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Higher TripAdvisor scores impact rates, so hotel first impressions matter
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Higher TripAdvisor scores impact rates, so hotel first impressions matter
By Viewpoints | October 12, 2015
If you have 60 seconds, I have 300 words that might help at the net operating income (NOI) line on the spreadsheet. NB: This is a guest viewpoint by John Smallwood, owner of the Travel Outlook call... Read More
Airlines warned giving Google any data will ensure you're hostage to it for life
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Airlines warned giving Google any data will ensure you're hostage to it for life
By Kevin May | October 12, 2015
It's almost remarkable that over five years have now passed since Google made its first significant foray into the travel industry. Google had, lest we forget, been working "within" travel for year... Read More
Solving the European airline booking challenge for OTAs and intermediaries [Sponsored]
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Solving the European airline booking challenge for OTAs and intermediaries [Sponsored]
By Viewpoints | October 12, 2015
When it comes to booking flights for customers, online travel agents (OTAs) and travel intermediaries work on very small profits. NB This is a viewpoint by Ian Johnson, European sales director for... Read More
The gradual creep of the sharing economy into corporate travel
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The gradual creep of the sharing economy into corporate travel
By Kevin May | October 12, 2015
Disruption - such an overused word in the travel industry, often bandied around to simply describe a different feature or product line. But the concept of a new wave of traveller behaviour and its... Read More
Consolidation time - eTraveli travel group bought by media company ProSiebenSat1
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Consolidation time - eTraveli travel group bought by media company ProSiebenSat1
By Kevin May | October 11, 2015
Interesting moves in the online travel agency sector in Europe with eTraveli snapped up by German television group ProSiebenSat.1. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but... Read More
Startups - funding, success, influences, and more [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Startups - funding, success, influences, and more [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | October 9, 2015
A bit US-centric, but here's a decent roundup of some key datapoints in the wider ecosystem of startups. The chart was put together by Designhill and includes such nuggets as education level, forme... Read More
This study pinpoints Europe's next big ancillary: inflight wifi
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This study pinpoints Europe's next big ancillary: inflight wifi
By Martin Cowen | October 9, 2015
Airline revenue teams trying to come up with the next big ancillary product might have the answer right in front of them - inflight wifi. A study from Inmarsat, based on a sample of 6,000 European... Read More
Qantas sees its biggest opportunity is in harnessing Big Data
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Qantas sees its biggest opportunity is in harnessing Big Data
By Kevin May | October 9, 2015
CEO Alan Joyce has won plenty of plaudits (at least from his peers and money folk) for the reversal of fortunes at beleaguered airline Qantas. The carrier was on its knees financially a few years b... Read More
Airbnb expands business travel focus with BridgeStreet deal [UPDATED]
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Airbnb expands business travel focus with BridgeStreet deal [UPDATED]
By Kevin May | October 9, 2015
UPDATE: BridgeStreet originally said its entire portfolio of properties would be offered to Airbnb For Business. It turns out that is not correct after all and it will not disclose at present how m... Read More
Get up to speed on programmatic advertising for travel
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Get up to speed on programmatic advertising for travel
By PhocusWire | October 8, 2015
Programmatic advertising is one of the fastest growing digital marketing channels today, with Magna Global predicting that global programmatic ad spend will reach $32.6 billion by 2017. In a market... Read More
Consolidation in tours and activities tech as TourCMS is acquired by Palisis
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Consolidation in tours and activities tech as TourCMS is acquired by Palisis
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2015
TravelUCD, owner of tours and activities technology system TourCMS, has been acquired by Switzerland-based Palisis, with terms of the deal undisclosed. Palisis specialises in ticketing for local to... Read More
China mega-merger brings O2O to the top table, travel and leisure on the menu
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China mega-merger brings O2O to the top table, travel and leisure on the menu
By Martin Cowen | October 8, 2015
The big news coming out of China today is the $15 billion merger between group buying business Meituan and reviews giant Dianping. The announcement did not place a value on the deal, but the Chines... Read More
How travel decisions and online purchases are made in today’s multiscreen world
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How travel decisions and online purchases are made in today’s multiscreen world
By Viewpoints | October 8, 2015
How people research and book travel online continues to evolve with the proliferation of devices – and understanding the changing habits and behaviors of today’s digitally-savvy travelers is critical... Read More
Escapio switches to hotel metasearch: Will small OTAs follow?
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Escapio switches to hotel metasearch: Will small OTAs follow?
By Sean O'Neil | October 8, 2015
Escapio, a Berlin-based online travel agency (OTA), has switched to metasearch model for a curated list of luxury and design hotels. The revamped Escapio showcases at launch 6,000 "unique" hotels,... Read More
Online travel retailers need to be aware of fraudsters' EMV backlash
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Online travel retailers need to be aware of fraudsters' EMV backlash
By Viewpoints | October 8, 2015
The US is the last G-20 country on Earth that isn’t using EMV cards - which have a microchip rather than a magnetic strip - but change is rapidly approaching. NB: This is a guest article by TJ Sass... Read More
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