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Travelport signs Jambojet, GlobalStar hails Cabforce, Tripadvisor adds Starwood, and more...

By PhocusWire | January 27, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for January 2016. Wednesday 27 January Travelport sweet on Jambojet Jambojet, a no-fr... Read More

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Further consolidation in tour operator tech as Paxport acquires Multicom

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2016

Travel bookings system supplier Multicom has been acquired by Sweden-based Paxport with terms of the deal undisclosed. Paxport specialises in ancillary technology for airlines and according to a st... Read More

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Startup pitch: Fetch My Guest helps rental managers automate their marketing

By Sean O'Neil | January 26, 2016

Fetch My Guest is a California startup with a marketing automation platform for vacation rental managers that's on a software-as-a-service model. If you run a vacation rental management company, an... Read More

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How Expedia adopted a media mindset for ad sales

By Sean O'Neil | January 26, 2016

Expedia Media Solutions, the advertising agency, is only a small unit of the online travel giant Expedia Inc., with about 55 employees at its Bellevue, Wash., offices, according to Tnooz estimates.... Read More

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Snaptrip, an 11th-hour home rental marketplace, nets $2.2M

By Sean O'Neil | January 26, 2016

Even as vacation rentals draw the scrutiny of regulators worldwide, investors continue to see enormous potential in the fast-growing industry. Today, the last-minute marketplace for holiday rentals... Read More

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Agents remain part of millennials' travel landscape

By Martin Cowen | January 26, 2016

Topdeck Travel, a group tours business for 18-30-somethings, has carried out a wide-ranging survey with some interesting if random findings. More than 30,000 people took part in the survey. The pro... Read More

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Navigating the paradox of constant and change

By Sponsored Content | January 26, 2016

For many, embarking on a new year includes looking back at the year that was while also anticipating the one that lies ahead. Every year in the travel industry, the winds of change end up blowing in n... Read More

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TripAdvisor adds airline reviews to its armoury

By Linda Fox | January 26, 2016

TripAdvisor is inviting users to review their airlines and has even created a page with hints on what to include. A spokesman for the reviews giant said it was testing a 'new design and features' f... Read More

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Foursquare enters trip planning melee with Trip Tips

By Linda Fox | January 26, 2016

Hot on the heels of $45 million in funding and the promise of global expansion, Foursquare has unveiled a social planning tool called Trip Tips. According to a blog post the social check-ins compan... Read More

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At ALIS, Hilton, IHG, and Google execs talk mobile tech

By Juliana Shallcross | January 25, 2016

The Americas Lodging and Investment Conference kicked off in Los Angeles on Monday with a trio of discussions about travel technology -- the first such tech talk for the show in eight years. Not surpr... Read More

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Wingz soars on $11 million round led by Expedia

By Linda Fox | January 25, 2016

Expedia has followed up its recent investment in hotel service platform Alice by leading a Series B round for airport ride startup Wingz. Altimeter Capital and Salesforce chief Marc Benioff were al... Read More

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Digital commerce will be the primary enterprise system for customer engagement

By Sponsored Content | January 25, 2016

Over the course of the past decade or so, many airlines have built high-performing ecommerce organizations from the “outside-in” – embracing the opportunity to disrupt the industry and deliver strong... Read More

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Laterooms CEO moves on, GrabTaxi MD, IATA's NDC envoy and more...

By PhocusWire | January 25, 2016

This is a roundup of news and announcements for PEOPLE moves in travel, tourism and hospitality for January 2016: Monday 25 January 2016 Laterooms boss moves out of travel Jesper With-Fogstr... Read More

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Zanadu gets $12M Tencent backing, creates virtual reality studio

By Martin Cowen | January 25, 2016

Travel and lifestyle site Zanadu will bring quality virtual reality travel content to its upmarket Chinese members. Beijing-based Zanadu, which featured as a TLabs Showcase in 2012, has also confir... Read More

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Online travel agencies tipped to lose market share to hotel direct channels

By Kevin May | January 25, 2016

Hotels in the third biggest tourist market on the planet are starting to fight back against the dominance of online travel agencies. At least, this is the forecast contained within research from Ph... Read More

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