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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
Expedia casts fresh light on mid-funnel traveler behavior
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Expedia casts fresh light on mid-funnel traveler behavior
By Sean O'Neil | November 18, 2015
“Half of my advertising is wasted, I just don’t know which half,” is the famous quote from decades ago by Philadelphia department store owner John Wannamaker. That sentiment is still relevant today... Read More
Zozi claims major breakthrough for payments in tours
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Zozi claims major breakthrough for payments in tours
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Could be a big day for the tours and activities sector - Zozi claims it has solved one of the major problems facing small suppliers of product. With thousands of suppliers still working on cash pay... Read More
TrekkSoft acquires tours and activities booking tech provider Acteavo
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TrekkSoft acquires tours and activities booking tech provider Acteavo
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Consolidation time - TrekkSoft has bought fellow online booking tool for tours and activities, Acteavo. Terms of the deal between the Switzerland and Ireland-based companies have not been disclosed... Read More
Thailand unveils luxury tourism video (with the wrong or the right message?)
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Thailand unveils luxury tourism video (with the wrong or the right message?)
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Get four impossibly good looking actors, some stunning locations, film them having tremendous fun - it's a well-trodden path for travel marketers. In fact, it's such a standard format for airlines,... Read More
Hello, Smartband - tech to help when staying at a resort hotel
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Hello, Smartband - tech to help when staying at a resort hotel
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
The next few years are likely to to see the introduction of all kind of so-called smart devices beyond the existing mobile phone. European tour operator TUI Group is getting in on the act with a tr... Read More
Mobile web beats apps when it comes to hotel bookings
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Mobile web beats apps when it comes to hotel bookings
By Martin Cowen | November 18, 2015
A study of 2,000 US smartphone owners has found they are more likely to book a hotel room using the mobile web than an app. Millward Brown Digital produced the report and found that 44% of the samp... Read More
Ola's $500m Series F confirms global interest in India's taxi goldrush
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Ola's $500m Series F confirms global interest in India's taxi goldrush
By Martin Cowen | November 18, 2015
India's biggest taxi app business Ola has closed a $500 million Series F round, with Scotland's Baillee Gifford taking a stake in the business for the first time. China's biggest taxi app business... Read More
Traveller behaviour when booking with indie hotels online [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Traveller behaviour when booking with indie hotels online [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Travelnuts has analysed data flowing through its system over a numbers of years to monitor how travellers search and book independent hotels. As a result it has been able to build an interesting pi... Read More
Hostmaker raises $2 million to help Airbnb owners
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Hostmaker raises $2 million to help Airbnb owners
By Kevin May | November 18, 2015
Hostmaker, one of a growing number of businesses created to support the Airbnb ecosystem, has secured $2 million in funding. The backers are Avala Capital and DSG Consumer Partners, led by DN Capit... Read More
Booking.com predicts alternative accommodation could overtake hotel stays
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Booking.com predicts alternative accommodation could overtake hotel stays
By Kevin May | November 17, 2015
Interesting gaze into the crystal ball from hotel giant Booking.com, with it saying non-hotel bookings will rise to outweigh traditional stays for business travellers in some countries. The analysi... Read More
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