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Alipay and six European digital wallet companies are partnering to create a QR-code payment option that works across all platforms.... Read More

The South Korea-based hotel booking website has now secured a total of $242 million in funding after landing the latest Series D round.... Read More

Amadeus says IATA has created the current situation of adoption of the NDC standard “difficult and costly for the whole industry.” ... Read More

Booking.com's semi-official entry into the tours and activities sector was notable for many things - not least why did it take so long.... Read More

For part two in our series on travel payments, we explore issues related to fraud and how machine learning can help to solve them.... Read More

It's not quite "one app to rule them all" but ultra-simplicity is perhaps where the travel app marketplace could be heading.... Read More

Challenges remain for corporate booking tools, which are having to evolve fast to keep up.... Read More

Nordic Choice Hotels’ director of future business, Christian Lundén, says blockchain has the potential to disrupt travel distribution by stimulating activity from both startups and large tech players like Google and Amazon. ... Read More

The airline’s founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has invested a minority stake in easyGuide, which launched its website this week.... Read More

The search giant quietly updated the app's help page this week to reveal support for the product will cease after almost three years in the market.... Read More

As part of Phocuswright's Women's Leadership Initiative, a panel joined us in the studio to discuss what actions companies can take to implement diversity tracks.... Read More

The “Through the Lens of Investors” session at the Phocuswright Europe 2019 Conference threw a spotlight on many of the recent big deals as well as some of the areas investors are drawn to currently.... Read More

The integration will allow Chinese tourists to hail taxis from local transportation providers through Alipay, eliminating the need to download a new app while traveling overseas.... Read More

Avis Car Rental's new "Split My Bill" features makes it easier for travelers to divide business and leisure charges to separate payment types.... Read More

OYO Rooms now has distribution deals in place with every major online travel agency around the world.... Read More