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Checkmate: Why text messaging is the new model for hotel guest communication
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Checkmate: Why text messaging is the new model for hotel guest communication
By Sean O'Neil | September 10, 2015
Checkmate is a startup that began a couple of years ago by building mobile tools for hotels to... Read More
Airport personas emerge in the quest to improve the experience
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Airport personas emerge in the quest to improve the experience
By Linda Fox | September 9, 2015
Airline technology specialist SITA has identified four personas which make up the US air travelling... Read More
Marriott lets guests borrow VR headsets at two hotels in London and New York
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Marriott lets guests borrow VR headsets at two hotels in London and New York
By Sean O'Neil | September 9, 2015
Today, Marriott has begun to lend virtual reality (VR) headsets at two of its hotels: the New York... Read More
Conichi attracts funding from HRS for beacon-based hotel app
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Conichi attracts funding from HRS for beacon-based hotel app
By Linda Fox | September 9, 2015
Conichi, a mobile application to improve hotel stays, has received a "high" seven-figure investment... Read More
Should business travelers boycott Lufthansa over its fee?
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Should business travelers boycott Lufthansa over its fee?
By Sean O'Neil | September 8, 2015
Lufthansa has begun charging a fee of 16 euros (about $18) on any ticket purchased anyplace besides... Read More
Travel marketers rise and shine - one in six minutes (awake) spent online
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Travel marketers rise and shine - one in six minutes (awake) spent online
By Linda Fox | September 8, 2015
Not strictly speaking travel technology but Internet Advertising Bureau figures are pertinent to the... Read More
Zomato earmarks latest $60 million for new business lines
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Zomato earmarks latest $60 million for new business lines
By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015
Indian-based international "food-tech" business Zomato has raised another $60 million and  announced... Read More
China taxi app funding latest score: Uber 1, Didi Kuaidi 3
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China taxi app funding latest score: Uber 1, Didi Kuaidi 3
By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015
Uber has raised another billion-dollars-plus to invest in China, according to an interview its CEO... Read More
Reading between the lines of Qunar's exec rejig
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Reading between the lines of Qunar's exec rejig
By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015
Qunar has announced an "organizational realignment" which hints at where China's second biggest OTA... Read More
Logitravel boxes clever with smart TV app launch
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Logitravel boxes clever with smart TV app launch
By Martin Cowen | September 4, 2015
European OTA Logitravel Group  has identified smart and connected TVs as a sales channel and as... Read More
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