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Airbnb's business travel glass: Half empty or half full?

By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2016

A global study of more than 250 corporate travel managers and buyers has found that nearly six out of... Read More

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What a promotion reveals about how Airbnb sees resort rentals

By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2016

Next-generation hospitality company Airbnb has been running an old-fashioned hospitality promotion to... Read More

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Lastminute.com finds the light amid the darkness

By Martin Cowen | October 26, 2016

A 20% overnight increase in searches would send the business analysts at most OTAs into mathematical... Read More

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India growth shows Hotelbeds moving beyond European legacy

By Martin Cowen | October 25, 2016

Hotelbeds has doubled its business in India in the past three years and is seeing a strong interest in... Read More

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TripAdvisor delves into traveller types and booking trends

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2016

TripAdvisor is the latest to put travellers into groups according to behaviour. As part of the... Read More

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Startup pitch: Korea's Yana Trip targets adventurous travellers from APAC

By Martin Cowen | October 24, 2016

South Korea has one of the world's most tech-savvy, social media using, smartphone-enabled, superfast... Read More

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Tujia buys Ctrip's homestay business, becoming more like Airbnb

By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016

China's Airbnb-of-sorts Tujia is shaking up its existing structure and will integrate Ctrip and... Read More

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Time Out acquires events platform YPlan for £1.6 million

By Linda Fox | October 21, 2016

Just three months post Initial Public Offering and Time Out Group has made its first acquisition. The... Read More

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Didi and TripAdvisor China talk the full service ecosystem talk

By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016

In the wider scheme of things, TripAdvisor doing something with 100 hotels wouldn't blip the radar.... Read More

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Deem acquires Olset, the hotel recommendation startup

By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2016

Deem, a business travel technology company, is acquiring another San Francisco-area company: Olset, a... Read More

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