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Millennials, dark social, influencers and payola - a cautionary tale for hotels

By Viewpoints | March 10, 2017

TV advertising is long dead – a part of marketing’s ancien régime that communicates less effectively today than a pet rock. NB: This is a viewpoint by Simon Finne, co-founder of Loopon. Think ab... Read More

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Activity tech house Rezdy brings in $1.8 million funding round

By Kevin May | March 10, 2017

The financial backer of SiteMinder and Stackla has led a $1.8 million investment in Rezdy, the tours and activities technology provider. Bailadour Technology Investments was joined by fellow Austra... Read More

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What you need to know about live video streaming in travel

By Nick Vivion | March 10, 2017

Since becoming available widely in April 2016, Facebook Live has become the go-to platform for live video streaming. Facebook’s user penetration brought live streaming to the world’s biggest audien... Read More

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Another billion dollars for Airbnb

By Martin Cowen | March 10, 2017

Airbnb's latest SEC filing showing another billion dollars has been added to its warchest. The filing also shows that 40 investors were involved in the round, which reportedly values the business a... Read More

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Busbud puts a price on passengers' ancillaries wishlist

By Martin Cowen | March 10, 2017

Bus and coach booking specialist Busbud has revealed the on-board services which passengers not only rate but are also willing to pay for. As the bus tech industry matures, the findings show where... Read More

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Instant meta booking milestone - Tripping hits 3M rentals

By Kevin May | March 9, 2017

Who says the drive to instant bookings on search engines can be hard (well, TripAdvisor, for starters) - in vacation rentals it appears to be working out very well. Vacation rental marketplace Trip... Read More

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VR extends its reach into the travel marketing mainstream

By Viewpoints | March 9, 2017

In the cult 1990s movie “Strange Days,” a virtual reality apparatus pulls images straight from a user’s cerebral cortex. Though solidly in the realm of science fiction, a similar kind of intense inter... Read More

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Brisbane Airport eases passenger journey through biometrics

By Marisa Garcia | March 9, 2017

Brisbane Airport has partnered with SITA and Air New Zealand, to launch a trial of the SITA Smart Path facial recognition technology. It allows passengers to identify themselves throughout the jour... Read More

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Etihad completes NDC booking tool for improved shopping experience

By Marisa Garcia | March 9, 2017

Etihad Airways has completed the implementation of a new IATA NDC-compliant booking standard to improve the information flow between travel agents and the airline's reservation systems. The airline... Read More

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IAG to equip fleet with inflight wifi from Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom

By Martin Cowen | March 9, 2017

Inflight wifi access is a vital part of the airline passenger experience, but it is also an elephant in the room when it comes to merchandising, retailing and personalisation. For airlines, tech p... Read More

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Car rental sector gets the message more clearly than hotels, OTAs and airlines

By Kevin May | March 9, 2017

Welcome to the world of bots and messaging - such a familiar refrain in the travel sector of late. Our own coverage ranges from the first incarnations from KLM, or Skyscanner and others to some of... Read More

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Mobile search rates for hotels reach huge level

By Kevin May | March 8, 2017

Mobile searches for budget hotels outweigh those for luxury properties - but the latter is growing fast. This is one of a number of findings from a huge study by Sojern, using both its own data and... Read More

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Trump slump or big chill - how bans are playing out in travel distribution

By Marisa Garcia | March 8, 2017

Lots of column inches have been taken up on the policies of the Donald Trump administration but what of their impact on travel distribution and likelihood to hurt US travel and tourism? Are we trul... Read More

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Why online travel companies don’t have a second to spare

By Viewpoints | March 8, 2017

Two seconds in the space-time continuum does not seem long. But as with most things in life, everything is relative. Most of us would happily spend minutes talking to a friend or hours watching a m... Read More

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Eurowings taps Lufthansa resources for new phase of growth

By Martin Cowen | March 8, 2017

Lufthansa Group's digital transformation continues apace, with its low-cost carrier Eurowings launching its MakeMyWay initiative today. Eurowings expects to handle 25 million passengers this year a... Read More

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