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Priceline Group throws another $500 million in the direction of Ctrip
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Priceline Group throws another $500 million in the direction of Ctrip
By Kevin May | December 10, 2015
The Priceline Group has reached almost $2 billion invested in Chinese online travel agency Ctrip, following the announcement of another $500 million tranche this week. The travel powerhouse, home t... Read More
Agencies, airlines, inefficiencies and costs - a study
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Agencies, airlines, inefficiencies and costs - a study
By Kevin May | December 10, 2015
A massive study of the data flowing between agency systems and airlines has shed light on processes that cost carriers millions in fees every year. Agentivity took a look at data from 2.6 million p... Read More
TUI review sees Hotelbeds carved from the business
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TUI review sees Hotelbeds carved from the business
By Linda Fox | December 10, 2015
TUI Group is near completion of a strategic review of Hotelbeds which includes a plan to "carve-out" the B2B accommodation brand from the rest of the business. The review is likely to be completed... Read More
Airline system look-to-book ratios soar, expected to go 10x higher
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Airline system look-to-book ratios soar, expected to go 10x higher
By Kevin May | December 10, 2015
Back in the good old days, say around 20 years ago, airline systems had a 10:1 ratio of searches to actual bookings. Fast forward to 2015 and a metric of such apparent efficiency is extremely hard... Read More
Tansler nets $1.3M for its reverse-auction vacation rental platform
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Tansler nets $1.3M for its reverse-auction vacation rental platform
By Sean O'Neil | December 10, 2015
It's been a couple of years since Tnooz profiled Tansler, a New York startup that runs reverse auctions for vacation rentals. Since then, Tansler has been in stealth mode. This past November, Ta... Read More
Six questions (and answers) about the future of rate parity
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Six questions (and answers) about the future of rate parity
By Viewpoints | December 10, 2015
Attendees on a recent webinar hosted by Tnooz titled “Hotel pricing in a post-parity world” were asked to disclose how much of their business came from online travel agencies. NB This is viewpoint... Read More
Apple picks Hopper as one of 2015's best apps
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Apple picks Hopper as one of 2015's best apps
By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2015
Today Apple released its picks for the best apps of 2015, and the only travel app to make the list was Hopper. Hopper's app ranked seventh on the list, up there with apps from HBO Now and Instagram... Read More
Expedia invests in Alice, the hotel mobile tech startup
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Expedia invests in Alice, the hotel mobile tech startup
By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2015
New York startup Alice, the maker of a hotel operations platform, has received a "significant" -- but unspecified -- minority investment from Expedia Inc. Prior funding for the startup included a s... Read More
Homeaway joins Airbnb and TripAdvisor in debuting Apple TV apps
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Homeaway joins Airbnb and TripAdvisor in debuting Apple TV apps
By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2015
No hotel brand is there yet. No airline or OTA yet either. But Airbnb and TripAdvisor have debuted apps for Apple TV and now HomeAway has joined the trend. At this stage, the apps are pretty basic.... Read More
Fuelling the machine: how to ignite and take control of your online advertising
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Fuelling the machine: how to ignite and take control of your online advertising
By Viewpoints | December 9, 2015
Your money, your decisions, your experience. Who knows your audience better than you? Still, when it comes to programmatic advertising, many marketers lack confidence and let the ‘experts’ handle it f... Read More
On The Beach eyes Europe after strong start in Sweden
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On The Beach eyes Europe after strong start in Sweden
By Martin Cowen | December 9, 2015
UK-based On The Beach has booked more than one million British customers in a year for the first time and is eyeing up international expansion via its eBeach brand, currently live in Sweden. On The... Read More
GoEuro connects the points on $45 million funding round
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GoEuro connects the points on $45 million funding round
By Kevin May | December 8, 2015
GoEuro has landed the biggest round yet given to a door-to-door travel startup, securing a $45 million investment from Goldman Sachs. Other new investors include Atomico, Yuri Milner and Tom Staffo... Read More
Five ways to perfect the travel booking funnel
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Five ways to perfect the travel booking funnel
By Viewpoints | December 8, 2015
Understanding the customer journey in its entirety is a puzzle that continues to challenge digital marketers, particularly when it comes to perfecting the process of online travel booking. NB This... Read More
Corporate travellers say more satisfied when booking direct
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Corporate travellers say more satisfied when booking direct
By Kevin May | December 8, 2015
Maybe not the datapoint that GBTA members would like to hear, but a study by the organisation has found that booking direct is more satisfying than through a travel manager or agent. The study of t... Read More
Ryanair keeps Google Flight Search agreement despite legal battle
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Ryanair keeps Google Flight Search agreement despite legal battle
By Kevin May | December 8, 2015
Google Flight Search will continue to be a friend of Ryanair even as the pair prepare to battle it out in the courts over an advertising dispute. The confirmation came as another broadside was fire... Read More
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