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Why marketing and revenue departments should bury the hatchet, right now

By Sponsored Content | July 8, 2018

Sponsored by RateGain. Did you know that for every hotel revenue manager (RM) there are two hotel marketers? It’s true, look it up! According to LinkedIn, in fact, there are almost one million (998... Read More

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QOTW: Something about a gap in accommodations

By PhocusWire | July 6, 2018

Quote from Sleepbox, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More

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Emirates customers can now use VR to explore plane cabins

By Mitra Sorrells | July 6, 2018

Passengers flying on Emirates can now use virtual reality to explore seat options and cabin amenities.... Read More

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Five non-obvious things to ask when getting a travel software demo

By Viewpoints | July 6, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Maria Regester, vice president, business development, for RightRez If you’re looking to partner with a travel technology company, the main thing you will want to know befor... Read More

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SnapShot founders leave, Shiji takes control of revenue tech platform

By Kevin May | July 6, 2018

Chinese hotel tech company Shiji Group has increased its stake in SnapShot - effectively buying out the shares of the founders of the five-year-old company.... Read More

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Startup pitch: Rateboard wants to help leisure hotels provide the right price to the right guest

By Linda Fox | July 6, 2018

Fresh from a seven-figure round of funding, Rateboard is seeking to speed up its expansion into further European markets as well as invest in product development. Funding for the Vienna-based busin... Read More

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Airlines reaping the rewards of sprint style development

By Linda Fox | July 6, 2018

Some months ago SAS began looking at its ancillary services and the revenue it was deriving from them. The airline set itself a target of doubling ancillary sales by 2020. As a starting point, SAS... Read More

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Lufthansa targets Asia Pacific hotspots for tech innovation

By Kevin May | July 5, 2018

Lufthansa Group's Innovation Hub is expanding to the Far East in a bid to capture some of the buzz and prowess of the tech community in two key centers in the region.... Read More

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10 Years of the App Store (today!): two million apps and counting

By Viewpoints | July 5, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Glenville Morris, product director, digital insights, for Travelport Digital “What We Call The App Store” “So you’re a developer and you’ve just spent two weeks or maybe a... Read More

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VIDEO: Travel supremacy - Asian Tigers versus Global Elephants

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2018

For many years it was expected, inevitably in a rather arrogant fashion, that western travel brands would simply expand their power to other corners of the globe.... Read More

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Five become one as Stasher wins Expedia Affiliate Network startup initiative

By Linda Fox | July 5, 2018

Hotel Jumpstart, the accelerator from Expedia Affiliate Network and Hotels.com, has announced Stasher as the winner of the program. Following a demo day in London this week, Stasher came out top no... Read More

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Brand reputation hangs in the balance with each customer

By Marisa Garcia | July 4, 2018

A new study on the impact of positive or negative customer service experiences shows something we may already have suspected: a company’s reputation and customer loyalty hang in the balance with each... Read More

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VIDEO: Next generation of travel tech leaders

By PhocusWire | July 4, 2018

Generally, the current crop of leaders of the industry were brought up on the early days of ecommerce.... Read More

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London attractions court Chinese tourists with new Alipay partnership

By Mitra Sorrells | July 3, 2018

Popular attractions such as the London Eye, Madame Tussauds London, London Eye River Cruise and more, will now accept Alipay for the purchase of tickets.... Read More

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Lyft moves into bike-sharing with Motivate acquisition

By Kevin May | July 3, 2018

Lyft claims it is on a path to "revolutionize urban transportation" with an agreement to acquire the technology and corporate functions of bike-sharing brand Motivate.... Read More

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