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Skyscanner's CEO on selling BA upgrades via NDC

By Sean O'Neil | November 20, 2015

Today Skyscanner and British Airways began trial sales of seat upgrades using IATA's New Distribution... Read More

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Why TripAdvisor excels at product

By Sean O'Neil | November 20, 2015

It's self-evident that TripAdvisor excels at product development. Since its start in February 2000,... Read More

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RoomsTonite shares last-minute hotel booking trends [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Martin Cowen | November 20, 2015

India's late-booking app RoomsTonite has issued a detailed infographic based on its analysis of more... Read More

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Adara, the data startup, targets destination marketers

By Sean O'Neil | November 19, 2015

In September, Adara, maker of a business intelligence platform for the travel industry, nabbed $23... Read More

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eLong fights on, still no decision on Tencent and Ctrip's offer

By Martin Cowen | November 19, 2015

Revenues at China's mobile-focussed hotel platform eLong are back in positive territory, with... Read More

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Ctrip vocal on outbound, quiet on Qunar, says Chinese market still small

By Martin Cowen | November 19, 2015

Ctrip has given more airtime than usual to its outbound travel presence, telling analysts on its Q3... Read More

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Expedia casts fresh light on mid-funnel traveler behavior

By Sean O'Neil | November 18, 2015

“Half of my advertising is wasted, I just don’t know which half,” is the famous quote from decades ago... Read More

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Mobile web beats apps when it comes to hotel bookings

By Martin Cowen | November 18, 2015

A study of 2,000 US smartphone owners has found they are more likely to book a hotel room using the... Read More

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Ola's $500m Series F confirms global interest in India's taxi goldrush

By Martin Cowen | November 18, 2015

India's biggest taxi app business Ola has closed a $500 million Series F round, with Scotland's... Read More

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No time like the present to get Xmas bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2015

Around half of the UK Christmas getaway market is still up for grabs, according to travel data and... Read More

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