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Mobile leads digital advertising growth across Europe
News / Technology
Mobile leads digital advertising growth across Europe
By Martin Cowen | May 12, 2016
A report from IAB Europe and IHS shows that mobile display is the fastest-growing digital advertising... Read More
Evaneos gets $21 million funding for technology development and expansion
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Evaneos gets $21 million funding for technology development and expansion
By Linda Fox | May 12, 2016
Evaneos, a France-based online marketplace connecting travellers with travel agents in destination,... Read More
Online growth continues for TUI, another big sell-off announced
News / Distribution
Online growth continues for TUI, another big sell-off announced
By Martin Cowen | May 11, 2016
European travel giant TUI  Group continues to take more bookings online in the UK and Scandinavia,... Read More
So far, passengers mostly ignore airlines' call to shame the TSA
News / Online
So far, passengers mostly ignore airlines' call to shame the TSA
By Sean O'Neil | May 10, 2016
A few days ago, the US lobbying group Airlines for America launched ihatethewait.com, a website that... Read More
Now you can book travel by speaking to Kayak, via Amazon's Alexa
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Now you can book travel by speaking to Kayak, via Amazon's Alexa
By Sean O'Neil | May 10, 2016
The travel industry is talking a lot about voice-powered search these days, thanks in part to Alexa --... Read More
Viv shows off voice-controlled hotel booking via Hotels.com [VIDEO]
News / Technology
Viv shows off voice-controlled hotel booking via Hotels.com [VIDEO]
By Sean O'Neil | May 10, 2016
Viv, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, gave its first public demonstration of its... Read More
Europcar's Ubeeqo set for three new cities
News / Distribution
Europcar's Ubeeqo set for three new cities
By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2016
Europcar Labs is in line for a busy few months after its parent company Europcar highlighted some new... Read More
Out of the way tourists, Indians are exploring their own cities [INFOGRAPHIC]
News / Technology
Out of the way tourists, Indians are exploring their own cities [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2016
Indian OTA Cleartrip has found that most customers of its recently-launched activities channel are... Read More
How SiteMinder's VC sees hotel distribution now
News / Distribution
How SiteMinder's VC sees hotel distribution now
By Sean O'Neil | May 9, 2016
In January 2014, Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) invested $30 million in SiteMinder, a hotel... Read More
Elon Musk's Hyperloop gets a lift with levitating tech [VIDEO]
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Elon Musk's Hyperloop gets a lift with levitating tech [VIDEO]
By Sean O'Neil | May 9, 2016
Hyperloop, a train that would use next-generation levitating technology, seemed like a pipe dream when... Read More
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