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Travel marketers rise and shine - one in six minutes (awake) spent online

By Linda Fox | September 8, 2015

Not strictly speaking travel technology but Internet Advertising Bureau figures are pertinent to the industry as they show amount of time spent online and what people are doing. The IAB and online... Read More

News / Online

Multi-task rethink - designers should design (and not code)

By PhocusWire | September 8, 2015

It’s an old argument: should designers code? And it gets a lot of people up in arms, some in favor while others not so much.... Read More

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Zomato earmarks latest $60 million for new business lines

By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015

Indian-based international "food-tech" business Zomato has raised another $60 million and announced plans to broaden its reach into B2B services with the launch of a white-label platform. Its late... Read More

News / Distribution

A guide for B2B suppliers on how to access China's outbound tourism industry

By Viewpoints | September 7, 2015

International travel suppliers who want a slice of China's outbound market should think about partnerships with Chinese online travel agents. NB: This is a guest article by Thomas Meriaux, a Shangh... Read More

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China taxi app funding latest score: Uber 1, Didi Kuaidi 3

By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015

Uber has raised another billion-dollars-plus to invest in China, according to an interview its CEO Travis Kalanick gave to a well-respected Chinese tech news wire. The interview has been picked up... Read More

News / Online

Marriott finally finds a use for a top-level domain extension

By Kevin May | September 7, 2015

Seems like an (internet) age ago, but 2011 and 2012 saw a huge marketing campaign for businesses to buy additional web domains. The idea was supposed to be quite simple: web naming regulator Icann... Read More

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Reading between the lines of Qunar's exec rejig

By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015

Qunar has announced an "organizational realignment" which hints at where China's second biggest OTA sees the strongest potential for growth. The creation of a "Travel SaaS Platform" unit is based... Read More

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Momondo Group gets £10 million credit line

By Kevin May | September 7, 2015

Momondo Group has secured another working capital line of credit, this time to the tune of £10 million from Silicon Valley Bank. The funds will be used to "provide additional liquidity" as the grou... Read More

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How to make your Facebook page work harder

By Viewpoints | September 4, 2015

Your business is active on Facebook, but that nagging feeling that you could be doing things better rarely goes away. NB This is a guest article by Taylor Smariga, an in-house copywriter at NetAffi... Read More

News / Technology

Logitravel boxes clever with smart TV app launch

By Martin Cowen | September 4, 2015

European OTA Logitravel Group has identified smart and connected TVs as a sales channel and as potential customer acquisition and retention tool. A Logitravel TV app has been developed by London-... Read More

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Startup ecosystem continues to build in and around the sharing economy

By Linda Fox | September 4, 2015

Sharing economy startups such as Airbnb, Tujia and others have been attracting huge investment alongside column inches and predictions of future greatness. It's hardly surprising then that a whole... Read More

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Quarter of web users abandon travel bookings if local currency isn't supported

By Kevin May | September 4, 2015

The globalisation of online travel has meant that consumers are happy to book on websites that are not based in the country. Whilst there is a element of trust needed that the user experience is go... Read More

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Airbnb Apple Watch app lets hosts answer guests fast

By Sean O'Neil | September 3, 2015

The official tweet says it all: Hosts with an Apple Watch can now respond to bookings straight from their wrist. Our new app: pic.twitter.com/R62zg1xwOD — Airbnb (@Airbnb) September 3, 2015 T... Read More

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[UPDATED] American Airlines deepens its ties with Expedia by merchandising seats

By Sean O'Neil | September 3, 2015

My original headline for this article said AA "deepens its direct connect" with Expedia Inc. That was misleading. American Airlines spokesman Joshua Freed clarifies: "We expect Expedia will use a GDS... Read More