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By Kevin May | December 8, 2017

Ryanair will no longer distribute fares to travel agencies via Amadeus after the pair were unable to reach agreement on a new contract.... Read More

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US DOT withdraws proposed rulemakings on airlines' ancillary fees

By Michele McDonald | December 8, 2017

The US Department of Transportation withdrew two proposed rulemakings on airline ancillary revenues, saying they were “of limited public benefit.” The proposed measures had been generally supported... Read More

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Viator founder slams TripAdvisor over strategy

By Kevin May | December 8, 2017

TripAdvisor has been accused of neglecting its Viator tour and activity booking business by the man who created it in 1995.... Read More

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Ryanair to end distribution partnership with Amadeus

By Linda Fox | December 8, 2017

Ryanair has said it is ending its distribution partnership with Amadeus from December 15. The low-cost airline says in a statement that the pair failed to reach a new agreement. Ryanair began di... Read More

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Goal for web travel brands should be the human touch

By Jill Menze | December 8, 2017

The holy grail for online travel agencies is how to recreate the experience of personal recommendations.... Read More

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Booking.com expands startup plan for sustainable tourism

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | December 8, 2017

Booking.com is to extend its Booking Booster Program into a second year, aimed at funding startups that are engaged in sustainable tourism.... Read More

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Airbnb gets the UNWTO seal of approval for its sustainable tourism potential

By Martin Cowen | December 8, 2017

Friends in high places are always worth nurturing, especially for businesses the size of Airbnb. In travel, you don't get much higher than the secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Org... Read More

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Expedia sets sights on legacy tech with ambitious 'travel platform' for hotels

By Nick Vivion | December 8, 2017

At this year's Expedia Partner Conference in Las Vegas, it's hard not to see the similarity between Expedia's latest slogan -- "shaping the future of online travel" -- and the long-running slogan over... Read More

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SURVEY: Phocuswright and OTAs (chance to win an iPad)

By Jill Menze | December 7, 2017

Do you work at an OTA? Are you interested in understanding how the rest of the market perceives various content and technology providers in the marketplace?... Read More

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Expedia to provide Motel 6 with a range of technology tools

By Michele McDonald | December 7, 2017

Expedia Powered Technology, the suite of software, marketing and data tools for hoteliers introduced last summer, snagged a big client: G6 Hospitality, parent company of the Motel 6 brand. Motel 6,... Read More

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Rented raises $125 million for host guarantee plan

By Kevin May | December 7, 2017

Vacation rental management service Rented will use a massive investment windfall to tackle a different type of problem in its sector.... Read More

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Hotels should "adjust the model" in Airbnb battle

By Jill Menze | December 7, 2017

"Airbnb is coming for our kids," hospitality and nightclub legend Ian Schrager has cautioned the industry in a major speech this week.... Read More

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Airlines get ready to embrace unmanned aviation

By Marisa Garcia | December 7, 2017

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs), also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones will soon take a big chunk of the skies in a variety of applications including the delivery of goods, disaster... Read More

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Booking.com marketing chief on its strategy for China

By Sponsored Content | December 7, 2017

This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Pepijn Rijvers, CMO of Booking.com talks localization, partnerships and alternative accommod... Read More

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How far one travel intermediary has got by not relying on Google

By Pamela Whitby | December 7, 2017

Investing in Google AdWords may be the route to rapid early growth for many travel start-ups, but this was not the case for Holiday Pirates. In fact, today the company, which launched in 2012 as a... Read More

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