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United may test a flight-switching program (and it's not about overbooking)

By Michele McDonald | July 13, 2017

United Airlines may conduct a small test of a system that would give passengers the option of switching to a different flight ahead of time. If United proceeds with the test, a few Mileage Plus mem... Read More

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Boutique hotels - agile, creative, unique

By Patrick Landman | July 13, 2017

Independent and boutique hotels are, by their very nature, different from their chain competitors. But what are the specific characteristics owners should focus on in their messaging and marketing?... Read More

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Webjet adds European rail to its B2B offer for Asia

By Martin Cowen | July 13, 2017

Australia-listed Webjet continues to grow its global B2B business, with its dedicated brand for Asia - FIT Ruums - signing a deal with Rail Europe. FIT Ruums was launched in November 2016 and sits... Read More

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JetBlue Vacations adopts UpLift's buy-now-pay-later program

By Michele McDonald | July 12, 2017

JetBlue Vacations has teamed up with UpLift, a startup company that enables affordable installment plan travel purchases. The deal gives travelers the option of paying for vacations in 12 monthly i... Read More

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How travel marketers can avoid awkward ad placements and protect the brand

By Viewpoints | July 12, 2017

For years, the online advertising industry has become so fixated on trends such as ad fraud and ad blocking that equally crucial issues - such as brand safety - have remained on the back burner. That... Read More

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Inflight wifi tipping point by 2022

By Martin Cowen | July 12, 2017

UK researcher house Juniper believes that more than half the world's commercial aviation fleet will be equipped with inflight wifi by 2022. It estimates that currently one-in-four planes allow pass... Read More

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Expedia extends MICE service, English-speaking markets first

By Linda Fox | July 12, 2017

Expedia says it's ready to extend its MICE service to English-speaking countries following its launch of MeetingMarket portal in Germany last year. The meetings and events booking technology was la... Read More

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HITEC review - three hospitality tech businesses to watch

By Viewpoints | July 11, 2017

HITEC celebrated its 45th birthday this year and its flagship conference, held this year in Toronto, took place a few weeks ago. While only my sixth year at the conference, I overheard quite a few... Read More

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Digital habits drive tech innovation at Copenhagen Airport

By Marisa Garcia | July 11, 2017

The digital habits of Danes account for Copenhagen Airport’s drive to introduce new technologies to improve the journey and to make airport operations more efficient. In a recent announcement about... Read More

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Confusion, cards and compliance

By Martin Cowen | July 11, 2017

A new report from BusinessTravel iQ suggests that travel buyers are confused about the advantages and disadvantages of the payment solutions on the market. The study, produced with Barclaycard, ide... Read More

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Visit Finland finds music in DNA

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2017

Visit Finland has begun a quirky marketing campaign which aims to create music from DNA. The 'Symphony of Extremes - Born from Finnish DNA' initiative uses software from Professor Jonathan Middleto... Read More

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TUI talks innovation as it partners with Plug and Play

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2017

It has been trendy for travel companies to create startup accelerators - think Marriott, British Airways-parent IAG and Travelport. A seemingly less well-trod route is partnering with an external e... Read More

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Thomson brings multi-user VR experience to new concept store

By Martin Cowen | July 10, 2017

Thomson has added a new concept store to its 600-strong retail estate in the UK which includes the use of in-store VR headsets for the first time. Other UK high street agents have had VR is shops f... Read More

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Ixigo predicts machine learning will make the difference

By Martin Cowen | July 10, 2017

Ixigo.com has claimed the number two spot in India's online travel market and believes that its growth comes from using machine learning techniques to provide products which solve the problems of real... Read More

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Mobile app startups - 4Suites, Sidewalk, Tourist App

By PhocusWire | July 10, 2017

This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile application startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. 4Suites What is i... Read More

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