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IATA and Travel Capitalist Ventures open a $5M NDC Innovation Fund

By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2014

Today at its annual conference, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it was creating a stand-alone venture capital fund, the NDC Innovation Fund. The fund is jointly run by Trave... Read More

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Datalex leads NDC distribution pilot with Swiss Air fare family and ancillaries

By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2014

The pace is quickening for the travel industry's adoption of dynamic packaging for airline retail products and ancillaries. Dublin-based Datalex, a provider of ecommerce tools, says that its retai... Read More

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Chinese travelers booking over 30% of travel via mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | October 15, 2014

The revenue specialists at eRevMax have compiled statistics on the chinese traveler, highlighting some key takeaways when targeting the Chinese travel industry. The vast majority of Chinese Interne... Read More

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Hertz rolls out companion app to facilitate pre-rental trip planning

By Nick Vivion | October 15, 2014

Rather than concede to the pervasive mobile mapping app, Hertz has created a companion mobile app product to enhance the utility - and thus perceived value - of its in-car GPS system, NeverLost. Th... Read More

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Hey there, travel startup, you want to work with an airline eh?

By Daniele Beccari | October 15, 2014

If they will admit it or not is another thing entirely, but all travel startups at some stage dream of striking a deal with a major airline. Working with an airline means PR and visibility, pride,... Read More

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Forget the toothbrush, it's the mobile Brits can't leave home without [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2014

Research released by Expedia and its business travel arm Egencia shows more than three-quarters of British people take at least one mobile device on holiday. The 2014 Mobile Index also reveals that... Read More

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Volume of social media content hits 120 items a week on a trip

By Kevin May | October 15, 2014

There are two schools of thought about social media on-the-road - travellers should just forget it and enjoy their destination, or it's an intrinsic part of our lives and should be embraced. Both s... Read More

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High-tech NH hotel in Madrid adds 3D telepresence, startup aid

By Sean O'Neil | October 14, 2014

When you're invited to try out 3D telepresence, you beam yourself up. After all, how many business hotels claim superinterestingness like that? Reporters in Madrid this week joined long queues to t... Read More

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ShareBetter attempts to put a lid on NYC short-term rentals with safety tool, parody video

By Nick Vivion | October 14, 2014

The ongoing saga of short-term rentals in New York City has been boosted in part by the legalization of the industry in San Francisco this month. A coalition in New York has started to counter recent... Read More

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Amadeus to launch merchandising system, plugging into existing hosting technology and NDC

By Kevin May | October 14, 2014

Amadeus is to make its biggest push yet into the world of airline merchandising, as part of a vision to unlock what it claims is at least $130 billion in revenues for carriers. The company says tap... Read More

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Understanding real-time one-to-one hotel marketing and pricing

By Viewpoints | October 14, 2014

Traditionally, hotel websites have served the same content to all site visitors regardless of their preferences, demographics, and even geographic location. NB: This is a viewpoint by Max Starkov,... Read More

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Hotel brands seeing success driving bookings via mobile apps in China

By Nick Vivion | October 13, 2014

China has long been a lucrative hotel market, and has recently been heating up further as more hotel brands make the leap into mainland investment. Insight specialist L2 has released a new report (... Read More

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Humanity.tv launches iPad magazine loaded with curated travel films

By Nick Vivion | October 13, 2014

A new product is coming out of travel startup Humanity.tv, a namesake iPad app to expand the emerging content platform's reach. The startup (TLabs here) brings a steady stream of well-produced, doc... Read More

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Internet of Things-driven airports must be helpful, not creepy

By Kevin May | October 13, 2014

Airports are doing their best to improve the departure and arrival experience, as we all know. In fact, some airports are falling over themselves to let the industry and passengers know how amazing... Read More

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Apartum plans brand awareness drive after venture capital injection

By Linda Fox | October 13, 2014

Vacation rental startup Apartum has received undisclosed funding from Lanta Digital Ventures. Barcelona-based Apartum, which launched at the beginning of 2013 (TLabs here), is a comparison site for... Read More

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