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Voice tech in travel, part 4: Expedia’s experience
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March 26, 2018
Online travel agencies are technology companies as much - if not more – than they are travel companies. ...
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Listen up: voice assistants are not quite ready to fly
By Marisa Garcia
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March 26, 2018
A review of retail trends among US consumers prepared by comScore reveals that voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Home may not be quite ready to help consumers transact in meaningful ways. W...
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Traveltek launches US expansion with focus on cruise technology
By Michele McDonald
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March 23, 2018
Every day, 10,000 US Baby Boomers retire, building on the pool of potential customers of the cruise industry. Traveltek, a Glasgow, UK-based leisure travel technology developer, believes that...
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PhocusWire launches Startup Stage for new travel businesses
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March 23, 2018
We are going to celebrate entering our sixth month at PhocusWire with the launch of Startup Stage....
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QOTW: Something about Amazon's control
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March 23, 2018
Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo....
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OTA Insight talks disruptive channels, OTA-hotel relationships and staying ahead
By Linda Fox
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March 23, 2018
This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@TTE, recorded live at the TTE event Olympia, London. More clips to come! To learn more about how to bring tnoozLIVE@ to your even...
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Can airports bring the sexy back to IT?
By Marisa Garcia
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March 23, 2018
Airports face major growth challenges ahead as they prepare to support a projected doubling of passenger numbers over the next two decades, but along with the problems of infrastructure, land limitati...
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Tourlane raises $8.5M to expand custom trip-planning platform
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 23, 2018
Berlin-based Tourlane has secured $8.5 million to expand its service that combines the customized offerings of a traditional travel agent with the ease of online booking....
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Research Spotlight: The state of online travel adoption in India
By Jill Menze
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March 23, 2018
Online travel bookings in India are booming, in part thanks to positive macro factors in place, and double-digit growth is projected through 2021....
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TRVL raises $3.7 million, appoints ex-Expedia exec as CEO
By Kevin May
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March 23, 2018
A juggling of senior roles and a $3.7 million cap-raise for TRVL, the Netherlands-based hotel booking platform with a twist....
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China travel startups news, latest from Ctrip and other trends in Asia travel
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March 23, 2018
Continuing our regular series on the China online travel space with updates on local brands such as Ctrip, startup funding and other tourism trends. Moves from local brands Ctrip’s international...
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India's Insteract aims to streamlines managed corporate travel
By Kerry Medina
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March 23, 2018
Since beta launch in July 2016, Insteract has acquired 400 clients, ranging from independent business professionals to corporations that are primarily in the pharmaceutical, technology and manufacturi...
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Airbnb claims 20,000 hosts apply for Plus, 1,100 hotels also want in
By Kevin May
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March 22, 2018
Airbnb is clearly hoping its evolution of the brand to account for different types of properties will capture the attention of existing hosts....
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Collaboration is key to widespread implementation of biometric boarding for air travel
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 22, 2018
Facial recognition technology is gaining adoption by airlines and airports to expedite passenger identity verification. In the past year British Airways, Air Asia, JetBlue, Lufthansa and others have implemented biometric scanning at airports around the world. ...
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Bleisure travelers on the rise, though many concerned with optics
By Jill Menze
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March 22, 2018
Business travelers are increasingly looking to tack on leisure portions to their work trips, but many are concerned with how it comes across to their employers....
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