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No time like the present to get Xmas bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]
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No time like the present to get Xmas bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2015
Around half of the UK Christmas getaway market is still up for grabs, according to travel data and marketing platform Adara. Using transactional data from last year's Christmas period and a real-ti... Read More
Hipmunk now helps plan trips using its AI
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Hipmunk now helps plan trips using its AI
By Sean O'Neil | November 17, 2015
Hipmunk has debuted a trip-planning tool powered by artificial intelligence. Today CEO Adam Goldstein revealed the product, called Hello Hipmunk, at the Phocuswright Conference in Fort Lauderdale.... Read More
Expedia to take rail seriously, with a little help from SilverRail
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Expedia to take rail seriously, with a little help from SilverRail
By Kevin May | November 17, 2015
Expedia says it will be expanding its rail ticket channel on a global scale thanks to a major agreement signed this week with SilverRail Technologies. The rail distribution platform will power sear... Read More
MakeMyTrip brings EasyToBook closer to home
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MakeMyTrip brings EasyToBook closer to home
By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2015
Indian OTA MakeMyTrip will continue to operate its Amsterdam-based hotels site EasyToBook.com despite moving some functions back to India. In response to emailed questions, MakeMyTrip shared the fo... Read More
Ixigo metasearch heats up India's branded budget hotels even more
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Ixigo metasearch heats up India's branded budget hotels even more
By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2015
India's fascinating innovation with a new sector -- online aggregated budget accommodation -- took another turn today as Ixigo debuted a "curated metasearch" product, branded as "Super Value Hotels".... Read More
Small teams step up and hack New York City travel
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Small teams step up and hack New York City travel
By Gene Quinn | November 16, 2015
New York City was the ultimate playground for 19 travel hacker teams last weekend. And the Big Apple was at its inspirational, accessible and walkable best on two clear and crisp November days.... Read More
Peek's CEO on building a tours and activities platform
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Peek's CEO on building a tours and activities platform
By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2015
Peek is a San Francisco startup that launched to fanfare at a rooftop party in autumn 2012. It's a tours-and-activities platform with two sides: one aimed at consumers and the other at suppliers. F... Read More
Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2 billion - more behind the headlines
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Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2 billion - more behind the headlines
By Kevin May | November 16, 2015
Marriott has ended weeks of speculation and splashed out $12.2 billion to buy rival hotel group Starwood. The mainstream and business media coverage will no doubt be dominated by the fact the acqui... Read More
NDC momentum builds at World Passenger Symposium 2015
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NDC momentum builds at World Passenger Symposium 2015
By Viewpoints | November 16, 2015
IATA's recent World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2015 in Hamburg featured extensive discussion, debate and information sharing around the New Distribution Capability (NDC) among the more than 730 air tra... Read More
TripAdvisor CEO warns against dodgy optimisation companies
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TripAdvisor CEO warns against dodgy optimisation companies
By Kevin May | November 16, 2015
Steve Kaufer has written a strongly worded letter to owners of hotels, restaurants and other services to warn them of attempts at fraudulent activity on TripAdvisor. The president and CEO of the us... Read More
Lessons from BA's latest Twitter gaffe
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Lessons from BA's latest Twitter gaffe
By Viewpoints | November 16, 2015
British Airways needs to rethink the way it delivers social customer service after suffering the wrath of a billion Indian cricket fans after an embarrassing Twitter exchange with cricketing legend Sa... Read More
New focus on activities as Booking.com partners with buoyant GetYourGuide
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New focus on activities as Booking.com partners with buoyant GetYourGuide
By Kevin May | November 13, 2015
As GetYourGuide was trousering $50 million this morning in Series C funding, details also emerged to what has been going on behind the scenes for a while at Booking.com. Without any fanfare until n... Read More
Customer ratings show airline apps getting better
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Customer ratings show airline apps getting better
By Viewpoints | November 13, 2015
While criticism of airline mobile app quality is not out of ordinary, our analysis reveals that passengers’ satisfaction with airline app quality is growing. NB This is a viewpoint by Dr Piotr Spie... Read More
Airbnb becomes even more like a hotel - does revenue management for hosts
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Airbnb becomes even more like a hotel - does revenue management for hosts
By Kevin May | November 13, 2015
Two important announcements at the love-in for hosts put on by Airbnb in the French capital this week - both with implications for the rest of the industry. First of all was the formal launch of th... Read More
Travelport claims it's the world's fourth-largest hotel distributor
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Travelport claims it's the world's fourth-largest hotel distributor
By Sean O'Neil | November 13, 2015
Ask a Travelport executive about how the UK-based technology company stands out from its rivals, and you'll hear a lot about non-air content. Nearly a quarter of Travelport's revenue comes distribu... Read More
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