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More travel companies testing the virtual reality water

By Linda Fox | May 23, 2016

A couple of virtual reality projects in travel caught our eye in recent weeks for nothing more than serving as nice examples of how the technology is progressing. Virtual reality specialist YouVisi... Read More

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TripAdvisor switches off KeepMeBooked platform after HouseTrip buy

By Kevin May | May 23, 2016

TripAdvisor is to shut down the KeepMeBooked reservation and marketing platform it obtained as part of the recent HouseTrip acquisition. HouseTrip was bought for an undisclosed fee in late-April th... Read More

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Travel Tech Con speakers and startups highlight opportunities

By Viewpoints | May 22, 2016

On May 21, the inaugural Travel Tech Con, a not-for-profit conference, was held in downtown San Francisco for a group of 200 attendees. According to co-founder Marina Janeiko, the goal behind the even... Read More

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Hello Scout named most-innovative in hospitality tech by hotels at Sabre forum

By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2016

Here at Tnooz, we’re always celebrating startup innovation, and this spring a lot of other industry players have been celebrating startups, too. The biggest spotlight events have been Phocuswright'... Read More

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VerbalizeIt is acquired by Smartling, in a translation mash-up

By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2016

VerbalizeIt, a startup that runs an on-demand, remote translation platform, has been acquired by Smartling, a translation software business. The terms of the transaction between the two New York Ci... Read More

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Accel-KKR invests in Cendyn, the fast-growing, B2B event- and hotel-marketing tech player

By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2016

Technology-focused private equity group Accel-KKR has acquired a stake in Cendyn, a provider of B2B technology for hotel marketing and event management. The terms and amount of the growth equity i... Read More

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Why Google woke up and smelt the travel coffee

By Kevin May | May 20, 2016

Google has never been lacking in confidence - and that's not just because it has a market cap of $487 billion and last year took in $74.5 billion in revenues. There have been some high-profile and... Read More

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Consider the traveler's "chimp mind", not just your spreadsheets

By Martin Cowen | May 20, 2016

Uber is a success because of its maps, according to ad guru, TED speaker and vice-chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Group UK, Rory Sutherland. Sutherland was speaking at an event hosted by SilverRail... Read More

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Getting the hang of virtual reality

By Viewpoints | May 20, 2016

We’ve all been there - it’s a fact that going through travel catalogues and browsing online travel platforms helps us escape from everyday life. But despite the glossy brochures and animated websites,... Read More

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Time pressure's effect on the mobile path to purchase of travel

By Sean O'Neil | May 19, 2016

Few people doubt the travel-industry maxim that consumers using mobile devices are more typically under time-pressure than those using laptops or desktops. But how does time pressure affect consum... Read More

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FlightCar takes new product and strategy route, post-funding

By Sean O'Neil | May 19, 2016

Committing to an idea is important. But so is being savvy enough to know when you need to correct course. Exhibit A: FlightCar, airport car-sharing business. Since launching in spring 2013, the San... Read More

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The hotel tech Trojan horse

By Viewpoints | May 19, 2016

Oh yes, a horse is on its way to Troy as you read this. Or, has it arrived? NB: This is a viewpoint by Mike Ford, managing director of SiteMinder. As most hotel industry folk know, there are a n... Read More

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Thomas Cook talks conversions and ancillaries, not much else

By Martin Cowen | May 19, 2016

Tour operator Thomas Cook has lifted its web sales in the UK and Germany and is talking the talk around conversion rates and ancillary sales. In the quarter to end-March it said that web sales in... Read More

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Travel apps lag behind mobile web for finding travel information

By Kevin May | May 19, 2016

A major study of search and booking behaviour has found that applications come second best when it comes to how consumers access travel information on devices. The Expedia Media Solutions examinati... Read More

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From startup to business poised for growth - tracking graduates of the Travelport Labs Accelerator

By Sponsored Content | May 19, 2016

Tagible is one of five startups about to graduate from Travelport Labs Accelerator program. The company has a background in real estate but saw huge potential for its concept in travel and therefor... Read More

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