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Airbnb's pricing algorithm and Aerosolve, its open-source machine learning tool
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Airbnb's pricing algorithm and Aerosolve, its open-source machine learning tool
By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2015
A little machine learning can have a big impact. Dan Hill, product lead at Airbnb, wrote the company's pricing algorithm after the British-based rival startup he cofounded, Crashpadder, was acquire... Read More
Thomson keeps "data breach" details to itself
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Thomson keeps "data breach" details to itself
By Martin Cowen | August 24, 2015
Thomson is the latest travel firm to have a data breach reported in the mainstream UK press, although details are thin on the ground. This shows that data breaches are now a consumer news story rat... Read More
Personalization, retailing, and the traveler data problem
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Personalization, retailing, and the traveler data problem
By Viewpoints | August 24, 2015
Airlines that provide a fully personalized experience to their customers throughout the entire traveler’s journey will create a differentiated offering in a generic marketplace. NB This is a guest... Read More
Middle East Airlines and Travelport, Sabre gets Air Seychelles, fare family get-together for Amadeus and LH Group, and more...
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Middle East Airlines and Travelport, Sabre gets Air Seychelles, fare family get-together for Amadeus and LH Group, and more...
By PhocusWire | August 24, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for August 2015: Monday 24 August 2015: Middle East Airlines gets rich with Travelport... Read More
Airbnb and the case of the disgruntled super-host
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Airbnb and the case of the disgruntled super-host
By Kevin May | August 21, 2015
In true sharing economy style, angry former hosts are turning to the web to share their grievances with Airbnb. In a Medium post by Kelly Kampen, a Bangkok, Thailand-based software developer and bu... Read More
Back to basics - ten tips for travel search marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Back to basics - ten tips for travel search marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | August 21, 2015
Okay, so we all know that both leisure and business travellers use the web for researching travel plans. And that, therefore, search marketing plays (and still plays, despite the supposed rise of s... Read More
Uber riders in India get free in-car wifi, Airtel payments
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Uber riders in India get free in-car wifi, Airtel payments
By Martin Cowen | August 21, 2015
Uber has signed a multi-layered partnership deal with telecoms giant Bharti Airtel in India. The tie-up is Uber's first concrete operational move in India after it earmarked $1 billion to ramp up i... Read More
Hostelworld enjoys genuine viral video bonanza after ex-boxer Twitter storm
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Hostelworld enjoys genuine viral video bonanza after ex-boxer Twitter storm
By Kevin May | August 21, 2015
Some things are just too good to be true - thus why many people are cynical about marketing and the process it goes through. But here is what sounds like a genuine stroke of good fortune, coupled w... Read More
Melbourne Airport debuts self-service check-in [CORRECTED]
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Melbourne Airport debuts self-service check-in [CORRECTED]
By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2015
This week Melbourne Airport debuted Terminal 4 for domestic flights. Notably it claims to be the first domestic terminal in Asia Pacific to provide fully automated self-service check-in. CORREC... Read More
Remark Media bets on Vegas.com
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Remark Media bets on Vegas.com
By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2015
Remark Media, a digital media company focused on millennials and headquartered in Las Vegas, has acquired Vegas.com, the destination website. The public company bought the site from Greenspun, a fa... Read More
Startup pitch: Fareness wants to ease flight search pain
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Startup pitch: Fareness wants to ease flight search pain
By Linda Fox | August 20, 2015
Fareness has come from a passion for travel combined with a frustration with online travel search and seeking out where and when to go for the lowest fares. After exiting his previous business, Res... Read More
Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing
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Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing
By Pamela Whitby | August 20, 2015
When TripAdvisor announced its $200 million acquisition of Viator last September, the intentions of the world’s biggest travel company were clear. It was staking a claim in the fast-growing tours and... Read More
Travel brands developing wearables and virtual reality: don't pop the champagne just yet
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Travel brands developing wearables and virtual reality: don't pop the champagne just yet
By Kevin May | August 20, 2015
Just because something is new and shiny doesn't mean it's going to be an instant success - that's obvious, right? Travel, like many other sectors, doesn't seem to take this into account with many o... Read More
Airbnb adds local VC partners to open doors in China
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Airbnb adds local VC partners to open doors in China
By Martin Cowen | August 20, 2015
Airbnb has signed up China Broadband Capital and Sequoia China as strategic partners to help it capture the massive potential of the Chinese outbound market. In an official blog post, Airbnb's CEO... Read More
Sabre young at heart in APAC, Amadeus trains new rail exec, CarTrawler bets on new chairman, and more...
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Sabre young at heart in APAC, Amadeus trains new rail exec, CarTrawler bets on new chairman, and more...
By PhocusWire | August 20, 2015
This is a roundup of news and announcements for people moves in tourism and hospitality for August 2015: Thursday 20 August 2015: Sabre names new general manager for Hong Kong operations Fan... Read More
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