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Does the tour and activity space need to be owned?
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Does the tour and activity space need to be owned?
By Stephen Joyce | November 23, 2015
The tour and activity space is undergoing a transformation. After years of being seen as the ugly duckling of the travel industry (or as the add-ons that seldom actually get added on to a flight or... Read More
Consensual hallucination (or the state of investment in travel startups)
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Consensual hallucination (or the state of investment in travel startups)
By Linda Fox | November 23, 2015
Here's the context: giants in the travel investment world, Joel Cutler and Priceline Group's Glenn Fogel, are on a panel discussing everything from unicorns, elevator pitches, exits and much in betwee... Read More
HNA pumps $500 million into Tuniu
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HNA pumps $500 million into Tuniu
By Martin Cowen | November 23, 2015
Another half-a-billion-dollar deal in China to start the week, as HNA Tourism confirms an equity investment and strategic co-operation agreement with Tuniu.com. The announcement says that HNA Touri... Read More
Online travel agencies tipped to lead the way with merchandising
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Online travel agencies tipped to lead the way with merchandising
By Kevin May | November 23, 2015
Some online travel agencies are now bringing in between 10%-15% in incremental revenue, after watching from the sidelines until very recently. That's the claim from Amadeus which this week will out... Read More
Startup pitch: Nekst offers personalized hotel search
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Startup pitch: Nekst offers personalized hotel search
By Sean O'Neil | November 21, 2015
Munich-based startup Nekst aims to make hotel shopping much faster. With the support of Martin Blöchinger – a former senior executive of flight meta search swoodoo (acquired by Kayak) – it has deve... Read More
Skyscanner's CEO on selling BA upgrades via NDC
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Skyscanner's CEO on selling BA upgrades via NDC
By Sean O'Neil | November 20, 2015
Today Skyscanner and British Airways began trial sales of seat upgrades using IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) standards. British Airways is the first global airline to sell seats directly... Read More
Why TripAdvisor excels at product
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Why TripAdvisor excels at product
By Sean O'Neil | November 20, 2015
It's self-evident that TripAdvisor excels at product development. Since its start in February 2000, the company has become what is probably the world’s most-visited travel platform, reporting more tha... Read More
Peek’s review system to be investigated by TripAdvisor
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Peek’s review system to be investigated by TripAdvisor
By Kevin May | November 20, 2015
Tours and activities brand Peek is under investigation by TripAdvisor for suggesting a system it has could be used by owners to ensure only positive feedback appears on review sites. UPDATE (5pmET)... Read More
RoomsTonite shares last-minute hotel booking trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
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RoomsTonite shares last-minute hotel booking trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Martin Cowen | November 20, 2015
India's late-booking app RoomsTonite has issued a detailed infographic based on its analysis of more than 150,000 users. RoomsTonite has a direct connection with 4000 hotels in India and can be use... Read More
Adara, the data startup, targets destination marketers
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Adara, the data startup, targets destination marketers
By Sean O'Neil | November 19, 2015
In September, Adara, maker of a business intelligence platform for the travel industry, nabbed $23 million in Series C equity financing. It claims 90 major travel brands as clients. To get the late... Read More
Millennials pushing hard to shift status quo in business travel
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Millennials pushing hard to shift status quo in business travel
By Kevin May | November 19, 2015
It isn't THAT long ago that the stalwarts of the corporate travel community would shrug at the suggestion that the sharing the economy would alter the business. Or that travel managers might find t... Read More
eLong fights on, still no decision on Tencent and Ctrip's offer
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eLong fights on, still no decision on Tencent and Ctrip's offer
By Martin Cowen | November 19, 2015
Revenues at China's mobile-focussed hotel platform eLong are back in positive territory, with management confident it can survive internal and external pressure. There remains a big question mark o... Read More
Ctrip vocal on outbound, quiet on Qunar, says Chinese market still small
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Ctrip vocal on outbound, quiet on Qunar, says Chinese market still small
By Martin Cowen | November 19, 2015
Ctrip has given more airtime than usual to its outbound travel presence, telling analysts on its Q3 earnings call about triple-digit growth across all its international business lines. In his prepa... Read More
Three quarters of travellers will research trips via mobile next year
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Three quarters of travellers will research trips via mobile next year
By Kevin May | November 19, 2015
Mobile devices will continue to eat away at desktop's share of travel bookings for at least another four years - accounting for almost a third of online transactions this year. Figures from eMarket... Read More
Telcos sell their data, so should airlines
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Telcos sell their data, so should airlines
By Viewpoints | November 19, 2015
In the airlines industry every ounce, every dollar, every mile means so much. That’s because the line between deficit and profitability is razor thin. NB This is a viewpoint by Mendel Senf, CEO of... Read More
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