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Business travelers happy with tech and human hybrid approaches to services

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2019

Travelport research reveals the technologies business travelers are adopting, with support growing for... Read More

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Virtuo revs up with €20M in funding for expansion of car-rental app across Europe

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2019

Mobile app-based car-rental startup Virtuo adds €20 million in funding. Balderton Capital and others... Read More

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Sabre bullish for the year ahead, rounds out 2018 with revenue close to $4BN

By Linda Fox | February 12, 2019

Sabre says it's confident of growth in revenue for 2019 as it announces 2018 full-year figures.... Read More

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Travel websites losing billions as shoppers abandon purchases

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2019

An eye-watering estimate of $2.4 billion was lost in online revenue on websites during the fourth... Read More

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Secret Escapes buys into Ireland with the acquisition of Empathy Marketing

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2019

Secret Escapes is expanding its presence to Ireland with the acquisition of the company behind... Read More

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Airlines look to test-and-learn techniques to shift from being "laggards"

By Linda Fox | February 8, 2019

The survey divides airlines into laggards, challengers, visionaries and leaders when it comes to... Read More

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Business travelers continue to spend big on Uber and Lyft, food delivery services gaining share

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2019

The latest business travel expense report from Certify reveals the dominance of digital brands.... Read More

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Qantas unveils NDC-led booking channel for agents, hints at fees down the road

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2019

Qantas will introduce an agency booking channel from August this year providing its "widest range of... Read More

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Trivago reports improvement in financials, looks further into private accommodation

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2019

Trivago reports Q4 2018 earnings with double digit net income for the second consecutive quarter... Read More

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Festicket adds $4.6M to expand festival travel packages platform

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2019

Festicket adds a further $4.6 million in funding, hot on the heels of its recent $10.5 million Series... Read More

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