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Mandarin Oriental: Undetectable malware stole our credit card data

By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2015

Some of Mandarin Oriental's point-of-sale systems at some of its luxury hotels in the US and Europe... Read More

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If this car can order a pizza, will the connected car become the next booking tool?

By Nick Vivion | March 5, 2015

In partnership with Pizza Hut and Accenture, Visa has created a proof-of-concept vehicle ordering... Read More

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Activities startup Musement receives 5M euro in funding

By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2015

Musement, a new tours and activities site and mobile app, said it has received Euro 5 million in... Read More

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This is how many visitors hotels are losing to OTAs via paid search

By Nick Vivion | March 4, 2015

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the average hotel brand lost an estimated 31,653 clicks per month to... Read More

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Are travellers really using mobile to act on impulse?

By Linda Fox | March 4, 2015

Statistics are funny things - they can be twisted and turned for greater impact and when it comes to... Read More

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Chinese outbound leisure trend shifts into the cities

By Martin Cowen | March 4, 2015

IHG and Oxford Economics have released a report into the Chinese outbound travel market, predicting a... Read More

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HomeAway shares its game plan during investor roadshow

By Sean O'Neil | March 3, 2015

Vacation rental giant HomeAway has been sending its executive team around the US this month to talk to... Read More

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Control of TripAdvisor is not at risk in the near-term, says chairman

By Sean O'Neil | March 3, 2015

TripAdvisor's fate is not entirely in its own control. But recent speculation about the company's... Read More

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Google to rank brands with Android apps higher in mobile searches

By Nick Vivion | March 3, 2015

Developers, pay attention: Google has changed its ranking algorithm for mobile searches and will... Read More

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The new Ryanair - a mobile-first travel retailer

By Martin Cowen | March 3, 2015

Ryanair is promising "a big investment in digital and a big investment in data" this year as it enters... Read More

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