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Top10 falls out of the charts and into an early grave
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Top10 falls out of the charts and into an early grave
By Kevin May | December 24, 2015
No Christmas number one for Top10, the well-funded online hotel search provider, after confirming that it has closed down after four years of operations. The UK_based startup used review scores, lo... Read More
Happy face, sad face - welcome to hotel room service via emoji
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Happy face, sad face - welcome to hotel room service via emoji
By Kevin May | December 23, 2015
Complete marketing gimmick, but quite a fun one at the same time, for Aloft Hotels, the Starwood-owned chain that positions itself as "designed for hyper-connected global traveller". It has come up... Read More
Looking back and ahead - hotel marketing shifts
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Looking back and ahead - hotel marketing shifts
By Viewpoints | December 23, 2015
As we reach 2016, Tnooz is unveiling its customary series of reflections on the year behind us and what the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry might expect looking ahead. And, as always, we'... Read More
Cleartrip users get active on activities [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Cleartrip users get active on activities [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Martin Cowen | December 23, 2015
Cleartrip's latest quarterly mobile insights report shows that its recently launched activities channel now accounts for 15% of mobile traffic. The activities channel on Cleartrip went live across... Read More
Hotel watchdog comes down hard on Booking.com over best price strategy
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Hotel watchdog comes down hard on Booking.com over best price strategy
By Kevin May | December 23, 2015
A German regulator has ordered Booking.com to remove all "best price" clauses from its contracts with hotel properties in the country. The Bundeskartellamt (BKA), the German Federal Cartel Office,... Read More
Expedia bets big on tours and activities: Will the industry win?
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Expedia bets big on tours and activities: Will the industry win?
By Stephen Joyce | December 22, 2015
For the past year or more, Expedia has been working behind the scenes quietly re-engineering the platform that powers its Local Expert brand. At the Expedia Conference earlier this month in Las Veg... Read More
Gulf Air web services, Lexalytics screens text, Hahn Air and IATA, and more...
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Gulf Air web services, Lexalytics screens text, Hahn Air and IATA, and more...
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for December 2015. Tuesday 22 December 2015: Gulf Air overhauls web services The Bahrain-bas... Read More
New MD for OpenJaw, HRG gets Brindle on board, Springer-Miller hires new CEO, and more...
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New MD for OpenJaw, HRG gets Brindle on board, Springer-Miller hires new CEO, and more...
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2015
This is a roundup of news and announcements for PEOPLE moves in travel, tourism and hospitality for December 2015: Tuesday 22 December New MD for OpenJaw GuestLogix has named Riccardo Navarr... Read More
$20 million Series A for eight-month-old Indian bus platform
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$20 million Series A for eight-month-old Indian bus platform
By Martin Cowen | December 22, 2015
Commuter buses might not be the most glamorous travel vertical, but that hasn't stopped three high-profile investors funding a $20 million Series A round for Shuttl, an Indian bus operator and aggrega... Read More
Ctrip vets overseas hotels for Chinese guests, with success
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Ctrip vets overseas hotels for Chinese guests, with success
By Viewpoints | December 21, 2015
One of the headwinds facing the Chinese outbound travel sector is the ability of international hotels to address the specific needs of the Chinese traveller. Ctrip, the country's leading OTA, has s... Read More
Looking back and ahead - vacation rentals in the mainstream
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Looking back and ahead - vacation rentals in the mainstream
By Viewpoints | December 21, 2015
As we reach 2016, Tnooz is unveiling its customary series of reflections on the year behind us and what the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry might expect looking ahead. And, as always, we'... Read More
Lyft wants to pick up an uber-large, $1 billion Series D
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Lyft wants to pick up an uber-large, $1 billion Series D
By Sean O'Neil | December 21, 2015
Transportation network company Lyft aims to raise up to $1 billion in new funding it revealed in a Delaware state filing -- which didn't name investors or state what valuation had been placed on the c... Read More
Useful IFTTT recipes to inspire travel brands
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Useful IFTTT recipes to inspire travel brands
By Nick Vivion | December 21, 2015
The past decade has seen an enormous shift in the way people travel, a change directly correlated with the rise of the mobile phone as the dominant way of accessing information. As the laptop ceas... Read More
Flight Centre nabs Student Universe, Ceetiz drives with Hertz, and more...
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Flight Centre nabs Student Universe, Ceetiz drives with Hertz, and more...
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for December 2015. Friday 21 December 2015: Flight Centre acquires StudentUniverse Tnooz r... Read More
Looking back and ahead - the corporate travel (r)evolution
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Looking back and ahead - the corporate travel (r)evolution
By Viewpoints | December 21, 2015
As we reach 2016, Tnooz is unveiling its customary series of reflections on the year behind us and what the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry might expect looking ahead. And, as always, we'... Read More
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