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How Uber sells itself to nervous local governments

By Kevin May | October 20, 2015

As news broke in India that an Uber driver had been found guilty of raping a passenger, one of its executives was on-stage at the WebinTravel conference in Singapore. The ride-sharing app's general... Read More

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Unmanaged biz travel app secures first NDC Innovation Fund cash

By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2015

The NDC Innovation Fund, set up by IATA and Travel Capitalist Ventures to support innovation in distribution using the NDC standard, has named its first investments the Executive Travel App, known as... Read More

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Tours and activities - a little reality check and some optimism

By Kevin May | October 20, 2015

Such is the apparent progress (and interest) in the online tours and activities sector that it can get an entire session of its own at a major travel conference these days. Hot on the heels of the... Read More

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Fear, loathing, and category killers: A chat about hotel distribution and merchandising

By Valyn Perini | October 20, 2015

The past month has been a "wow" moment for hotels, at least when it comes to distribution and merchandising. Last week, Priceline Group abandoned its resistance and signed up to provide its hotel i... Read More

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Qatar working on NDC plan B

By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2015

Qatar Airways, one of the first airlines to embrace NDC, is working on a "plan B" according to its CEO Akbar Al-Baker. As the keynote speaker at IATA's WPS 2015, Al-Baker went off message when he w... Read More

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Corporate travel policy goes up a gear, open booking very much on wishlist

By Linda Fox | October 20, 2015

Great feedback from corporate travel managers on mobile, apps and the sharing economy in this American Express Global Business Travel/ACTE report and then a little gem buried on page 26. Open booki... Read More

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Investors in APAC travel startups are either smarter or madder than elsewhere

By Kevin May | October 19, 2015

Okay, it's not as simple as that, obviously, but there is a considerable shift in the regions that attract the funding for travel startups in the last 12 months. Whereas traditionally the US (and S... Read More

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Hotels will need to master digital user experience if they want to catch up to OTAs

By Viewpoints | October 19, 2015

As online travel agencies (OTAs) continue to gain market share, there’s a current sense of frustration among many hoteliers that they face an unwinnable battle. NB: This is a viewpoint by Gautam Lu... Read More

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In-flight entertainment: hacking NDC, BYOD and shopping

By Gene Quinn | October 19, 2015

Cool spaces induce cool ideas and for a few hours last weekend the ground floor of Betahaus Hamburg was transformed into: • an airport security line and duty-free store • an economy seat besid... Read More

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The salt and pepper of travel startups, from some seasoned pros

By Kevin May | October 19, 2015

Bright eyed and bushy tailed, and the wonderful sense of optimism that carries travel startups into their early stages. And then the chance for the old timers (experience-wise, of course) to either... Read More

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First look - Ryanair teases new website

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2015

Ryanair is giving passengers a sneak peak of its much touted new website which on first glance seems clean with an improved user experience. The low-cost carrier has been talking about it for almos... Read More

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Tripadvisor-registered businesses get access to new analytics

By Martin Cowen | October 19, 2015

TripAdvisor has launched Review Performance, a free analytics dashboard which gives hotels, restaurants and attractions access to a range of data, trends and insight. The product is designed for bu... Read More

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The leapfrog in online travel and taking note of the power of the app

By Kevin May | October 18, 2015

Total travel bookings via mobile devices are expected to overtake those from desktops in 2016 in China, the first country in the world to do so. And this isn't just behaviour within particular segm... Read More

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Yatra uses Travelguru presence to launch budget hotels and homestays brand

By Martin Cowen | October 18, 2015

Yatra.com's president Sharat Dhall has said that the launch of TG Rooms and TG Stays strengthens its position as India's largest provider of budget accommodation options. Speaking to Tnooz, he said... Read More

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TravelSky deepens its roots in corporate travel with Beijing HangJu

By PhocusWire | October 18, 2015

China's state-owned Chinese travel middleman TravelSky Technology has been upping its efforts in the corporate travel market. There is no avoiding TravelSky when it comes to any type of travel in C... Read More

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