overused phrase in travel technology, but Gatwick Airport, of all places, has made such a claim around a service which allows "connecting flights between low cost and full service... Read More
Ancillary revenue, or should that be merchandising? Who cares, it's on the up
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Ancillary revenue, or should that be merchandising? Who cares, it's on the up
By Linda Fox | September 15, 2015
The latest airline ancillary revenue tome is out and yes, you guessed it, airlines continue to see significant gains with some reaping more than a third of total revenue from these additional services... Read More
TripAdvisor overhauls Tripbod with focus on creating travel guides
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TripAdvisor overhauls Tripbod with focus on creating travel guides
By Kevin May | September 15, 2015
Twelve months on from the acquisition, TripAdvisor's reason for buying Tripbod is beginning to take shape. The company was bought for an undisclosed fee in May 2014, three months before TripAdvisor... Read More
Airports like Heathrow could communicate with travelers better
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Airports like Heathrow could communicate with travelers better
By Pamela Whitby | September 15, 2015
Picture the scene. You’re stuck in a traffic jam for over hour in an airport car park after a long-haul flight. Irritable, yet armed with your smartphone, you turn first to your preferred news channel... Read More
Startup pitch: MyRoomIn, which books particular rooms at luxury hotels, lands Euro 800K
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Startup pitch: MyRoomIn, which books particular rooms at luxury hotels, lands Euro 800K
By Sean O'Neil | September 14, 2015
MyRoomIn is a Paris-based startup that's built a luxury hotel booking platform. In a twist, MyRoomIn presents only a few rooms in each of the hotels they tout. It also claims that travelers will get t... Read More
Adara, the travel data startup, lands $23M in a Series C round
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Adara, the travel data startup, lands $23M in a Series C round
By Sean O'Neil | September 14, 2015
Adara, maker of a business intelligence platform for the travel industry, has secured $23 million in Series C equity financing. World Innovation Lab (WiL), a venture capital firm founded two years... Read More
How to be effective as an entrepreneur
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How to be effective as an entrepreneur
By PhocusWire | September 14, 2015
Habits form our lives. They provide a framework on which we build professional success and personal happiness.... Read More
Priceline Group's studied approach to China
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Priceline Group's studied approach to China
By Viewpoints | September 14, 2015
Priceline Group now has over 500 employees based in China, 10 offices across the country with another two planned to open towards the end of the year. NB This is a guest article by Ritesh Gupta, a... Read More
Hacking China travelers' passion for mobile
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Hacking China travelers' passion for mobile
By Gene Quinn | September 14, 2015
Next time you wrestle with an annoying mobile travel app to plan a trip, have confidence that help is on the way. It might just come from a Shanghai development team that hangs out at Jin Jiang Int... Read More
How to stop mobile booking abandonment
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How to stop mobile booking abandonment
By Viewpoints | September 14, 2015
As long as you are selling something that your target market wants, it should be easy for a consumer to give you money in exchange for your product. NB This is a guest article by David Pope, EMEA m... Read More
GDSs welcome Lufthansa distribution competition - but it must play by the rules
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GDSs welcome Lufthansa distribution competition - but it must play by the rules
By Kevin May | September 14, 2015
The European Commission has a "duty" to intervene in the ongoing Lufthansa GDS surcharge saga, a complaint to the regulator has charged. The European Travel & Technology Services Association, w... Read More
Why the smart startup will enjoy a bit of co-opetition
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Why the smart startup will enjoy a bit of co-opetition
By PhocusWire | September 11, 2015
Suggest co-operating with competitors and most entrepreneurs initially think the idea is completely crazy.... Read More
Grab your popcorn - Lufthansa CCO versus Business Travel Coalition chairman
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Grab your popcorn - Lufthansa CCO versus Business Travel Coalition chairman
By Kevin May | September 11, 2015
To say the debate over the Lufthansa GDS surcharge has been rather heated would be a bit of an understatement. It is, in fact, perhaps one of the most polarising debates in travel technology for ma... Read More
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