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Are global distribution systems the missing link in tours and activities?

By Viewpoints | July 7, 2017

I’ve spent the past four-and-a-bit years of my life working on marketing and selling technology solutions for the tours and activities industry. This time is more or less evenly split between my ti... Read More

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Startup pitch: TripGrid is looking to bring order to the corporate travel landscape

By Linda Fox | July 7, 2017

The corporate travel sector is attracting a huge amount of attention from the startup community currently. They see a booming sector, generating big money, but great inefficiency in processes, and... Read More

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HomeAway links up with Rakuten

By Martin Cowen | July 7, 2017

Expedia Inc's HomeAway has signed a partnership with ecommerce giant Rakuten as the home rentals sector in Japan bursts into life. HomeAway will start selling inventory from "Rakuten Lifull Stay",... Read More

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IATA hails technology for finally killing off the YY fare

By Marisa Garcia | July 7, 2017

Wave goodbye to YY, and enjoy the new age of the Flex Fare. After decades of service, the international standard YY fare will become a ghost of travel past on 31 October 2017, according to IATA. T... Read More

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Vantiv agrees to acquire Worldpay, bringing together two payment giants

By Michele McDonald | July 6, 2017

Worldpay, the largest payments processor in the UK, is to be acquired by Vantiv, a 40-year-old credit card processor based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The deal is valued at £7.7 billion ($9.95 billion). I... Read More

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Compare and contrast - trivago Express, Book on Google, Instant Booking on TripAdvisor

By Viewpoints | July 6, 2017

There are many facilitated or instant booking products available to hotels who want to work more closely with their metasearch partners, but what, if any, are the differences between trivago Express B... Read More

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Qantas pushes concierge bot out after home market trials

By Marisa Garcia | July 6, 2017

Qantas has launched its Concierge bot service in North America, UK and Hong Kong, after successful trials in Australia. The new Facebook Messenger bot gives customers personalized travel inspiratio... Read More

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Comtravo brings in €8.5 million in funding

By Linda Fox | July 6, 2017

Comtravo, a startup for booking and managing business travel, has closed Series A funding to the tune of €8.5 million. The round has the participation of Sweden-based venture capital fund Creandum... Read More

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Mobile app startups - Grumgo, TraveLibro and Eightydays

By PhocusWire | July 6, 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. Grumgo What is it?... Read More

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Sabre updates on unauthorized access, confirms payment details hacked

By Martin Cowen | July 6, 2017

Sabre has finished its investigation into a previously announced security breach impacting its SynXis hotel reservation system and concluded that "an unauthorized party accessed certain payment card i... Read More

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Nick Vivion returns to Tnooz as Editor-in-Chief

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2017

Tnooz welcomes Nick Vivion, where he will oversee daily content operations, guide editorial strategy across products, and represent Tnooz worldwide. Tnooz is pleased to announce the appointment of... Read More

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Seven ways the travel industry can boost conversion rates with neuroscience

By Viewpoints | July 5, 2017

According to web research company, Baymard Institute, two out of three (67.45%) online shopping carts are abandoned before purchase. Every travel retailer knows tools such as discount codes and fla... Read More

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How American Airlines discovered more is more in mobile design

By Linda Fox | July 5, 2017

Adding more steps to the booking flow tends to increase complexity and leads to abandoned purchases so is generally considered a no go area. Or is it? While that's the "conventional wisdom" there ar... Read More

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Loco2 sold to Voyages SNCF

By Martin Cowen | July 5, 2017

Voyages SNCF has bought UK-based pan-European rail booking service Loco2 for an undisclosed sum. Loco2 will continue to operate as a standalone brand with its co-founders, Kate and Jamie Andrews, s... Read More

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Sabre to test 'virtual travel agent' chatbot with two agencies

By Michele McDonald | July 4, 2017

Sabre Corp. is planning to test a white-label chatbot with two travel agencies. Sabre is developing a “virtual travel agent" powered by Microsoft Bot Framework and Microsoft Cognitive Services, a s... Read More

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