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A digital marketing primer: Travel affiliates 101

By Viewpoints | October 23, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Zane McIntyre, CEO and Co-Founder of Commission Factory. With $533.52 billion spent on online travel sites in 2015, there is a strong incentive for travel bloggers to becom... Read More

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Digital transformation helps airlines identify and engage passengers

By Sponsored Content | October 23, 2017

This is an article from China Travel News.This article appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Today every click, every piece of data counts. These insights are being offered up... Read More

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Aviation must rally to fight intensifying cyber threats

By Marisa Garcia | October 20, 2017

Aviation industry leaders must fight growing cybersecurity threats according to a leading industry figure. During the SITA Euro Air Transport IT Summit in Hamburg, SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard urged E... Read More

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Tech initiatives paying off for US airports, but growing pains a challenge

By Marisa Garcia | October 20, 2017

The 2017 J.D. Power rankings of North American Airports shows that investments in technology have resulted in a boost to passenger satisfaction, but the construction programs underway to modernize som... Read More

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Lyft attracts investment from Alphabet in $1 billion round

By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2017

CapitalG, an investment fund which is part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, is leading a $1 billion funding round for Lyft as money continues to pile into the "mobility" sector. At the time of... Read More

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Priceline Group hedges its Chinese bets with Meituan Travel tie-up

By Martin Cowen | October 19, 2017

Priceline Group has taken part in a $4 billion Series C funding round for Chinese ecommerce giant Meituan-Dianping, and has also secured a new strategic partnership between its APAC-focused accommodat... Read More

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Compare and contrast: British Boomers, Chinese Millennials and American Generation X-ers

By Sponsored Content | October 19, 2017

Sponsored by Expedia Media Solutions. New research reveals generational trends from four distinct age groups - Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers - in three of the biggest tra... Read More

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Expedia Affiliate Network gets in on accelerator trend with Hotel Jumpstart

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2017

Expedia Affiliate Network, alongside sister-brand Hotels.com, is the latest travel company to launch an accelerator programme. Hotel Jumpstart, as the initiative is called, will provide startups wi... Read More

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Amadeus looks to developers and partners to widen innovation strategy

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2017

Amadeus Ventures, a fund for early-stage startups, has announced its ninth investment with a tenth in the pipeline. Barcelona-based Avuxi (startup pitch here) helps visitors to a destination find t... Read More

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Beyond bums on seats - think data when it comes to airline distribution

By Sponsored Content | October 18, 2017

This is an article from China Travel News.This article appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. The concept of airline distribution needs to evolve to being more than just the com... Read More

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Frankfurt Airport makes baggage tracking handy, Alipay goes Nordic, and more

By PhocusWire | October 18, 2017

This is a roundup of news and announcements related to travel systems in October 2017. Wednesday 18 October Alipay teams up with Nordic travel companies to deliver “smart tourism” to Chinese vis... Read More

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Amadeus offers its take on Blockchain

By Martin Cowen | October 18, 2017

Amadeus is "developing live prototypes and cultivating a network of specialist partners" as it delves deeper into the potential of Blockchain in travel. The comment comes from Katherine Grass, head... Read More

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Trivago creates sales subsidiary, looks to closer ties with independent hotels

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2017

Trivago has unveiled a subsidiary which it says is aimed at helping hoteliers with online direct sales. The subsidiary, called trivago Hotel Relations, will look to build up its salesforce in a bid... Read More

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Vacasa enters the big league with $100 million-plus Series B

By Martin Cowen | October 17, 2017

Tech-enabled vacation rental management company Vacasa has closed a Series B round worth $103.5 million, with CEO Eric Breon saying that the focus now to scale up inventory in the US and international... Read More

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Skyscanner boss talks Asia as tech trendsetter, mobile-first and branded storefronts

By Marisa Garcia | October 17, 2017

The travel industry should look to Asia, or more specifically China, to determine where commerce technology is headed. This was the view of Skyscanner chief Gareth Williams as he presented his keyn... Read More

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