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Alitrip shifts focus to outbound with US agency partnerships

By Martin Cowen | January 13, 2016

Alibaba's travel brand Alitrip is building partnerships in countries where it anticipates demand from "young, affluent and mobile" Chinese travellers. The US is one of its priorities, and earlier t... Read More

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Investing your online travel marketing budget in 2016 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | January 12, 2016

There's no shortage of ways to invest your annual online marketing budget from video and social media to brand websites and third parties. MDG Advertising has come up with the following infographic... Read More

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TripAdvisor reaps benefits of Booking.com deal

By Kevin May | January 12, 2016

The ink on the landmark partnership between TripAdvisor and Booking.com may only just be drying, but its effect is already being felt. The user review/metasearch site agreed in October 2015 to have... Read More

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Seven ways business travel could benefit from tech this year

By Viewpoints | January 12, 2016

Travel managers, buyers and business travellers use tech to make their (working) life more productive and more simple, but the full potential has yet to be realised. NB: This is a viewpoint by Roge... Read More

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If size matters, Didi crushes Uber

By Martin Cowen | January 12, 2016

The scale of Uber's challenge in China has been put into context by some official numbers released by its main rival and market leader Didi Kuaidi. Didi rarely shares any authenticated business met... Read More

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Dayuse opens door to Euro 15 million funding

By Linda Fox | January 12, 2016

Dayuse, a daytime hotel booking platform, has received Euro 15 million in Series A funding. Venture capital firms Idinvest and Partech Ventures participated in the round for the Paris-based startup... Read More

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Skyscanner captures new funding round of $192 million

By Kevin May | January 11, 2016

Five new organisations have become investors to the tune of $192 million in Skyscanner, giving it a valuation said to be in the region of $1.6 billion. The new investment round comes from global fu... Read More

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Looking beyond room rates: a holistic approach to hotel revenue

By Sponsored Content | January 11, 2016

There has never been a more challenging time to operate a hotel in the Asia Pacific region. From the increasing rates of competition to changing customers’ booking preferences, now more than ever hote... Read More

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Time for destinations to question their website strategy

By Viewpoints | January 11, 2016

Let me start by asking a question: Should NYC & Company be selling hot dogs to tourists? Or should the Paris Visitor Board be making and selling croissants? Or VisitBritain be making and sellin... Read More

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Uber links up with airlines, airports and hotels via HNA deal

By Martin Cowen | January 11, 2016

Uber China has signed an investment and strategic co-operation deal with conglomerate HNA Group, which promises a range of global tie-ups between Uber and HNA's airline, airport and hotel units. Ub... Read More

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Airline APIs can help hotels secure more direct revenues

By Sponsored Content | January 11, 2016

Hotels will be aware that, dollar for dollar, it is easier to get additional sales from existing customers than it is to acquire new ones. NB This is a viewpoint by Mystifly. And a recent report... Read More

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An anytime, any place, anywhere approach for airline retailing in 2016

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2016

Expect more in-destination activities to be available via your favourite airline if a report on airline retailing is to be believed. The GuestLogix report predicts more of the same in terms of wifi... Read More

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Brussels' locals hear call to attract visitors back

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2016

Visit.Brussels is hoping to attract tourists back to the city following a noticeable dip in the number of visitors attributed to media coverage of the city's lockdown. The destination marketing org... Read More

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Man uses an NFC chip implanted in his hand as his boarding pass

By Sean O'Neil | January 8, 2016

Andreas Sjöström, a Stockholm-based technology consultant, recently boarded a SAS flight by waving his hand at the electronic gate. Here's what happened, in the words of a blog post he published to... Read More

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As Yelp struggles, might a travel giant eat it?

By Rob Lovitt | January 8, 2016

With almost 170 million monthly visitors, estimated annual revenues of half-a-billion dollars, and a stock price that’s tumbled from a 2014 high of $97 to today's mere $26, could Yelp be the next grea... Read More

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