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Priceline Group brings attention back to performance, 2016 bookings hit $16.7 billion

By Kevin May | May 4, 2016

Putting turbulence over its recently resigned CEO aside momentarily, Priceline Group today posted revenues of $2.1 billion for the first quarter of 2016. The group saw the exit of president and CEO... Read More

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Online fraud detection still relies on manual reviews

By Martin Cowen | May 4, 2016

Cybersource's latest look at digital fraud in the UK identifies clean fraud - using a stolen card - and account takeover as the major areas for concern. The survey talked to 200 businesses, 34 of w... Read More

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Google shows its potential to ruin the dreams of travel destination apps

By Kevin May | May 4, 2016

True to form, Google is putting the industry on red alert with the upcoming release of a new travel app known as Trips. The company began testing the application through a group of users of its Loc... Read More

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Voyage Prive buys hotel booking site Splendia

By Kevin May | May 4, 2016

Spain-based luxury hotel booking site Splendia has sold after 12 years in operation to travel deals service Voyage Prive. Terms of the deal were not disclosed in the announcement this week. The... Read More

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Booking.com debuts chat tool to enable hotels and guests to interact

By Sean O'Neil | May 3, 2016

Booking.com is launching an SMS-style chat tool via its desktop and mobile web sites and via its mobile apps, the company confirmed to Tnooz. Customers will be able to start a chat with hotels wher... Read More

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Uber strengthens ties with Alipay and Paytm

By Martin Cowen | May 3, 2016

Uber has taken a big step towards globalising its customer base by getting closer to Alipay and Paytm for international payments. In a statement Uber confirmed Alipay members will be able to pay fo... Read More

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Independent hotels need a clear focus to compete with chains

By Viewpoints | May 3, 2016

Research repeatedly shows that getting to grips with sales and marketing, reputation and social engagement while having a sound revenue strategy translates into sales. Why, then, does the average inde... Read More

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In a Twitter chat, Expedia will explain how its search works

By Sponsored Content | May 2, 2016

Have you ever wondered what drives the search results for a query on Expedia? It's time for answers... Expedia is raising the curtain on what determines search results and hotel visibility in its d... Read More

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Oslo Airport pioneers tech that skips a silly security step for many arrivals

By Viewpoints | May 2, 2016

Congratulations are due to Gardermoen, Oslo’s Airport. It finally managed to do what so many airports haven’t. It allows international passengers to connect to domestic flights without making them pic... Read More

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Fornova says its visual scanning tech can help hotels boost direct bookings

By Juliana Shallcross | May 2, 2016

Many hotel brands say they want to wean themselves off of their dependence on online travel agencies (OTAs) by prioritizing direct bookings. Fornova, a 70-employee market intelligence and distribut... Read More

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Airline software company Travelaer thinks it can work around siloed IT

By Benét Wilson | May 2, 2016

Airlines are strapped down with massive IT systems that don’t always allow them to be flexible enough to offer a more customer-centric experience while booking travel. Travelaer, a software compan... Read More

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Bnbsitter, the concierge service for home rentals, raises $2.5 million

By Sean O'Neil | May 2, 2016

Last year, BnbSitter, a Parisian startup that offers on-demand concierge for hosts of short-term rentals on Airbnb and other platforms, landed more than $450,000 in seed funding. Now the company ha... Read More

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5 rules for travel startups on choosing an advisor

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 1, 2016

Your choice of advisor is going to be critical in the early stages of your travel startup. There is a lot of advice given by advisors – but how do you choose an advisor? There just doesn’t seem to... Read More

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Travelport and TTS have windows, GeoTale has history, Wego goes native, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2016

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for April 2016. Friday 29 April 2016: TTS and Travelport launch mobile agent for Windows The... Read More

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Conversion rates for travel on mobile even smaller than desktop

By Kevin May | April 29, 2016

One suspects that there are few in the travel industry that would be surprised to learn that online conversion rates are languishing in the 2-3% range. Analysis of billions of travel transactions b... Read More

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