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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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Action stations for travel data

By Viewpoints | April 30, 2015

In a recent article, we outlined the importance of understanding, and benefiting from, sophisticated travel data. Now we look at how data can drive revenue. NB: This is an analysis by Scott Garner,... Read More

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All about hotel revenue management - past, present and future

By Patrick Landman | April 30, 2015

I was recently asked by an industry coach and consultant about the current state and the future of hotel revenue management. What follows are her questions and my thoughts on the subject. 1) Wha... Read More

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Cleartrip commits to mobile web with relaunch

By Martin Cowen | April 29, 2015

Indian OTA Cleartrip has released its regular quarterly recap, with the October-December 14 period significant in that its mobile traffic exceeded desktop for the first quarter ever. But the mobile... Read More

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Venture Republic buys Flocations in bid to grow tour package bookings in Asia

By Kevin May | April 29, 2015

Venture Republic Group has acquired online tour package startup Flocations as part of an expansion strategy around the Asia-Pacific region. No terms were disclosed by VRG for its purchase of the th... Read More

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Small hotels can get sites from BookingSuite for a 10% cut of direct

By Sean O'Neil | April 29, 2015

Online hotel distribution behemoth Booking.com last week formally debuted BookingSuite, its new business-to-business arm, derived from its acquisition of digital marketing firm Buuteeq. Today the c... Read More

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Wanderu adds Amtrak to its intercity bus and train metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | April 29, 2015

Travel search Wanderu has landed a distribution deal with Amtrak, the largest US long-distance rail operator. Previously Hipmunk was the only online travel company offering Amtrak via metasearch.... Read More

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American Airlines grounds planes after iPad app fault

By Kevin May | April 29, 2015

Disruption for passengers and smugness to those who queried the idea, when some pilots on American Airlines cancelled flights after their iPads failed. The airline says "several dozen" flights were... Read More

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Top hospitality technology trends to follow in 2015

By Viewpoints | April 29, 2015

You need more than a crystal ball to predict the direction hospitality technology is going. NB: This is an analysis by Frank Wolfe, CEO for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, the a... Read More

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Roadmap wants to bring mobile context to road warriors

By Linda Fox | April 29, 2015

Roadmap, a new business-to-business itinerary management mobile application, is preparing for release in the US in a matter of months. The company (also called Roadmap) has grown out of Sound of Da... Read More

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Don't let booking engine commissions burn your direct business

By Viewpoints | April 29, 2015

Some commission payments makes sense. OTAs have worked hard to establish their brands. This is an analysis by Brandon Dennis, vice president of marketing at Cloudbeds. Many guests go to OTAs fir... Read More

News / Online

MakeMyTrip rebrands, GuestDriven and ReviewPro, ArrivalGuides and AAA, Thomas Cook predictions, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for April 2015. Wednesday 29 April 2015: MakeMyTrip unveils new branding campaign The new... Read More