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Tripgrid hires CTO, Cendyn adds execs, ARC has all the info, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 28, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel PEOPLE MOVES in tourism and hospitality for October 2016. Friday 28 October 2016: Tripgrid has ex-HomeAway for CTO Tim Tischl... Read More

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VIDEO: The evolution of mobile travel: Where to invest next?

By PhocusWire | October 27, 2016

Mobile travel is no longer a race to the functionality finish, adding the latest feature into a basic app just to have the "shiny new thing." Today, mobile strategy in travel is about engaging and... Read More

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Mobile in travel: startups that are moving the needle

By Sponsored Content | October 27, 2016

Mobile is inspiring a new generation of travel entrepreneurs, while also giving established tech-focused organizations the chance to aggregate their experience and knowledge to launch new mobile busin... Read More

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Airbnb's business travel glass: Half empty or half full?

By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2016

A global study of more than 250 corporate travel managers and buyers has found that nearly six out of ten have no plans to include sharing economy lodging options in their travel policy. And while... Read More

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IATA predicts airline distribution revolution by 2021

By Kevin May | October 27, 2016

IATA is forecasting a fundamental overhaul of airline distribution within five years, shifting to what it calls an "active distribution" model. In a major report for the global aviation industry or... Read More

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Reimagine revenue management

By Viewpoints | October 27, 2016

Search engines, OTAs, review sites, metas and other tools have changed the way travellers look and book rooms. But revenue management has remained the same during my fifteen years working in the busin... Read More

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Airbnb transparency drive as hosts worldwide asked to clarify roles

By Kevin May | October 26, 2016

Airbnb is to embark on programme to gather more information about the hosts of its 2.5 million listings around the world. The idea behind the initiative, which begins in November this year, is to e... Read More

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OpenJaw and Travelsky open up

By Viewpoints | October 26, 2016

When China's state-owned travel tech giant Travelsky bought Ireland's OpenJaw Technologies earlier this year, many wondered if this was the start of a round of travel tech M&A driven by Chinese fi... Read More

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Less than half of activity suppliers distribute through online travel agencies

By Kevin May | October 26, 2016

Trekksoft claims a survey it carried out this year revealed only four out of ten activity suppliers will use online travel agencies for sales. The study found a variety of reasons why OTAs fail to... Read More

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What a promotion reveals about how Airbnb sees resort rentals

By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2016

Next-generation hospitality company Airbnb has been running an old-fashioned hospitality promotion to try to grab a bigger slice of the rental market in traditional resort areas. This October, the... Read More

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Lastminute.com finds the light amid the darkness

By Martin Cowen | October 26, 2016

A 20% overnight increase in searches would send the business analysts at most OTAs into mathematical meltdown, delving deep into the data to identify the patterns and create order from the chaos. O... Read More

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Ancillary spend by passengers on airlines has many regional differences

By Kevin May | October 26, 2016

Passengers realise that the air ticket is not what it used to be and having to buy ancillary services is now part of the process of a trip. Yet how do passengers vary in different regions around th... Read More

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India growth shows Hotelbeds moving beyond European legacy

By Martin Cowen | October 25, 2016

Hotelbeds has doubled its business in India in the past three years and is seeing a strong interest in its under-the-radar tours and activities unit. It is celebrating ten years in India this year.... Read More

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Middle East is the next battleground in online travel

By Kevin May | October 25, 2016

It was only a few years ago that the growth in the global economy — and that of travel — was centred on the so-called BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Each of these countries were emerging... Read More

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Ctrip invests in US ground handlers for Chinese inbound groups

By Viewpoints | October 25, 2016

Ctrip has taken a stake in two North American businesses which specialise in handling inbound Chinese tour groups. ChinaTravelNews learned on October 24 that the Chinese online travel company has i... Read More

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