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Hotel tech trends: the return of widgets, the arrival of 5G [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Sean O'Neil | August 29, 2016

The Ard na Sidhe Country House in County Kerry, Ireland, has pulled together research and created an... Read More

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Blockchain and a different view on the sharing economy

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2016

Here's a video from TED on blockchain which is worth watching for its explanation of the concept as... Read More

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No mobile strategy in majority of business travel programs

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2016

Much of the business travel community, as it gears up for autumn, will turn to mobile for various... Read More

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Blackstone-backed IBS launches iTravel platform for direct merchandizing

By Sean O'Neil | August 25, 2016

Indian logistics software maker IBS Software Services may be best-known for its work in cargo and... Read More

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TripAdvisor lists hotels on Google, Kayak, and Trivago, edging closer to meta metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016

Over the past couple of months, TripAdvisor has been participating in Google's hotel metasearch... Read More

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TripAdvisor acquires Citymaps, a social mapping startup

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016

TripAdvisor has acquired Citymaps, a New York City-based, social-mapping startup. The terms of the... Read More

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Excursiopedia becomes PlanetPass, starts small with guided tours

By Linda Fox | August 24, 2016

Tours and activities specialist Excursiopedia has morphed into PlanetPass, a mobile application that... Read More

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In a first, Expedia promotes a hotel’s loyalty rates and rewards program

By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016

Expedia, Inc., is the first online travel intermediary to begin displaying a hotel chain's discounted... Read More

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StayNTouch touts its mobile hotel tech integration at MGM's Aria Las Vegas

By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016

One of the big hotel industry themes lately has been the transition from server-based property... Read More

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A few numbers on online travel fraud

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2016

Online fraud prevention specialist Riskified has pulled together some of its data to provide a picture... Read More

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