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AccorHotels starts marketing independent US hotels on its platform

By Sean O'Neil | November 17, 2016

When is a hotel also an intermediary? When it's French giant AccorHotels. The company's distribution... Read More

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MakeMyTrip sees Ibibo as key to capturing offline-to-online shift

By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2016

MakeMyTrip co-founder and India CEO Rajesh Magow believes that its recent merger with Ibibo Group will... Read More

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Expedia signs first global hotel deal for MeetingMarket

By Linda Fox | November 17, 2016

Expedia has signed Best Western Europe as the first global white label partner for its MeetingMarket... Read More

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Social app for business travel and voice service win Marriott accelerator

By Linda Fox | November 17, 2016

Marriott has recently stepped up its quest to be more innovative and ready to meet the expectations of... Read More

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Expedia's CEO talks long-term strategy

By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016

Yesterday Expedia Inc's chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi took a break at the Phocuswright Conference... Read More

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Google says US hotel-related searches are up 25% in the US

By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016

Conventional wisdom says that using search to plan and book travel is old-fashioned. Consumers now... Read More

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Lufthansa flatbats DCC questions

By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016

Lufthansa continues to talk the talk around the impact of its year-old distribution cost charge (DCC),... Read More

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Former Expedia exec heralds voice as the next big thing

By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016

Listen up, voice search is being tipped to have as big an impact on the travel industry as mobile. Or,... Read More

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Travelers who take selfies remember their trips better, study claims

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

The conventional wisdom is that taking pictures reduces a traveler's chance of remembering a trip's... Read More

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Travel startup Lola acquires Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

Travel technology startup Lola has acquired Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform. Terms of the deal... Read More

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