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Another issue in the hotel-online travel agencies ecosystem - updating content

By Viewpoints | May 18, 2015

Today, almost every three to five star property on the planet works with multiple online travel agencies. However, despite intense global OTA consolidation, managing content for intermediaries stil... Read More

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Suddenly, flight reviews could be the next big thing

By Kevin May | May 18, 2015

Expedia has been quietly testing out flight reviews for the past 18 months - with results so far illustrating that they could become as important as hotel reviews. It is not an entirely new concept... Read More

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MakeMyTrip planning to make trip planning engaging

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2015

Indian OTA MakeMyTrip has bought an 18% stake in www.inspirock.com, "an online planning tool for developing customizable itineraries." The deal was made by MakeMyTrip's Innovation Fund, a standalo... Read More

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Could these five tech concepts change aviation forever?

By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2015

Airbus has taken to crowdsourcing to brainstorm new ideas for aviation technology, asking teams across the globe to deliver some new technologies that could push aviation further. The top five conc... Read More

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Priceline acquires PriceMatch, adds revenue management to hotel tech arsenal [UPDATED]

By Kevin May | May 15, 2015

UPDATE: We have now learned that PriceMatch did not take the $9 million funding round in February this year, despite claims to the contrary. PriceMatch, when asked about a potential Priceline Gr... Read More

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Startup pitch: DUFL wants to become your location-agnostic virtual suitcase

By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2015

It's rare that a travel startup comes out with a wholly unique concept, so its exciting when a category is created. DUFL is a service that acts as your virtual suitcase, a location-agnostic locker tha... Read More

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The fight for hotel bookings - direct vs online travel agencies

By Viewpoints | May 15, 2015

If I were to look at the world through the lens of Expedia and Booking.com, I would probably argue that my biggest competitors are not other OTAs or suppliers, but the hotels themselves. NB: This i... Read More

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All you need to know (probably) on hotel and flight wifi [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2015

You hear lots about our expectations of wifi - the need to get to information quickly means we expect it to be freely available. Vouchercloud has put together an infographic on wifi covering numero... Read More

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Surf legends star in Air New Zealand's latest in-flight safety video

By Sean O'Neil | May 14, 2015

Air New Zealand tapped recent and current surf champions for its latest in-flight safety video, which replaces its much discussed Hobbit-themed series of the past few years. For instance, Mick "Whi... Read More

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Marriott launches instant Ask Anything concierge feature on mobile

By Nick Vivion | May 14, 2015

The news is rife with new startups, such as Magic and Operator, that offer instant concierge via SMS for a multitude of items, services and deliveries. Now Marriott Hotels is getting in on the tren... Read More

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Sabre presser on Abacus: More details on $411M deal

By Sean O'Neil | May 14, 2015

Sabre held a conference call with investors and the media to give details on its $411 million acquisition of Abacus International, a global distribution system (GDS) in Asia Pacific. The deal is su... Read More

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Europe declares war on scary Google

By Pamela Whitby | May 14, 2015

In a game of word association on the closing day of EyeforTravel’s European Travel Distribution Summit (TDS) last week the phrase ‘Google mobile update’ provoked the response of ‘scary’ from John Boug... Read More

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TUI looks to one brand future, puts LateRooms up for sale

By Linda Fox | May 14, 2015

A busy day for TUI Group yesterday as it unveiled half-year results as well as setting out its strategy for growth going forward for investors. The company, formed late last year by the merger of T... Read More

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Ctrip sees transport growing faster than hotels

By Martin Cowen | May 14, 2015

Chinese OTA Ctrip has reported a strong start to the year, with air, train and bus ticket volumes seeing bigger percentage increases than hotels. Air, train and bus comprise its transport reporting... Read More

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Level.Travel gets funding for more features and mobile services

By Linda Fox | May 14, 2015

Russia-based online packages specialist Level.Travel has confirmed funding of US$600,000 from local businessman Sergey Vatutin. Vatutin has himself founded a number of travel and tourism businesses... Read More

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