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Shire Hotels brings price comparison back to home turf

By Linda Fox | January 21, 2015

In what can only be described as a bold move, Shire Hotels has introduced price comparison functionality on its website displaying rates from big OTAs alongside its own. In a bid to boost conversio... Read More

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Startup pitch: SmarterParis drags the guidebook into the mobile era

By Sean O'Neil | January 20, 2015

Many travelers don't like carrying paper guidebooks with them on vacations. For one thing, they can be heavy in a bag after a day's walking. But efforts to translate the guidebook experience into a... Read More

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Hoping to be cool, Marriott trials Netflix, Hulu, and GoPro tie-ups

By Sean O'Neil | January 20, 2015

On the one hand, Marriott International has been facing a public relations disaster over its brief attempt to block personal wifi hotspots at its properties. On the other hand, Marriott is trying t... Read More

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Microsoft all but closes Bing Travel, expands MSN Travel

By Sean O'Neil | January 20, 2015

Microsoft's seven-year effort at building up a Bing Travel brand has ended. The company has shifted its marketing muscle into promoting MSN Travel. In 2008, Microsoft created a travel section for i... Read More

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Let the intergalactic pirating begin: Elon Musk lays out plan for the space internet

By Nick Vivion | January 20, 2015

In a private event captured on amateur video (embedded below), space pioneer Elon Musk has outlined his next task: space internet. Of course, this makes sense - if you are going to start pushing tr... Read More

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Visit California relaunches, in once-a-decade site overhaul

By Sean O'Neil | January 20, 2015

Visit California, the digital portal for the state's direct marketing organization (DMO), relaunched today. The cost was $250,000 to revamp the website's infrastructure, in what was called a "once-... Read More

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Glamping shows growth in the UK and Europe [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | January 20, 2015

Glamping - or luxury camping - is seeing strong growth in the UK as some holiday makers stick closer to home during their vacations. The shift also coincides with an increase in amenities at the avera... Read More

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OAG grabs FlightView for more real-time action

By Linda Fox | January 20, 2015

Flight information and analysis specialist OAG has acquired FlightView for an undisclosed sum. OAG says it is 'strengthening its position' in the expanding real-time flight status market through th... Read More

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What influences business travelers and how to adapt hotel marketing

By Viewpoints | January 20, 2015

Kelly A McGuire (PhD), executive director of hospitality and travel global practice, SAS and Dr. Breffni Noone, associate professor at Penn State, conducted a thorough study into the booking habits an... Read More

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Airbnb tipped to double in size and begin gradual impact on hotels

By Kevin May | January 20, 2015

Such a statement would be expected from Airbnb itself - but the prediction comes from one of the leading financial travel analysts in Europe. In an investor note released last week, Barclays says i... Read More

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Uber woos Europe with promise of 50,000 jobs

By Martin Cowen | January 20, 2015

Travis Kalanick, Uber's CEO, has identified expanding its European operations as the key focus for the business in 2015. Speaking at the DLD15 Conference in Munich this week, he said that Uber coul... Read More

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Social media is over-hyped (and some data to perhaps prove it)

By PhocusWire | January 19, 2015

If we're honest, we have all probably wondered whether social media is a case of the Emperor's new clothes.... Read More

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Startup pitch: exClone sees a future turning websites into talksites

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2015

Founded last year, exClone is a startup based on digital agents and the cloning of human expertise. The concept is talking agents with expert knowledge turning websites into 'talksites" and the sta... Read More

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How to defend online travel margins against web-scraping bots

By Viewpoints | January 19, 2015

In the years since everyone became their own travel agent, finding the best deal has become almost a Vegas-like "beat the system" game. NB: This is an analysis by Rami Essaid, CEO and co-founder at... Read More

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Europcar buys some ingenuity and audacity via Ubeeqo deal

By Martin Cowen | January 19, 2015

Established car hire firms are exposed to the Uber-led global mainstreaming of tech-driven taxi bookings, car-pooling and ride-sharing. Europcar's investment in French start-up Ubeeqo is a sign that t... Read More

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