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Startup pitch: Fareness wants to ease flight search pain
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Startup pitch: Fareness wants to ease flight search pain
By Linda Fox | August 20, 2015
Fareness has come from a passion for travel combined with a frustration with online travel search and seeking out where and when to go for the lowest fares. After exiting his previous business, Res... Read More
Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing
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Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing
By Pamela Whitby | August 20, 2015
When TripAdvisor announced its $200 million acquisition of Viator last September, the intentions of the world’s biggest travel company were clear. It was staking a claim in the fast-growing tours and... Read More
Travel brands developing wearables and virtual reality: don't pop the champagne just yet
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Travel brands developing wearables and virtual reality: don't pop the champagne just yet
By Kevin May | August 20, 2015
Just because something is new and shiny doesn't mean it's going to be an instant success - that's obvious, right? Travel, like many other sectors, doesn't seem to take this into account with many o... Read More
Airbnb adds local VC partners to open doors in China
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Airbnb adds local VC partners to open doors in China
By Martin Cowen | August 20, 2015
Airbnb has signed up China Broadband Capital and Sequoia China as strategic partners to help it capture the massive potential of the Chinese outbound market. In an official blog post, Airbnb's CEO... Read More
Sabre young at heart in APAC, Amadeus trains new rail exec, CarTrawler bets on new chairman, and more...
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Sabre young at heart in APAC, Amadeus trains new rail exec, CarTrawler bets on new chairman, and more...
By PhocusWire | August 20, 2015
This is a roundup of news and announcements for people moves in tourism and hospitality for August 2015: Thursday 20 August 2015: Sabre names new general manager for Hong Kong operations Fan... Read More
Travel startups cling to inspiration sector, yet massively out of sync with investment
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Travel startups cling to inspiration sector, yet massively out of sync with investment
By Kevin May | August 20, 2015
Inspiration-based businesses continue to dominate the travel startup landscape, far ahead of those serving other parts of the industry. Research by France-based incubator 33Entrepreneurs of more th... Read More
Starwood likes Revinate, Skyscanner trusts TrustYou, Leonardo eyes HotelsCombined images, and more...
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Starwood likes Revinate, Skyscanner trusts TrustYou, Leonardo eyes HotelsCombined images, and more...
By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for July 2015. Wednesday 19 August 2015: Starwood picks Revinate for reputation management... Read More
How the Google network infrastructure has evolved
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How the Google network infrastructure has evolved
By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015
Google has announced that it wants to fix your home wifi, but internally, it has long been working on far more complex networking issues.... Read More
Agencies threaten Lufthansa with GDS fee injunction, but secretly worry over domino effect
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Agencies threaten Lufthansa with GDS fee injunction, but secretly worry over domino effect
By Kevin May | August 19, 2015
With the introduction of the Lufthansa GDS surcharge less than fortnight away, details are emerging of some of concerns and threats being made behind the scenes. Yesterday, a group of European onli... Read More
GrabTaxi bags $350 million, plans to expand new services
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GrabTaxi bags $350 million, plans to expand new services
By Linda Fox | August 19, 2015
Taxi-booking application GrabTaxi has confirmed a funding round of more than $350 million led by state fund China Investment Corporation. US-based private fund Coatue Management and China's leading... Read More
Usability and customisation - the keys to conversion success
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Usability and customisation - the keys to conversion success
By Viewpoints | August 19, 2015
Each day the hotel sector faces new challenges, many of which derive from the natural evolution of the business, influenced by the involvement of technology in each and every area. NB This is a gue... Read More
Can Amazon, Uber or Google employees still have a life?
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Can Amazon, Uber or Google employees still have a life?
By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015
A focus on data to wring out the most possible efficiency from employees. An ulcer-inducing work pace.... Read More
TripAdvisor sells Kuxun brand and revises China strategy
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TripAdvisor sells Kuxun brand and revises China strategy
By Kevin May | August 18, 2015
TripAdvisor has ended its ownership of Kuxun, a Beijing-based travel site, with a sale to consumer group-buying platform Meituan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It is the first major sale of... Read More
Indian travellers want activities [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Indian travellers want activities [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Martin Cowen | August 18, 2015
Nearly half of Indian travellers make their travel decisions based on the activities on offer rather than the destination itself, according to Expedia's Indian business. The survey is more of a sna... Read More
Online travel agencies claim Lufthansa GDS charge is manifestly illegal
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Online travel agencies claim Lufthansa GDS charge is manifestly illegal
By Kevin May | August 18, 2015
It hasn't been a greatest seven days for Lufthansa with its plans to introduce a Euro 16 levy on all bookings made via intermediaries. First of all, a tax loophole in Brazil meant that travel agenc... Read More
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