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How airlines can connect destination content to bookings

By Viewpoints | June 8, 2017

Time is precious, meaning it needs to be used in a worthwhile way - not least when it comes looking for ideas for a trip. NB: This is an analysis by Matt Walker, chief storyteller at LikeWhere.... Read More

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Iceland startup aims to tackle overtourism

By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2017

Travelade is the latest startup to bang the drum for recommendations which guide visitors down the off-the-beaten track, although its suggestion that this is an answer to "overtourism" is an interesti... Read More

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Lufthansa hits GDS bookings with fee increase on bags

By Kevin May | June 8, 2017

Lufthansa is taking another approach to putting the squeeze on passengers who choose to book through Global Distribution Systems. The group - covering Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian - has an existin... Read More

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HomeAway and Airbnb home in on Japan

By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2017

Japan is emerging as the latest front in the vacation rental/home-sharing battle, with HomeAway and Airbnb taking advantage of an improved regulatory environment. Expedia Inc's HomeAway, which says... Read More

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How Expedia sees the future in sharing its technology

By Linda Fox | June 7, 2017

Expedia has made a deal in recent years about its stated goal of moving from being a web company to a technology platform. Part of this shift, beyond the obvious business jargon-ness of it, has bee... Read More

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In-house tech drives new features and growth plans for Traveloka

By Martin Cowen | June 7, 2017

Indonesia-based OTA Traveloka has launched a proprietary flight-plus-hotel booking engine as it continues to add new product lines and expand into other south-east Asian markets. Caesar Indra, seni... Read More

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Travel second only to media in poor adoption of HTTPS secure sites

By Kevin May | June 7, 2017

Travel websites have been slow to adopt to the (relatively) new secure web browsing format known as HTTPS, potentially causing confusion amongst consumers. Web browsers such as Chrome and Firefox o... Read More

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Airbus goes live on OTAs with Routehappy merchandising content

By Michele McDonald | June 6, 2017

Airbus has watched as airlines partner with Routehappy to showcase their differentiating features. Now it is getting in on the action to ensure that travelers don’t overlook the differentiating fea... Read More

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Three data signals travel marketers need to examine

By Viewpoints | June 6, 2017

Digital ad dollars and travel statistics aside, the travel industry could be doing a lot more to maximize its bottom line. Given the data, technology and systems that are in place, this can be achieve... Read More

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SkyTeam looks to personalisation as data sharing takes shape

By Marisa Garcia | June 6, 2017

SkyTeam says it's making progress with its data sharing integration between members and what that might mean for personalised air travel. The alliance has nearly completed the first phase of its tr... Read More

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Travelsoft buys travel data marketing service Sepage

By Kevin May | June 6, 2017

Sepage is now part of TravelSoft, in a deal to bring artificial intelligence tools for tourism to a wider audience. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Travelsoft is the owner of O... Read More

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The end is nigh at the App Store for 32-bit mobile apps

By Michele McDonald | June 5, 2017

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, which opened June 5, could sound the death knell for nearly 10,000 mobile travel apps. Apple has given strong hints that the conference, which marks the debu... Read More

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How hotels can compete in the new accommodation economy

By Viewpoints | June 5, 2017

We all know the message that Airbnb is supposedly beating the hotel sector in a number of ways. While the hotel industry is experiencing strong growth since the downturn of the economy, alternative... Read More

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Goomo raises $50 million to challenge online travel giants of India

By Kevin May | June 5, 2017

India-based online travel agency Goomo is just a few months old but has managed to raise a massive $50 million in private equity funding. A Mauritius-based group known as Emerging India is backing... Read More

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Expedia ramps up MeetingMarket service, second major chain signs

By Kevin May | June 5, 2017

NH Hotels will be the next global hotel chain to use Expedia to power its online meetings and events booking tools. The MeetingMarket service was initially introduced in Germany in early-2016, as a... Read More

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