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Just in time for the Super Bowl, San Francisco launches trip planning service

By Kevin May | February 5, 2016

To the rest of the planet the Super Bowl in the US might just be a glorified Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, with a bit of sport thrown in - but to host cities, it's a big deal. So to coincide w... Read More

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Is TripAdvisor an OTA for hotels? Discuss...

By Viewpoints | February 5, 2016

TripAdvisor's launch and ongoing global roll-out of its Instant Booking product poses the question "Is TripAdvisor now an OTA?" NB: This is a viewpoint by Pablo Delgado, CEO of Mirai. Despite its in... Read More

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They would, wouldn't they? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Martin Cowen | February 5, 2016

Hotels which are clean get better reviews and can charge higher rates, says a survey by a hotel cleaning business. P&G Professional is "the B2B and away from home division of Procter & Gamb... Read More

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Expedia wants you to visit a Swedish castle (before you actually go)

By Kevin May | February 5, 2016

Expedia has teamed up with the Department of Culture in Malmo in Sweden, to create a Streetview-style tour of one of the region's most prestigious landmarks. But rather than copying some of the usu... Read More

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Lufthansa casts doubt on claims of fall after introduction of GDS surcharge

By Kevin May | February 4, 2016

UPDATE: A Lufthansa official says: “These figures only represent the volume of bookings made though the GTMC channels and do not take account of increases in the bookings through other avenues. Th... Read More

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Travel buyers say Lufthansa could handle DCC transition better

By Sean O'Neil | February 4, 2016

It's been a half-year since the contentious decision of Lufthansa to add a Euro 16 fee to tickets booked through third-party channels, but there seems to be much still to do to win over travel buyers.... Read More

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Airline passengers on wifi, in-flight entertainment and on-board activities

By Kevin May | February 4, 2016

A study by the Airline Passenger Experience Association has indicated the lengths carriers may have to go to in order to satisfy their tech-hungry customers. The organisation asked almost 3,500 reg... Read More

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Sabre to sell American seat upgrades via NDC-based standards

By Sean O'Neil | February 4, 2016

Sabre, the global distribution system (GDS), said today that it had begun to sell American Airlines' upgraded seat products using technology based on the New Distribution Capability (NDC) standards.... Read More

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Ctrip and Tencent get their hands on eLong

By Martin Cowen | February 4, 2016

eLong has finally accepted a takeover offer from a group of investors including rival Ctrip and Chinese internet powerhouse Tencent, six months after the consortium made its move. Today's confirmat... Read More

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Ctrip prepares for bumper Chinese New Year demand

By Martin Cowen | February 4, 2016

Ctrip is expecting the upcoming Chinese New Year to be its busiest ever period for outbound travel, with some six million people travelling overseas during the week-long national holiday. The Chine... Read More

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Expedia takes new approach to China

By Viewpoints | February 4, 2016

When Expedia sold its interest in eLong to Ctrip and others for $671 million last May, questions were asked about its long-term plans for China. Its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told Tnooz a month or so l... Read More

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Case study: How Adara's data helped Idaho Tourism

By Sean O'Neil | February 3, 2016

Adara, a maker of business intelligence software, says it has been recently signing up destination marketing organizations and tourism boards, such as Idaho Tourism. The nearly seven-year old compa... Read More

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SEO alert: Google overhauls its travel search interface for mobile

By Viewpoints | February 3, 2016

Another day, another search engine optimization (SEO) wobble. In late January, Google released a major re-design of its mobile search interface for trip planning. NB: This is a viewpoint by Matthew... Read More

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Five steps to increase bookings with Facebook remarketing

By Sponsored Content | February 3, 2016

Today, more than 70% of travel’s digital ad dollars go to direct response advertising. Intent-based search advertising takes the lion's share and has proven to drive revenue reliably and effectively a... Read More

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Sabre secures Austrian as first customer for mobile inflight planner

By Martin Cowen | February 3, 2016

Austrian Airlines has signed up for Sabre Airline Solutions' new mobile-enhanced eFlight Manager and will roll it out across its entire business after a successful three-month trial. The product al... Read More

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