Linda Fox News

Mobile bookings continue to show strength for hotel brands
News / Technology
Mobile bookings continue to show strength for hotel brands
By Nick Vivion | July 25, 2014
Consumers are eager to use smartphones to book and are increasingly trusting devices to complete these... Read More
Why good hotels have bad WiFi, and how to avoid them
News / Technology
Why good hotels have bad WiFi, and how to avoid them
By Sean O'Neil | July 25, 2014
Few people depend on strong Wi-Fi networks as much as developers and engineers. So it is no surprise... Read More
OECD releases latest data on global access to data subscriptions
News / Technology
OECD releases latest data on global access to data subscriptions
By Nick Vivion | July 25, 2014
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has released its latest data on access to... Read More
Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach
News / Distribution
Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach
By Linda Fox | July 25, 2014
Essential Travel (Think W3) has been served with a £150,000 fine from UK data protection body, the... Read More
TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M
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TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014
Viator, one of the largest online tours-and-activities booking agencies, said today that it has been... Read More
HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand
News / Online
HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014
Vacation rental giant HomeAway's second quarter 2014 results matched expectations. It reported... Read More
Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery
News / Technology
Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery
By Nick Vivion | July 24, 2014
The travel space has long been in search of a winner in the local discovery space, especially as the... Read More
SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury
News / Technology
SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014
SITA is enabling airlines to offer boarding via smartwatch using an API developed within its SITA Lab... Read More
AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes
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AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014
Latvia-based airline AirBaltic would appear to have removed the transaction fee from its Bitcoin... Read More
TripAdvisor misses estimates, and its call contains clues to weakness [UPDATED]
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TripAdvisor misses estimates, and its call contains clues to weakness [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2014
TripAdvisor tripped today. The sprawling user-review platform revealed its earnings for the second... Read More
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