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Veltra buys tours and activities service City Discovery

By Kevin May | February 17, 2016

Consolidation in the tours and activities sector, with Japanese provider Veltra snapping up European player City Discovery this week. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but the pair confirm... Read More

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Drone holiday home - a glimpse at how we might travel in the future

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2016

What can we expect from work, play and life in general in a 100 years is the subject of a report from Samsung SmartThings. The Future Living Report predicts three areas which might impact our leisu... Read More

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A tipping point for travel, as apps overtake mobile web

By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2016

Criteo's latest mobile commerce report claims that a tipping point has been reached, with apps accounting for more travel purchases than the mobile web. For the October to December quarter, Criteo... Read More

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Airbnb, HomeAway watch: Goldman Sachs finds strong adoption by travelers

By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2016

Last month, investment bank Goldman Sachs downgraded the stocks of Priceline Group and TripAdvisor. One of its explanations was that it is worried that travelers are opting for property-sharing ser... Read More

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Priceline Group says fifth of room nights on Booking.com go to business travellers

By Kevin May | February 17, 2016

Booking.com is seeing a continued shift in the split between types of users on the service - with 20% going the way of business travellers. Umbrella company, The Priceline Group, says in its full y... Read More

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Why airlines can’t ignore the power of social capital seekers

By Sponsored Content | February 17, 2016

We have entered a new era in travel: the age of traveler power. To serve a more informed, influential, always-connected traveler, the travel industry - and especially airlines - need to deliver a more... Read More

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Hilton campaigns to bring clicks direct

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2016

Hilton Worldwide is the latest to push back at online intermediaries with its campaign to get loyal guests to book direct. The company says its 'Stop Clicking Around' campaign is its biggest launch... Read More

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Is there a doctor on-board? There's an app for that

By Kevin May | February 16, 2016

It's the mainstay of many a airline-related movie: "Ladies and gentleman, if there is a doctor on-board, can they please make themselves known to the cabin crew?" Throw in a member or two of the cl... Read More

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American Airlines threatens to dump Gogo, saying ViaSat has faster Internet

By Sean O'Neil | February 16, 2016

American Airlines has said it wants to drop Gogo Inflight as its provider of in-flight Internet and switch to ViaSat, a rival US-based service. The airline filed a lawsuit in Texas court about this... Read More

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Startup pitch: LodgIQ, with $5M in funding, tackles revenue optimization

By Sean O'Neil | February 16, 2016

LodgIQ is tackling hotel revenue management with a product it will reveal at the ITB Berlin trade show. Earlier this month, the New York City-headquartered startup announced that it has received $5 mi... Read More

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Uber bags $200m for emerging destinations drive

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2016

More funding for Uber as the ground transportation company gets a $200 million strategic investment from LetterOne. According to a statement the Luxembourg-based investment firm specialises in emer... Read More

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Travel search service tries to make hay whilst Facebook still shines

By Kevin May | February 15, 2016

Countless travel brands have turned to Facebook in recent years in an attempt to expand their digital marketing efforts. In part, this has been in response to the difficulties many face with their... Read More

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Virtual reality is the new Instagram

By Viewpoints | February 15, 2016

Vacations are all about the experience and, in planning them, travelers typically take to social media to get an idea of what a particular destination has to offer. NB: This is a viewpoint by Abi M... Read More

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HotelGenius gets clever with $640K fund-raise

By Kevin May | February 15, 2016

Hotel tech provider HotelGenius has secured a new Euro 570,000 ($640,000) investment to help expand is operations. The Greece-based cmpany (TLabs here) is being backed by private equity firm Elikon... Read More

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Amadeus opens virtual wallet to help agents make payment

By Linda Fox | February 14, 2016

Amadeus has boosted virtual payment capabilities for agents with the launch of a pre-paid card service. The system, Amadeus B2BWallet Prepaid, aims to help the agency community reduce fraud and mak... Read More

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