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Beware marketers - the humble emoji :) could find you in court ;(

By PhocusWire | February 16, 2015

Emoji are the language of our online era, the thumbs-up to a question, the wink to our wit, the peach to our eggplant.... Read More

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Is your hotel in focus for a guest selfie?

By Patrick Landman | February 16, 2015

Millennials, perhaps more than any generation before, are demanding an authentic, original and social media friendly environment on their trips. When talking to hoteliers around the globe, they all... Read More

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Uber unphased as China rivals create monopolistic merger

By Martin Cowen | February 16, 2015

Uber will continue to "invest heavily" in China after the country's biggest taxi sharing apps Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache confirmed a merger. The tie-up creates a business worth an estimated $6 bil... Read More

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Qantas becomes latest airline to offer bidding for premium upgrades

By Nick Vivion | February 16, 2015

Qantas has released a new product called Bid Now Upgrades which offers frequent fliers the opportunity to bid for an upgrade using miles. Travelers in Economy and Premium Economy are eligible to bi... Read More

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Conrad Hotels turns some Instagram images into booking buttons

By Sean O'Neil | February 13, 2015

Travelers have begun to see an industry first of sorts on the social network Instagram. Clicking on a photo in a special gallery of Conrad Hotels property images will re-direct users to the hotel chai... Read More

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Orbitz to net $115 million from Expedia if deal falls through due to anti-trust

By Nick Vivion | February 13, 2015

The SEC published Expedia's Form 8-K which discloses its proposed merger with Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., and there's a whopper of a clause: Expedia will dish out $115 million to Orbitz in the event that... Read More

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What are the most discussed travel topics on Internet forums? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | February 13, 2015

The Internet is a vast and complicated place — especially in the depths of the many travel forums that exists across the Web. Allianz has done some legwork to parse the most discussed travel topics... Read More

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Inside the massive IT operations of a modern cruise ship [VIDEO]

By Nick Vivion | February 13, 2015

A modern cruise ship truly is a marvel of innovation and ingenuity on the IT front. In order to prevent on-board fires, cables must not be spliced — instead they must run through the entire length of... Read More

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How the Expedia-Orbitz deal could have happened five years ago

By Kevin May | February 13, 2015

News this week that Expedia has bought rival Orbitz signals a fundamental shift in the world of online travel agencies. But the industry already had an inkling that something like this was on the c... Read More

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Startup pitch: Alice wants to answer your hotel stay needs

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2015

The idea for Alice service came to life through the frustration of not being able to connect with a hotel unless you're on the spot or by telephone. The founders conducted research with hotel manag... Read More

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Worldmate platform chosen by JTB-CWT for push into Japan

By Martin Cowen | February 12, 2015

Worldmate has been named as the mobile trip-planning platform of choice for the JTB-CWT joint venture in Japan. The move is intended to pick up on some of the unmanaged part of the $65 billion spen... Read More

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Traveling? Visa may track your whereabouts, to OK your transactions

By Sean O'Neil | February 12, 2015

The security measures that banks take to prevent fraudulent transactions can be too much of a good thing. If you travel abroad often, chances are that you will, sooner or later, have trouble buying... Read More

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This site maps every Airbnb rental in New York City

By Sean O'Neil | February 12, 2015

Inside Airbnb, a data visualization tool released this week activist Murray Cox, scrapes Airbnb's public data for New York City users. The site's analysis of Airbnb's data casts doubt on the compa... Read More

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Emerging markets continue to turn to technology to book travel

By Nick Vivion | February 12, 2015

While emerging markets are taking a bit of a beating as far as growth, the expectations on the travel side of things remain healthy. As the red-hot growth cools, it leaves a newly-minted middle class... Read More

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Expedia to buy Orbitz in cash deal worth $1.6 billion

By Kevin May | February 12, 2015

Expedia Inc has agreed a deal to buy Orbitz Worldwide in a transaction for $12 per share in cash. The acquisition represents an enterprise value of $1.6 billion, a statement says, with a premium of... Read More

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