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Cleartrip sees mobile used for future and instant hotel stays
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Cleartrip sees mobile used for future and instant hotel stays
By Martin Cowen | November 7, 2014
Cleartrip is seeing levels of growth from mobile bookings for its hotel content which reinforces the importance of the channel for Indian consumers. In the second edition of its Quarterly Insights,... Read More
Amadeus touts Ryanair distribution deal in latest results as basis for future growth
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Amadeus touts Ryanair distribution deal in latest results as basis for future growth
By Kevin May | November 7, 2014
Amadeus has pointed towards its recent distribution agreement with Ryanair as a commitment to boosting activity with low cost and hybrid carriers not traditionally favourable to third party distributi... Read More
What we can learn from the mobile traveler
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What we can learn from the mobile traveler
By Viewpoints | November 6, 2014
Today’s connected technologies are more than just smartphones, laptops and tablets. NB: This is an analysis by Jerald Singh, head of mobile at Expedia. It’s everything from GPS and restaurant gu... Read More
Travelport first post-IPO earnings show 2014 revenues up 3% so far
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Travelport first post-IPO earnings show 2014 revenues up 3% so far
By Kevin May | November 6, 2014
Travelport issued its debut quarterly earnings report following its listing on the public markets, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA up 3% and 4% respectively. The figures for the year-to-date saw n... Read More
Priceline Group recovers slightly after plummeting on weaker outlook
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Priceline Group recovers slightly after plummeting on weaker outlook
By Nick Vivion | November 6, 2014
It's not often that the Priceline Group misses earnings or takes a beating on Wall Street - the stock is up 537.92% over the past five years, after all. So the surprise soft outlook for the next quart... Read More
Ongoing: Hilton's loyalty program hackers continue selling account access
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Ongoing: Hilton's loyalty program hackers continue selling account access
By Nick Vivion | November 6, 2014
Reports of a massive breach of Hilton's HHonors loyalty program emerged on loyalty blogs early last month, as dozens of users posted claims of unauthorized access that led to loss of points. The ha... Read More
TripAdvisor earnings disappoint the market
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TripAdvisor earnings disappoint the market
By Sean O'Neil | November 6, 2014
TripAdvisor's third-quarter profit fell because of a 58% jump in costs and expenses that weighed on a 39% boost in sales to $354 million. The company's click-based revenue was below forecasts. H... Read More
Startup life (after being bought by one of the biggest travel brands on the planet)
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Startup life (after being bought by one of the biggest travel brands on the planet)
By Viewpoints | November 6, 2014
This article came about after a chat with Alex Kremer: a peer, mentor and friend who also happens to be a Tnooz Node. NB: This is an opinion by Sally Davey, founder of TripBod and director of produ... Read More
Expedia and Wotif.com finally gets the final approval
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Expedia and Wotif.com finally gets the final approval
By Martin Cowen | November 6, 2014
It appears that Expedia Inc's $610 million takeover of Wotif has satisfied all the regulatory requirements, and wotif.com's shares are no longer traded on the Australian Stock Exchange. The Supreme... Read More
Detente allows Iranian travel agents to use technology to be part of the world order
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Detente allows Iranian travel agents to use technology to be part of the world order
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 5, 2014
As part of sanctions largely led by the USA against Iran, the country has been in the dark for many years. Now there is an emergence of sorts into the light – or at least a small crack. All the... Read More
Analysis of travel app ecosystem benchmarks quality across 31 brands
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Analysis of travel app ecosystem benchmarks quality across 31 brands
By Nick Vivion | November 5, 2014
ARC, an offshoot of Applause that specializes in the app economy, has taken a first-time look at the travel app ecosystem to benchmark 31 of the top travel brands according to consumer reviews and rat... Read More
Gartner updates top ten strategic technology trends for 2015
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Gartner updates top ten strategic technology trends for 2015
By Nick Vivion | November 5, 2014
As the leaves begin to soften, the time draws nigh for year-end analysis and planning for 2015 with the research analysts at Gartner, who have released the latest annual report of the most important s... Read More
Dear hoteliers, the future of guest experience is NOT all about technology
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Dear hoteliers, the future of guest experience is NOT all about technology
By Viewpoints | November 5, 2014
The latest gold rush by hoteliers in the hospitality sector is being caused by technology. In my opinion, the world’s leading hotel groups are misguided in their belief that the future of hospitali... Read More
Geo-location, mobile and social - airport IT investment priorities [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Geo-location, mobile and social - airport IT investment priorities [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | November 5, 2014
The annual SITA Airport IT Trends Survey is usually a decent barometer of what airports are looking at over the next year or so in terms of tech investment. The latest report, out this week, evalua... Read More
Wanderu nets a $5.6M Series A for bus metasearch
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Wanderu nets a $5.6M Series A for bus metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2014
Wanderu, the bus and train ticket metasearch startup, has raised $5.6 million in a Series A equity round. Metamorphic Ventures led the round. Current and new investors joined in as well, such as Al... Read More
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