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Peer-to-peer rentals receive clarity from San Francisco, paving way for legal status
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Peer-to-peer rentals receive clarity from San Francisco, paving way for legal status
By Nick Vivion | October 9, 2014
The evolving regulatory environment surrounding short-term rentals accelerated this week, with San Francisco's Board of Supervisors releasing clear rules framing short-term rentals. Board President... Read More
Should hotels share their best images with online travel agencies?
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Should hotels share their best images with online travel agencies?
By Viewpoints | October 9, 2014
The battle between online travel agencies and hotels has been long and tireless, but it’s time for both sides to wave the white flag. NB: This is an analysis by Alexandra O'Neale from Ice Portal.... Read More
Meetings and events attendees say meh to social media
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Meetings and events attendees say meh to social media
By Linda Fox | October 9, 2014
American Express Meetings & Events has run some research on the gaps between how planners feel about technology use in the sector versus how attendees feel. The 'Great Expectations' study throw... Read More
Contrasting worlds: APAC differs from West, corporates want to mandate ancillaries
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Contrasting worlds: APAC differs from West, corporates want to mandate ancillaries
By Martin Cowen | October 9, 2014
Abacus International's latest Corporate Travel Practices Survey shows how travel management companies in Asia Pacific are thinking differently from their counterparts in the US. The travel tech com... Read More
Survey says: Brits pick up mobile phones over 200 times daily
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Survey says: Brits pick up mobile phones over 200 times daily
By Nick Vivion | October 8, 2014
Common knowledge is that the mobile phone has already supplanted the desktop in the cultural everyday - users across the planet are picking up the smartphone first and foremost, referring to it regula... Read More
One in five companies say they are ready for Managed Travel 2.0
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One in five companies say they are ready for Managed Travel 2.0
By Kevin May | October 8, 2014
Around 20% of corporations are willing to grant greater freedom to employees when organising their travel, a study has found. Technology and consultancy service ZS surveyed over 200 travel managers... Read More
HallStreet pivots to nearby events using maps
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HallStreet pivots to nearby events using maps
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2014
HallStreet, a startup which launched about three years ago as a marketplace to resell hotel reservations, has changed direction towards an events serviced built around maps. Founder and chief execu... Read More
Marriott wifi pressure eases, hotel IT gets complicated
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Marriott wifi pressure eases, hotel IT gets complicated
By Martin Cowen | October 8, 2014
Better news for Marriott's wifi credentials today as a study shows that its properties in Australia have the best wifi connections of any hotel group. The news comes after Marriott was fined $600,0... Read More
Startup pitch: IBM's Watson powers new travel advice tool WayBlazer
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Startup pitch: IBM's Watson powers new travel advice tool WayBlazer
By Sean O'Neil | October 7, 2014
It’s only been a few years since IBM's Watson technology beat Jeopardy! champions on US national TV. Now Big Blue's supercomputer is taking on an even tougher challenge: coming up with trip-plannin... Read More
Wearables primed for the mainstream with emerging travel apps
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Wearables primed for the mainstream with emerging travel apps
By Nick Vivion | October 7, 2014
This weekend's THack at SFO airport was a teaser of things to come in the wearables market. Two of the concepts (see the roundup here) focused on smartwatch technologies in travel, a segment of techno... Read More
TourRadar just made a bold move to become the Viator of multi-day group tours
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TourRadar just made a bold move to become the Viator of multi-day group tours
By Sean O'Neil | October 7, 2014
Group travel marketplace TourRadar has increased its bookable multi-day tour inventory by five times -- to 20,000. The Vienna-based startup claims that no other company makes as many multi-day tour... Read More
Why the competition between Expedia and Priceline continues to burn brightly
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Why the competition between Expedia and Priceline continues to burn brightly
By Viewpoints | October 7, 2014
While online travel retail sales are continuing their steady growth globally, consolidation is increasing among online travel agencies. Both Expedia and Priceline are strengthening their positions... Read More
The overwhelming problem with Silicon Valley
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The overwhelming problem with Silicon Valley
By PhocusWire | October 7, 2014
STARTUPS: Scenes or trends often run in cycles - one minute they are the go-to concept from which everyone wants a bite of the cherry; then it is time to pick as many holes in them as possible, ensu... Read More
Compelling travel concepts fly into THack SFO
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Compelling travel concepts fly into THack SFO
By Nick Vivion | October 6, 2014
The latest edition of our ongoing THack series landed at San Francisco's International Airport this weekend, taking over the impressive conference room in Terminal 2. Inspiration was everywhere, with... Read More
Marriott claims wifi jamming legal, but still pays to resolve dispute
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Marriott claims wifi jamming legal, but still pays to resolve dispute
By Kevin May | October 6, 2014
Marriott has given the US government $600,000 to end an investigation into its practice of blocking the personal wifi of guests. The hotel chain will pay the "civil penalty" to the Federal Communic... Read More
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