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Checkmate: Why text messaging is the new model for hotel guest communication

By Sean O'Neil | September 10, 2015

Checkmate is a startup that began a couple of years ago by building mobile tools for hotels to... Read More

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Airport personas emerge in the quest to improve the experience

By Linda Fox | September 9, 2015

Airline technology specialist SITA has identified four personas which make up the US air travelling... Read More

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Marriott lets guests borrow VR headsets at two hotels in London and New York

By Sean O'Neil | September 9, 2015

Today, Marriott has begun to lend virtual reality (VR) headsets at two of its hotels: the New York... Read More

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Conichi attracts funding from HRS for beacon-based hotel app

By Linda Fox | September 9, 2015

Conichi, a mobile application to improve hotel stays, has received a "high" seven-figure investment... Read More

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Should business travelers boycott Lufthansa over its fee?

By Sean O'Neil | September 8, 2015

Lufthansa has begun charging a fee of 16 euros (about $18) on any ticket purchased anyplace besides... Read More

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Travel marketers rise and shine - one in six minutes (awake) spent online

By Linda Fox | September 8, 2015

Not strictly speaking travel technology but Internet Advertising Bureau figures are pertinent to the... Read More

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Zomato earmarks latest $60 million for new business lines

By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015

Indian-based international "food-tech" business Zomato has raised another $60 million and announced... Read More

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China taxi app funding latest score: Uber 1, Didi Kuaidi 3

By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015

Uber has raised another billion-dollars-plus to invest in China, according to an interview its CEO... Read More

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Reading between the lines of Qunar's exec rejig

By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015

Qunar has announced an "organizational realignment" which hints at where China's second biggest OTA... Read More

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Logitravel boxes clever with smart TV app launch

By Martin Cowen | September 4, 2015

European OTA Logitravel Group has identified smart and connected TVs as a sales channel and as... Read More

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