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Chat apps taking off for large hotel chains
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Chat apps taking off for large hotel chains
By Linda Fox | December 2, 2015
Starwood Hotels has been using Whatsapp and other chat apps since earlier this year to enable guests to make requests during their stay. The company says the chat app is used to message a hotel bef... Read More
Ryanair to take Google and eDreams to court over misleading advertising claim
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Ryanair to take Google and eDreams to court over misleading advertising claim
By Kevin May | December 2, 2015
UPDATE: Ryanair says it welcomes an initial "first step" by eDreams to modify how the online travel agency displays its advertising on Google. The OTA has changed "Ryanair: Cheap Flights" to "Ry... Read More
SITA acquires airport baggage IT provider Type22
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SITA acquires airport baggage IT provider Type22
By Kevin May | December 2, 2015
Type22 has become part of the SITA family in a bid to improve the aviation IT company's presence with products for passenger check-in operations. Terms of the deal are not disclosed. Netherlands... Read More
RoomsTonite raises $1.5 million, plots international expansion
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RoomsTonite raises $1.5 million, plots international expansion
By Kevin May | December 1, 2015
India-based late-booking hotel app RoomsTonite has secured angel funding worth $1.5 million from a group of investors. The funding was led by Lashit Sanghvi, co-founder of Alchemy Capital, and incl... Read More
How video influences travel decisions
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How video influences travel decisions
By Linda Fox | December 1, 2015
Google shared some interesting figures on travel and YouTube in November showing how consumers engage with video when researching and planning trips. The figures were from research Google carried o... Read More
Travelport takes majority share of Locomote, shuffles management pack
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Travelport takes majority share of Locomote, shuffles management pack
By Sean O'Neil | December 1, 2015
Travelport has taken a 55% share of expense and travel management service Locomote. In August 2014 it had bought a 49% stake in the Australian startup, but it now has majority ownership. Terms of t... Read More
Google's NDC interest should inspire us all
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Google's NDC interest should inspire us all
By Viewpoints | December 1, 2015
One of the main reasons behind IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) was to open airline content to new technology providers, and with Google quietly exploring it, other tech giants and startups al... Read More
Chinese hotels try to balance high-tech and high-touch
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Chinese hotels try to balance high-tech and high-touch
By Viewpoints | November 30, 2015
The problems facing Chinese hotels are no different from those faced by their peers in other markets, from handling distribution dilemmas to managing economic cycles. Yet there is one area of the b... Read More
Event planner? Venue owner? Take a 5-minute survey
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Event planner? Venue owner? Take a 5-minute survey
By PhocusWire | November 30, 2015
Are you an event planner, a hospitality professional, or an owner of a venue that's used for meetings and events? Please fill out a survey on how you use technology to be more efficient. If you hel... Read More
Hotel Urbano's founders give up majority control
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Hotel Urbano's founders give up majority control
By Sean O'Neil | November 30, 2015
The brothers who founded Hotel Urbano, the Brazilian travel startup, have decided to step down. They'll be replaced by a new management team that has plans for international expansion and a possibl... Read More
Unister, Germany's largest OTA, struggles to sell itself [UPDATED]
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Unister, Germany's largest OTA, struggles to sell itself [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | November 30, 2015
Unister Holdings, owner of online travel agencies fluege.de, AB-in-den-Urlaub.de, and Reisen.de, is hoping to be sold whole or in part.* *UPDATE 1800 ET: Tnooz's message to the company's press off... Read More
EasyJet integrates FlightRadar24, Quicket adds BookItNow, and more...
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EasyJet integrates FlightRadar24, Quicket adds BookItNow, and more...
By PhocusWire | November 30, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for November 2015. Monday 30 November 2015: EasyJet integrates FlightRadar24 The European lo... Read More
What's next for Travelocity
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What's next for Travelocity
By Sean O'Neil | November 30, 2015
Expedia Inc has been busy integrating Travelocity since January 2015, when it announced it was acquiring the online travel agency brand. Since January Brad Wilson, general manager, has spent about... Read More
Six ways mobile technology is shaping the business travel marketplace
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Six ways mobile technology is shaping the business travel marketplace
By Viewpoints | November 30, 2015
A quick look around any airport anywhere in the world leaves little doubt: mobile technologies have become as common as a carry-on. Smartphones, tablets and wearable devices are built for life on the... Read More
Egencia takes consumer approach to highlight hotels
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Egencia takes consumer approach to highlight hotels
By Linda Fox | November 30, 2015
Egencia has just ended a three-week social media campaign which saw it unveil three videos positioning how the booking of hotels should be. The goal of the campaign has been to try and engage custo... Read More
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