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Google Flight search mimics another Hipmunk UX trick
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Google Flight search mimics another Hipmunk UX trick
By Sean O'Neil | September 25, 2014
In a quiet update, Google's Flight metasearch product has made some user-experience changes for desktop and mobile in the US that adapt innovations pioneered by metasearch startup Hipmunk. When the... Read More
Price, reviews, ratings and the business traveler: Hotel pricing in a social world
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Price, reviews, ratings and the business traveler: Hotel pricing in a social world
By Viewpoints | September 25, 2014
Now that online reviews and ratings are widely available at the point of purchase, consumers have access to a new source of information to inform their purchase decisions. Understanding how consume... Read More
Performing or failing - a seven-stage check-list for hotel marketing agencies
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Performing or failing - a seven-stage check-list for hotel marketing agencies
By Viewpoints | September 25, 2014
Everything digital, including marketing, changes rapidly. Hotels know that online marketing is crucial, yet they take a back seat on innovation. NB: This is an analysis by Vikram Singh, CEO of Evis... Read More
KLM deploys beacons to provide in-terminal navigation for travelers
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KLM deploys beacons to provide in-terminal navigation for travelers
By Nick Vivion | September 25, 2014
KLM is offering another test deployment of beacons in airports, using the technology to provide automatic in-terminal navigation for travelers. The buzz surrounding iBeacons in airports has been de... Read More
Blablacar drives into Turkey, Hostel Rocket launches apps, Tinker revs up, and more startup news
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Blablacar drives into Turkey, Hostel Rocket launches apps, Tinker revs up, and more startup news
By PhocusWire | September 25, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel STARTUPS  in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. Thursday 23 September 2014: BlaBlaCar expands into Turkey Ride-sharing... Read More
Achieving digital immortality with the exClone Project
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Achieving digital immortality with the exClone Project
By PhocusWire | September 25, 2014
SYSTEMS: So we all talk about wearable technology as the Next Big Thing in the digital age - sometimes going as far as wondering when so-called Nano Skin might arrive on the scene. But perhaps the u... Read More
Hi-tech rooms in demand with business travellers
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Hi-tech rooms in demand with business travellers
By Martin Cowen | September 25, 2014
HRS is the latest business to find out that corporate travellers quite like to have a hi-tech room to stay in when on the road. The business - which has been around for 40 years but relaunched as... Read More
Travelport to IPO at $16 a share, at high end of expected range
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Travelport to IPO at $16 a share, at high end of expected range
By Sean O'Neil | September 24, 2014
The US initial public offering of Travelport, the Atlanta, Georgia-based global distribution system (GDS), will be priced at $16 a share. That's at the highest end of the range it marketed 13 days ago... Read More
HotelTonight to switch from pure same-day booking model
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HotelTonight to switch from pure same-day booking model
By Sean O'Neil | September 24, 2014
Travel technology company HotelTonight is moving away from its signature same-day booking model to a more flexible one, where users can book up to seven days in advance. Beta-testing is set to laun... Read More
Inspirato inspires investors to action, raises additional $20 million
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Inspirato inspires investors to action, raises additional $20 million
By Nick Vivion | September 24, 2014
Inspirato, the vacation destination club, has logged another $20 million in growth capital. This latest financing was led primarily by new-to-Inspirato investors W Capital Partners, with participat... Read More
Ryanair/Amadeus: promo fares not on GDS; no US/China deal yet
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Ryanair/Amadeus: promo fares not on GDS; no US/China deal yet
By Martin Cowen | September 24, 2014
Amadeus' senior VP of distribution Holger Taubmann shared the stage with Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary at the FVW Congress in Cologne and talked over this morning's announcement that Ryanair fares wil... Read More
Google, James Bond and the Closed-Open world of hotel distribution
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Google, James Bond and the Closed-Open world of hotel distribution
By Viewpoints | September 24, 2014
There is always plenty of interest and mutterings in the industry over what Google plans to do next in the travel industry. NB: This is an analysis by Craig Stewart, a director at hotel distributio... Read More
Hoteliers prioritise booking process but travellers want excitement says TripAdvisor
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Hoteliers prioritise booking process but travellers want excitement says TripAdvisor
By Linda Fox | September 24, 2014
TripAdvisor's acquisition of tours and activities listing company Viator in July was final proof of its ambitions to widen its focus to more elements of a trip. Back in May, during an earnings call... Read More
Startup pitch: PlaneAndTrain is a new door-to-door journey planner
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Startup pitch: PlaneAndTrain is a new door-to-door journey planner
By Sean O'Neil | September 24, 2014
In June, European door-to-door journey planner PlaneandTrain.com launched. It is entering a global market that already has some competitive brands in it, such as GoEuro (which has received millions... Read More
Ryanair signs distribution deal with Amadeus
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Ryanair signs distribution deal with Amadeus
By Martin Cowen | September 24, 2014
Amadeus has signed a deal with Ryanair and will sell the carrier's inventory through its global distribution network, the pair announced today. Tnooz broke the news at the start of the year that Ry... Read More
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