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500 miles in a self-driving car - it was delightfully dull

By PhocusWire | January 23, 2015

I recently found myself riding along in the car of tomorrow on an autonomous road trip from Palo Alto to Las Vegas.... Read More

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Expedia buys Travelocity for $280 million

By Kevin May | January 23, 2015

Sabre has finally offloaded its interest in consumer-facing businesses by selling Travelocity to Expedia for $280 million in cash. The acquisition will not come as a huge surprise to many (not leas... Read More

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Travelzoo works to revise hotel platform, unhappy with initial results

By Linda Fox | January 23, 2015

Deals publisher Travelzoo continues to plough on with its two-pillar strategy of growing the audience and enhancing the products. In fourth quarter 2014 results this week, the company announced a 1... Read More

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Subtle but seismic: Thomas Cook and its digital journey

By Viewpoints | January 23, 2015

Less than two weeks before Thomas Cook announced the departure of CEO Harriet Green in November last year, the group had announced a shake up of its digital team. NB: This is a report by Pamela Whi... Read More

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Startup pitch: HelloShift helps hotel managers and staff operate efficiently

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2015

Launched in August 2014, HelloShift is a San Francisco-based startup that's aiming to be an enterprise collaboration tool for hotel operations similar to the fast-growing Slack. HelloShift replaces... Read More

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Oh Hey World team pivots to Horizon, a service connecting travelers with like-minded locals

By Nick Vivion | January 22, 2015

Horizon is a new service that connects travelers to overnight stays with like-minded locals, and is the result of a pivot from the Oh Hey World team. Oh Hey World focused on sharing a traveler's lo... Read More

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Startup pitch: TripCake brings holistic approach to group travel planning

By Nick Vivion | January 22, 2015

Today's travel startup watch comes from TripCake, a service that facilitates managing group travel via a shared interface and customized group offers. The simple interface starts with a group poll,... Read More

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Exploring the leverage in airline loyalty

By Viewpoints | January 22, 2015

From a loyalty perspective it is widely accepted that travel rewards, such as flights and holidays, are the most sought after. Given that travel is an important component of loyalty program success... Read More

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What keeps startup founders awake at night

By PhocusWire | January 22, 2015

We entrepreneurs keep a lot of things bottled up inside.... Read More

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TheTrainline drops IPO and opts for sale to rival

By Martin Cowen | January 21, 2015

Exponent has sold thetrainline.com to rivals KKR, only a fortnight or so after thetrainline.com said it was planning to float on the London Stock Exchange. No other details are currently available.... Read More

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Startup pitch: Trevii helps you compare attraction deals

By Sean O'Neil | January 21, 2015

If Hollywood made a film about online travel startups, it would probably tell the inspiring story of two young entrepreneurs building a tiny company that takes on global behemoths. It'd be a story... Read More

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HoloLens: Possible travel uses for Microsoft's rival to Oculus Rift

By Sean O'Neil | January 21, 2015

Today Microsoft previewed its augmented reality goggles, HoloLens. A prototype will be released later this year for testing, and it has plenty of potential uses for travel companies. HoloLens claim... Read More

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Airline and hotel apps less popular than OTA apps with Millennials

By Nick Vivion | January 21, 2015

Millennials are under-indexing on airline and hotel apps, while dramatically over-indexing in their usage of branded OTA apps. This finding challenges certain beliefs that the millennial is now boo... Read More

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CNN adds TripAdvisor search, SkyTeam joins WeChat, Mercure tests six degrees theory, and more...

By PhocusWire | January 21, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for January 2015. Wednesday 21 January: CNN International adds TripAdvisor metasearch. CNN... Read More

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Quietly, quietly, a Chinese online travel giant prepares to take on the world

By Martin Cowen | January 21, 2015

Last week's announcement that "Ctrip.com has partnered with Amadeus to power its global expansion" has largely gone unnoticed, despite some very clear indications that this could be a significant mome... Read More

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