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Build trust with your hotel guests in four steps

By Viewpoints | July 29, 2015

Hotel guests today expect their interactions with brands to be personal and relevant to their interests. In fact according to AgilOne, 70% of consumers expect more personalized services from brands.... Read More

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Deep dive into last-minute online hotel booking habits

By Kevin May | July 29, 2015

Let's face it, before HotelTonight and chums came along the big boys of online travel had probably never even considered carving out a niche for last-minute hotel bookings. Or if they had, they dis... Read More

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Kayak strikes Apple Watch hour, Air Canada on the ARC mobile curve, and more...

By PhocusWire | July 29, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for July 2015. Wednesday 29 July 2015: Kayak strikes the Apple Watch hour The latest additio... Read More

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Changeyourflight changes to Caravelo, raises cash

By Martin Cowen | July 29, 2015

Barcelona-based airline software business Changeyourflight has rebranded as Caravelo and picked up €1 million from backers including the VC arm of Hahn Air. ChangeYourFlight featured as a Tnooz Sta... Read More

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Malcolm Gladwell on what data fails to tell Facebook, Airbnb and Snapchat

By PhocusWire | July 29, 2015

Futurist, journalist, prognosticator, and author Malcolm Gladwell recently told a data-driven marketing technologist crowd that data is not their salvation.... Read More

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Startup pitch: Everbooked brings Big Data to Airbnb rental management

By Sean O'Neil | July 28, 2015

Everbooked is a demand-based pricing service for owners of Airbnb short-term rentals. The Oakland, Calif.-based startup says it is one of the first companies to bring "big data" to the vacation ren... Read More

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The where and the why of the global startup ecosystem

By PhocusWire | July 28, 2015

A new index is ranking startup ecosystems along five major components: performance, funding, talent, market reach, and startup experience.... Read More

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Lufthansa retail exposure with Travelport, Sabre sonic boost for Virgin Australia, and more...

By PhocusWire | July 28, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for July 2015. Tuesday 28 July 2015: Lufthansa to use Travelport Rich Content and Branding... Read More

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Ryanair wants to sell flights on other airlines on its site [UPDATED]

By Martin Cowen | July 28, 2015

Ryanair, which recently adopted a (relatively) more customer-friendly approach, is also changing its tactics toward some of its competitors. But it's not losing its power to get media attention.... Read More

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Investors pour $16M into Tripping, a vacation rental search engine

By Sean O'Neil | July 28, 2015

Tripping.com has raised $16 million in Series B financing. The company also hit an inventory record of more than 5 million property listings. Steadfast Venture Capital, an early-stage investment fi... Read More

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Ibibo ramps up global bus GDS plans via Malaysia/Singapore

By Martin Cowen | July 27, 2015

Indian travel group Ibibo has stepped up its ambitions to operate a global, GDS-type product for buses, launching its redBus business into Malaysia and Singapore. The launch into the two new market... Read More

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Lufthansa debuts direct corporate booking, first via Concur

By Sean O'Neil | July 27, 2015

Lufthansa, the German national carrier, has signed a deal to open a direct connect with Concur, the maker of software for travel-and-expense management. Before this announcement, Lufthansa had told... Read More

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How the billion dollar club startups looked at Series A

By PhocusWire | July 27, 2015

There is a lot of coverage recently of the companies that have reached valuations of over a billion dollars.... Read More

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This new kind of hotel tech will finally make your room quiet and cool

By Kevin May | July 27, 2015

Some Radisson Hotels are starting to install technology in rooms to help hotel owners manage disturbances experienced by guests. The hotel chain's Madison, Wisconsin, property is working with a US... Read More

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Concur partners with Lyft and HotelTonight

By Sean O'Neil | July 27, 2015

Concur, a division of SAP that makes software that tracks business expenses, said today it has signed deals with Lyft, the on-demand car sharing service, and HotelTonight, the on-demand lodging startu... Read More

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