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Airbnb wants to reinvent every aspect of travel
News / Distribution
Airbnb wants to reinvent every aspect of travel
By Martin Cowen | August 16, 2017
Airbnb cofounder and chief strategy officer Nathan Blecharczyk has told Bloomberg TV Asia that that... Read More
Amadeus dismantles the generic APAC traveller
News / Technology
Amadeus dismantles the generic APAC traveller
By Martin Cowen | August 16, 2017
Amadeus has issued what it claims is "the most comprehensive research on Asia Pacific (APAC)... Read More
Home rental business buys Hello Scout, gets exclusive access
News / Technology
Home rental business buys Hello Scout, gets exclusive access
By Martin Cowen | August 15, 2017
Hello Scout, a San Francisco-based personalisation and text messaging platform for hotels, has been... Read More
Yatra's big marketing spend leads to more direct and unpaid traffic
News / Distribution
Yatra's big marketing spend leads to more direct and unpaid traffic
By Martin Cowen | August 15, 2017
Nasdaq-listed Indian OTA Yatra has revealed the extent to which marketing costs are driving the... Read More
Packages, meta and mobile lead the way for lastminute group
News / Technology
Packages, meta and mobile lead the way for lastminute group
By Martin Cowen | August 14, 2017
lastminute.com group's first half results reveals some big strategic shifts over the past year, with... Read More
Airbnb and overtourism - let the statistics have their say
News / Technology
Airbnb and overtourism - let the statistics have their say
By Martin Cowen | August 11, 2017
Airbnb has released some figures which might please its investors but, on the face of it, do little to... Read More
Hey tech CEOs, want better collaboration? Offer your team free lunch
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Hey tech CEOs, want better collaboration? Offer your team free lunch
By Nick Vivion | August 10, 2017
This is a viewpoint from Sam Shank, CEO of HotelTonight.  A few weeks ago, at a dinner with other tech... Read More
MakeMyTrip records gross bookings of $1 billion for the quarter
News / Technology
MakeMyTrip records gross bookings of $1 billion for the quarter
By Martin Cowen | August 10, 2017
MakeMyTrip's results for the April-June quarter tell a familiar story of double and triple-digit... Read More
TUI reduces the seasonal swing
News / Distribution
TUI reduces the seasonal swing
By Martin Cowen | August 10, 2017
TUI Group continues to improve its key financial and operational metrics and has returned its... Read More
Interview: Data, the GDS, and metasearch in corporate travel with Carlson Wagonlit CEO Kurt Ekert
Interview / Distribution
Interview: Data, the GDS, and metasearch in corporate travel with Carlson Wagonlit CEO Kurt Ekert
By Nick Vivion | August 9, 2017
After taking the helm of Carlson Wagonlit last year, Kurt Ekert has had a busy year. Externally, there... Read More
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