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AccorHotels uses location to listen to guest chatter on social media
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AccorHotels uses location to listen to guest chatter on social media
By Linda Fox | July 7, 2016
AccorHotels is using a social media platform to provide guests with a more personalised service. The... Read More
Booking.com means business when it comes to business travel
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Booking.com means business when it comes to business travel
By Sean O'Neil | July 7, 2016
Booking.com says that nearly one on five of its users books hotels and other accommodation through it... Read More
Startup pitch: Avuxi locates a way for OTAs and metas to lift conversions
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Startup pitch: Avuxi locates a way for OTAs and metas to lift conversions
By Martin Cowen | July 7, 2016
Mapping technologies are one of the internet's most useful contributions to the sum of human... Read More
GuestLogix's on-board tech business acquired by investors
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GuestLogix's on-board tech business acquired by investors
By Sean O'Neil | July 6, 2016
GuestLogix, the Toronto-based seller of merchandising technology for airlines and rail operators, says... Read More
Youth travel sector "very pessimistic" post-Brexit
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Youth travel sector "very pessimistic" post-Brexit
By Martin Cowen | July 6, 2016
A survey of youth travel businesses paints a bleak post-Brexit scenario for the sector, and online... Read More
Zizoo looks to ride US waves following Euro 1.7 million funding
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Zizoo looks to ride US waves following Euro 1.7 million funding
By Linda Fox | July 6, 2016
Zizoo, a platform for boating holidays, has received Euro 1.7m in funding. The round comes via a... Read More
Naspers pitches up with another deal in India
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Naspers pitches up with another deal in India
By Martin Cowen | July 5, 2016
Travel Boutique Online (TBO), an Indian B2B  player backed by South Africa's Naspers, has bought a... Read More
Cyber security moves up the airline agenda as threats are no longer an if
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Cyber security moves up the airline agenda as threats are no longer an if
By Linda Fox | July 4, 2016
Airlines are making cyber security a higher priority with 91% planning to invest in programs over the... Read More
Yatra launches Facebook Messenger bot
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Yatra launches Facebook Messenger bot
By Martin Cowen | July 4, 2016
Yatra has launched what it claims is the first Facebook Messenger chatbot in the Indian online travel... Read More
Momondo's DNA journey video goes viral
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Momondo's DNA journey video goes viral
By Martin Cowen | July 1, 2016
European metasearch site Momondo's "DNA Journey" has racked up 120 million views across all channels... Read More
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