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Does hidden city ticketing actually cause airlines to lose revenue?

By Nick Vivion | May 4, 2015

Hidden city ticketing has reached peak awareness amongst travelers, thanks to a series of highly-publicized events surrounding the United/Orbitz lawsuit against Skiplagged and recent dismissal of the... Read More

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The race to the bottom in travel (where we all lose out)

By Viewpoints | May 4, 2015

Many of us in travel are utilising new marketing techniques and new technology brings opportunities to grow businesses. But fast and loose practices can end up being a zero-sum game, annoying consu... Read More

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Why North American airlines have to adapt to a New World Order

By Nick Vivion | May 4, 2015

The aviation market is in a state of upheaval, with fewer carriers competing across more borders than ever before. With competition increasing across long-haul routes, how will airlines respond to de... Read More

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Yatra adopts mobile-first approach

By Martin Cowen | May 3, 2015

Indian OTA yatra.com is now a mobile-first business, with its focus firmly on bringing a wide range of product and functionality to its apps. Its president Sharat Dhall was talking to Tnooz about s... Read More

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eLong starts 2015 with more supply, more losses, room nights steady

By Martin Cowen | May 3, 2015

Chinese OTA eLong continues to focus on growing mobile room night bookings through its apps as competition in China shows no sign of slowing down. During the Jan-March quarter eLong booked 9.3 mill... Read More

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Startup pitch: SupremeGolf tees off metasearch for golf trips

By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2015

Supreme Golf is taking a metasearch approach to booking tee times, making it easy for golfers to find the right tee time. As in a traditional meta model, the booking can then be made off-site at anoth... Read More

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Amadeus begins shaping hotel platform with first big name

By Linda Fox | May 1, 2015

Amadeus has sealed its yearned for deal to develop a reservation system for a large hotel group - in this case InterContinental Hotels. The global distribution giant has been making moves on the ho... Read More

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Skiplagged: United's case dismissed on technicality [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | May 1, 2015

Skiplagged, a startup that has specialized in "hidden-city ticketing," says that the case United Airlines brought against it has been dismissed on a technicality. UPDATE: 10:30am. The judge dismiss... Read More

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Form an orderly queue - corporate travel is on Expedia's shopping list

By Martin Cowen | May 1, 2015

Expedia Inc's 2015 Q1s were better than the market expected, with bosses also offering an update on how, where and when its tranche of recently acquired businesses will fit into the overall picture.... Read More

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What are the most popular jobs in a startup?

By PhocusWire | May 1, 2015

Sartups need to hire the right talent to help steer them towards success.... Read More

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Lonely Planet links up latest guidebook with companion app in multimedia play

By Nick Vivion | April 30, 2015

There hasn't been much news out of Lonely Planet since being acquired in 2013. Recently, however, the brand has begun to once again come alive. After switching strategies to make Skyscanner its def... Read More

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Viajala lands $500,000 for Latin America travel metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | April 30, 2015

Viajala, the Latin American travel metasearch startup, has landed $500,000 in seed funding. Venture capital firm Altabix led the equity round. It is a subsidiary of Hoteles City Express, Mexico's f... Read More

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CarTrawler drives off with Cabforce acquisition

By Linda Fox | April 30, 2015

Car rental distribution platform CarTrawler is acquiring Cabforce with terms of the deal undisclosed. CarTrawler sold a majority stake in the company to BC Partners about a year ago and is also bac... Read More

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Grasp the Google search change as a chance to clean up your mobile act

By Viewpoints | April 30, 2015

Google's latest update is no cause for alarm but rather an opportunity to get your mobile strategy in order. Every time Google issues an update, hotel marketing agencies have a field day writing ar... Read More

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Travelport renews with Deutsche Bahn, Sabre gets new VP for EMEA, Abacus gets tours and activities, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for April 2015. Thursday 30 April 2015: Travelport renews Deutsche Bahn partnership The... Read More

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