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Ola finds a way with Google to open up rural India

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2017

India's biggest taxi app Ola is hoping to get a lot bigger, linking up with Google to launch a Progressive Web App which will help it reach millions more users in India. The tie-up was announced at... Read More

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Thomas Cook Group takes different route to rival TUI

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2017

Thomas Cook's first-half results talk about its airline operations as a separate business unit, and claims that by carrying 17 million passengers a year it is one of Europe's leading leisure airlines.... Read More

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Flight Centre takes stake in corp travel tech and agency 3Mundi

By Kevin May | May 18, 2017

3Mundi has sold a 25% stake to Flight Centre - in another strategic investment for the Australia-based travel group. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The deal follows a licensin... Read More

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Amadeus brings data to destination marketing

By Linda Fox | May 18, 2017

Amadeus is looking to tap a new segment as it extends data it traditionally provides for the airline community and travel agents to destination marketing organisations. The company has unveiled tec... Read More

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EasyJet is replacing digital front end

By Michele McDonald | May 17, 2017

EasyJet reported a total loss before tax of £236 million for the six months ending March 31. It lost £18 million for the same period the previous year. The carrier’s headline loss before tax of £21... Read More

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Does rich content increase bookings? Webjet puts it to the test

By Michele McDonald | May 17, 2017

Webjet, Australia’s largest online travel agency, completed a first round of testing to measure shoppers’ responses to airlines’ rich content as supplied by Routehappy. Webjet created the test to d... Read More

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Dear airlines, is it time for a rethink?

By Linda Fox | May 17, 2017

When companies external to travel say it's time to embrace something new, it can often be taken with a pinch of salt. But, when it comes from within the industry, maybe it's time to sit up and pay... Read More

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Yatra lifts marketing spend by 46% in a year

By Martin Cowen | May 17, 2017

Yatra.com has reported its full-year results to end-March, confirming that it is growing strongly in volume terms while finding it difficult to rein in costs and losses. Its financial year runs Apr... Read More

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Tiqets secures $17 million, eyes global expansion

By Martin Cowen | May 17, 2017

Amsterdam-based ticketing platform Tiqets has picked up $17 million in funding and will use the cash to fulfil its global ambitions. Its CEO Luuc Elzinga told Tnooz that the expansion is focused o... Read More

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Very slowly, British travellers start to engage with bots

By Martin Cowen | May 16, 2017

A Kayak.co.uk study into the British traveller reveals some long-term grains of optimism when it comes to bots despite the fact that, presently, more than half the country hasn't heard about them.... Read More

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Mobile tech can help car rental brands compete with app-based disruptors

By Viewpoints | May 16, 2017

Finding our way around has become the most universal task conducted on smartphones. According to Pew Research, last year 90 percent of smartphone owners in America used their device to get directions,... Read More

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Google (not the GDS) is the new enemy in airline distribution

By Linda Fox | May 16, 2017

An airline distribution conference doesn't seem complete without a bit of a poke at the global distribution systems. Segment fees paid by airlines, age of the technology and how long it takes to ge... Read More

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HomeAway quietly introduces $1 million liability insurance

By Kevin May | May 16, 2017

Vacation rental giant HomeAway has started rolling out an insurance programme - the first time it has taken responsibility for the connections it makes between guests and homeowners. The $1 Million... Read More

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Accor links up with Misterfly to offer hotel plus flight option on its brand dotcom

By Martin Cowen | May 16, 2017

AccorHotels is linking up with Misterfly to provide a "hotel + flight" packaging option to its website, starting in France but with other source markets on the agenda, including the UK. Misterfly,... Read More

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Attraction platform providers merge to form Leisure Pass Group

By Kevin May | May 16, 2017

Three online sightseeing pass providers have come together to create what is being touted as the largest player in the space. Leisure Pass Group is the umbrella company over Smart Destinations, The... Read More

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