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Retail brands can cut out the middleman - hotels should do the same
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Retail brands can cut out the middleman - hotels should do the same
By Viewpoints | October 21, 2015
With Expedia’s recent purchase of Orbitz, Expedia and Priceline now own 94% of the US online travel agency (OTA) market, according to Phocuswright data. New channels such as  Book on Google and TripAd... Read More
Destination discovery service Holidify attracts angel investment
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Destination discovery service Holidify attracts angel investment
By Linda Fox | October 21, 2015
Delhi-based startup Holidify has received a $100,000 investment in a round led by the Gogri family which runs India's Aarti Group. The funding also included participation from Naman Sarawagi, found... Read More
MakeMyTrip sees opportunity in TripAdvisor challenger and Airbnb model
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MakeMyTrip sees opportunity in TripAdvisor challenger and Airbnb model
By Kevin May | October 21, 2015
Indian online travel agency giant MakeMyTrip claims a tough period is now behind it as looks to move into new areas for the business. CEO Deep Kalra, speaking at the WebinTravel conference in Singa... Read More
Advertisers find new dimensions in travel audience data
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Advertisers find new dimensions in travel audience data
By Viewpoints | October 21, 2015
The travel and leisure industry was one of the first to be transformed by digital. The industry is somewhat unique in that price is proven to be the overwhelming factor consumers are concerned with... Read More
Priceline Group: acquisition spree is not that prolific
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Priceline Group: acquisition spree is not that prolific
By Kevin May | October 20, 2015
The Priceline Group may have been extremely active to some in the investment and acquisition markets in recent years - but it doesn't think so. Since 2013 the company has spent at least $5.15 billi... Read More
Expedia to display fare families, fare forecasts, and status-eligible seats
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Expedia to display fare families, fare forecasts, and status-eligible seats
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2015
Today Expedia Inc said that its online travel agencies Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Hotwire will gradually roll out new flight search tools that display the total price (inclusive of typical fees... Read More
Emirates and Dnata to turbocharge their enterprise tech strategy
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Emirates and Dnata to turbocharge their enterprise tech strategy
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2015
Emirates Airline and its sister company Dnata, an air services provider, said today they are launching a plan to transform themselves into "the leading customer-centric, technology-enabled travel expe... Read More
How Uber sells itself to nervous local governments
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How Uber sells itself to nervous local governments
By Kevin May | October 20, 2015
As news broke in India that an Uber driver had been found guilty of raping a passenger, one of its executives was on-stage at the WebinTravel conference in Singapore. The ride-sharing app's general... Read More
Unmanaged biz travel app secures first NDC Innovation Fund cash
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Unmanaged biz travel app secures first NDC Innovation Fund cash
By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2015
The NDC Innovation Fund, set up by IATA and Travel Capitalist Ventures to support innovation in distribution using the NDC standard, has named its first investments the Executive Travel App, known as... Read More
Tours and activities - a little reality check and some optimism
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Tours and activities - a little reality check and some optimism
By Kevin May | October 20, 2015
Such is the apparent progress (and interest) in the online tours and activities sector that it can get an entire session of its own at a major travel conference these days. Hot on the heels of the... Read More
Fear, loathing, and category killers: A chat about hotel distribution and merchandising
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Fear, loathing, and category killers: A chat about hotel distribution and merchandising
By Valyn Perini | October 20, 2015
The past month has been a "wow" moment for hotels, at least when it comes to distribution and merchandising. Last week, Priceline Group abandoned its resistance and signed up to provide its hotel i... Read More
Qatar working on NDC plan B
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Qatar working on NDC plan B
By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2015
Qatar Airways, one of the first airlines to embrace NDC, is working on a "plan B" according to its CEO Akbar Al-Baker. As the keynote speaker at IATA's WPS 2015, Al-Baker went off message when he w... Read More
Corporate travel policy goes up a gear, open booking very much on wishlist
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Corporate travel policy goes up a gear, open booking very much on wishlist
By Linda Fox | October 20, 2015
Great feedback from corporate travel managers on mobile, apps and the sharing economy in this American Express Global Business Travel/ACTE report and then a little gem buried on page 26. Open booki... Read More
Investors in APAC travel startups are either smarter or madder than elsewhere
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Investors in APAC travel startups are either smarter or madder than elsewhere
By Kevin May | October 19, 2015
Okay, it's not as simple as that, obviously, but there is a considerable shift in the regions that attract the funding for travel startups in the last 12 months. Whereas traditionally the US (and S... Read More
Hotels will need to master digital user experience if they want to catch up to OTAs
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Hotels will need to master digital user experience if they want to catch up to OTAs
By Viewpoints | October 19, 2015
As online travel agencies (OTAs) continue to gain market share, there’s a current sense of frustration among many hoteliers that they face an unwinnable battle. NB: This is a viewpoint by Gautam Lu... Read More
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