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Lufthansa admits overseas headwinds from GDS levy
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Lufthansa admits overseas headwinds from GDS levy
By Kevin May | October 29, 2015
Lufthansa Group has conceded that the introduction of its controversial surcharge on GDS-issued tickets has had an impact on overseas bookings. In a call with financial analysts following the publi... Read More
Rezdy scores $3m, gets sporting legend on board
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Rezdy scores $3m, gets sporting legend on board
By Martin Cowen | October 29, 2015
Australian tours and activities software specialist Rezdy has raised $3 million Series A funding and has earmarked to cash for further expansion into the US and new products. The round has been led... Read More
Snapshot on European independent hotel bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Snapshot on European independent hotel bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | October 28, 2015
The difference between the European and US markets is vast when it comes to hotel ownership and how it affects bookings. Primarily this revolves around the fact that independents represent a massiv... Read More
Alibaba flat-bats questions about Qunar and Ctrip share swap
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Alibaba flat-bats questions about Qunar and Ctrip share swap
By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2015
Alibaba's Q2s contain some eye-watering bigger picture e-commerce numbers but its response to a question about this week's Qunar/Ctrip share swap added little to the sum of human knowledge. Earlier... Read More
Hostelworld registers London-Dublin IPO, aims to raise Euro 174M
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Hostelworld registers London-Dublin IPO, aims to raise Euro 174M
By Kevin May | October 28, 2015
Budget accommodation online travel agency HostelWorld has confirmed its plan to seek a financial listing on the public markets. The Ireland-based company says the the offer is expected to raise Eur... Read More
Ixigo preps intercity cabs, sees apps embedded into Micromax handsets
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Ixigo preps intercity cabs, sees apps embedded into Micromax handsets
By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2015
Indian travel search and trip-planning site Ixigo is ready to expand its recently launched taxi meta overseas and is also working on a ground-breaking tie-up with Micromax, the handset manufacturer wh... Read More
TravelClick acquires ZDirect, a hotel CRM provider
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TravelClick acquires ZDirect, a hotel CRM provider
By Sean O'Neil | October 27, 2015
TravelClick, a hospitality tech provider, says it has acquired ZDirect, maker of a hotel customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Deal terms weren't publicized. But it's likely a nice payda... Read More
Shangri-La Hotels begins hard push on virtual videos
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Shangri-La Hotels begins hard push on virtual videos
By Kevin May | October 27, 2015
Hotels, tourism boards and many others have been extolling the virtues for years of getting a sneak peek of a destination or product via virtual reality. We will all remember the beginnings of a cr... Read More
Etihad on cloud nine with Adobe, Rocketrip browses Chrome, and more...
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Etihad on cloud nine with Adobe, Rocketrip browses Chrome, and more...
By PhocusWire | October 27, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for October 2015. Tuesday 27 October 2015: Etihad and Adobe unite for cloud IT services The... Read More
How online travel is evolving in a mobile-first country
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How online travel is evolving in a mobile-first country
By Kevin May | October 27, 2015
There are a growing number of countries that be considered genuine recipients of the title "mobile-first". Such countries are not those that have a vociferous tech media that would have people thin... Read More
Negotiating the APAC payments maze: Marriott, Alipay, and more
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Negotiating the APAC payments maze: Marriott, Alipay, and more
By Viewpoints | October 27, 2015
The online travel sector in China, and across Asia in general, is characterised by a broad spectrum of payment options, with digital wallets featuring prominently in the list of alternative form of pa... Read More
VR and beacons tipped for mainstream adoption in 2016
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VR and beacons tipped for mainstream adoption in 2016
By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2015
Market research group Mintel has issued its European Consumer Trends 2016 report, identifying beacons and virtual reality as two technologies which will impact travel and leisure businesses. Beacon... Read More
Mobile vs desktop and how travellers are booking rental cars
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Mobile vs desktop and how travellers are booking rental cars
By Kevin May | October 27, 2015
Some interesting data shared recently by European rental car comparison site HappyCar that illustrates the gradual shift to mobile bookings. First of all the company looked at the increase in the p... Read More
HomeAway rebrands Travelmob, the Asian Airbnb, in its own name
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HomeAway rebrands Travelmob, the Asian Airbnb, in its own name
By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2015
HomeAway, the private home rental platform, officially publicized today that it has bought the remaining 37% share of Travelmob, the Singapore-based rental and listings company, having previously acqu... Read More
TripAdvisor says learning as it goes along with instant booking
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TripAdvisor says learning as it goes along with instant booking
By Kevin May | October 26, 2015
TripAdvisor's foray into Instant Booking for its hotel metasearch had been motoring along reasonably well until just a few weeks ago. And then it signed an agreement to have the Priceline Group bra... Read More
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