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MakeMyTrip cuts Q2 losses, lifts outbound, bigs up TV ad
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MakeMyTrip cuts Q2 losses, lifts outbound, bigs up TV ad
By Martin Cowen | November 2, 2014
Indian OTA MakeMyTrip is still in the red, but a good Q2 performance has given it the confidence to... Read More
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashes in sad setback for private space travel
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashes in sad setback for private space travel
By Sean O'Neil | October 31, 2014
Virgin Galactic's winged spaceship built to take tourists on trips 60 miles above the Earth crashed... Read More
Rezdy confirms offline dominates tours and activities bookings
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Rezdy confirms offline dominates tours and activities bookings
By Martin Cowen | October 31, 2014
Australian tours and activities platform Rezdy has released some stats from its clients which show... Read More
Expedia reports strong third quarter earnings
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Expedia reports strong third quarter earnings
By Sean O'Neil | October 30, 2014
Expedia Inc, one of the world's largest online travel conglomerates, is doing better than expected.... Read More
Digital revamp at Accor: mobile first, buys Wipolo, runs hacks
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Digital revamp at Accor: mobile first, buys Wipolo, runs hacks
By Martin Cowen | October 30, 2014
Accor has earmarked Euros 225 million over the next five years to fund a company-wide digital... Read More
Travel writers rejoice - Hong Kong loves you
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Travel writers rejoice - Hong Kong loves you
By Martin Cowen | October 30, 2014
Research group GfK has unearthed some surprising findings about Hong Kong travellers, including the... Read More
Startup pitch: HotelPower touts hotel discounts if you join its club
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Startup pitch: HotelPower touts hotel discounts if you join its club
By Sean O'Neil | October 29, 2014
Imagine getting a room during second week of November at San Francisco's Parc 55 Wyndham in Union... Read More
Lean IT thinking enters the Amadeus vernacular
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Lean IT thinking enters the Amadeus vernacular
By Martin Cowen | October 29, 2014
Amadeus' desire to position itself as a thought leader for the travel technology sector sees the... Read More
Fans and followers slip down the list in airline social media [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Fans and followers slip down the list in airline social media [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | October 29, 2014
Airlines say they are planning to invest more in their social media efforts according to the latest... Read More
Ryanair attacks eDreams Odigeo, which fires back
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Ryanair attacks eDreams Odigeo, which fires back
By Sean O'Neil | October 28, 2014
Today there was yet a further sign that airlines feel they have a stronger hand in haggling with... Read More
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