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Stay Alfred captures $15 million round to take rental service global

By Kevin May | January 19, 2017

Vacation rental startup Stay Alfred has raised its first round of capital - a sizeable $15 million - in a bid to expand the company outside of the US. The company confirmed the Series A round but h... Read More

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary and Donald Trump - two men with similar issues

By Viewpoints | January 19, 2017

Let’s play a game that I like to call "Who said this: Donald Trump or Michael O’Leary?" - US president-elect versus the Ryanair CEO. NB: This is an opinion by Matt Walker, chief storyteller at Like... Read More

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Travel brands on alert as Google increases machine learning on search results

By Kevin May | January 19, 2017

Travel brands should ensure they consider the search "intent" of prospective customers when optimising their pages, as Google turns more to advanced tech to serve results. That's the key message fr... Read More

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TUI taps 600 in-house social media feeds for content hub

By Martin Cowen | January 19, 2017

European travel giant TUI is launching www.travel.me, a portal which aggregates content from 600 social media accounts across the group. The move is being positioned as part of its oneBrand strateg... Read More

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But how do you feel? The role of emotion in travel purchasing decisions

By Viewpoints | January 19, 2017

Travelling is inherently emotional. Travellers can feel a plethora of emotions ahead of a trip: excitement, dread, comfort, or any combination thereof. But how can these emotions influence a purchasin... Read More

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Combining concepts for the hotel room of the future [VIDEO]

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2017

Hospitality management school Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne has released a video clip demonstrating the hotel room of the future. The YU virtual clip is the combination of two concepts devised by win... Read More

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Could a president Donald Trump protect his (and other) hotels by regulating Airbnb?

By Kevin May | January 18, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump is well-known now for not only mixing his metaphors but also proclaiming one thing and then saying something else later. Countless examples are being paraded in the mai... Read More

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IHG and addressing the paradox of me and we in 2017

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2017

Two trends stand out from InterContinental Hotels Group's annual trends report, released this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The report 'The Uncompromising Customer: Addressing the Para... Read More

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Winners and losers in the US travel website marketplace

By Kevin May | January 18, 2017

Airbnb ended 2016 ahead of Booking.com for the first time in visitor numbers on US travel websites, although Expedia remains ahead of both. Data released by audience tracking service SimilarWeb saw... Read More

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Data science, China, buses and other travel trends for 2017

By Sponsored Content | January 18, 2017

After the failure of even the most well respected pollsters to accurately predict the outcomes of not only Brexit but also the US presidential election, predictions are out of favour. NB: This is a... Read More

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Travel data can supercharge the integration of loyalty with the everyday

By Viewpoints | January 18, 2017

In the last year, we have seen significant developments taking place in the convergence of travel loyalty programmes. This came as brands looked to provide members with the maximum flexibility to e... Read More

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Cleartrip builds activities white label for Dubai hotels

By Martin Cowen | January 18, 2017

Indian OTA Cleartrip has opened up its tours and activities inventory, allowing hotels in Dubai to sell a range of trips to guests via the hotel dotcom or offline at the concierge desk. Cleartrip's... Read More

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TripAdvisor overhauls premium listings, includes restaurants for the first time

By Kevin May | January 17, 2017

TripAdvisor is opening up what could be a significant new revenue stream: giving restaurants the same additional services on listings as it does for hotels. The launch of TripAdvisor Premium For Re... Read More

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The great loyalty rate debate

By Viewpoints | January 17, 2017

2016 was the year of 'the loyalty wars', the battle of the century between online travel agencies and hotel brands. NB: This is a viewpoint from Peter O’Connor, professor of information systems at... Read More

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Travel buyers prioritise mobile as technology budgets increase

By Kevin May | January 17, 2017

Those organising travel services on behalf of major corporations still consider mobile as the biggest challenge to them and the industry. A survey of 150 leading travel buyers for the Travel Techno... Read More

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