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Uber buys machine learning startup Geometric Intelligence

By Kevin May | December 6, 2016

Car-sharing giant Uber is attempting to beef up its data science credentials with the acquisition of a US-based artificial intelligence company. Geometric Intelligence's team of brainiacs will join... Read More

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Philip Ferri to lead Tnooz as CEO

By PhocusWire | December 5, 2016

Travel technology trade publication Tnooz today announced the appointment of Philip Ferri as the Company’s CEO. Ferri brings to Tnooz extensive strategic and tactical experience as a serial chief f... Read More

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Wimdu sharing wannabe sold to Wyndham brand Novasol

By Kevin May | December 5, 2016

Something in the coffee over at Wyndham Worldwide, with its rental brand Novasol buying Wimdu - a company that merged with 9Flats just eight weeks ago. The deal comes the same day as Wyndham Vacati... Read More

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Partnerships are the way to fight scale, BTO audience told

By Martin Cowen | December 5, 2016

When execs from Priceline, Booking.com, Expedia and Google take turns to speak at a travel conference, the audience can become blinded (if not terrified) by the numbers bandied about. At last week'... Read More

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LSE-Tnooz event discusses when a direct booking (maybe) isn't a direct booking

By Linda Fox | December 5, 2016

Where does the intermediary's relationship with the customer end and the airline's begin and what exactly is a direct booking? When you gather travel distribution execs together, inevitable discuss... Read More

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Wyndham puts money behind Veeve vacation rental brand

By Kevin May | December 5, 2016

Wyndham Worldwide has followed some of its rival hotel groups and backed Veeve, another of the emerging rental startups. The chain's Wyndham Vacation Rentals division has made an undisclosed invest... Read More

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Our Berlin hackathon spotlights VR, event packaging, and fun APIs

By Gene Quinn | December 5, 2016

Mobile technology and travel services – including two twists on the definition of mobile information superhighway – were front and center at last weekend’s THack Berlin travel hackathon. Four devel... Read More

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Stop letting mismatches ground online revenues

By Sponsored Content | December 4, 2016

When it comes to protecting their revenue from fraud, airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) find themselves in a catch-22. Strict rules and fraud filters reduce chargebacks, but given that clear-... Read More

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Meet me on mobile: Tips for travel brands to reach on-the-go consumers

By Daniele Beccari | December 4, 2016

Travelers have an old adage that “half the journey is getting there.” While “getting there” was never intended to mean researching and booking a trip, it was a fitting statement for the tedious bookin... Read More

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Airline ancillary revenue forecast to hit almost $70 billion this year

By Kevin May | December 2, 2016

Ever wondered why airlines are so desperate to work out how to get passengers to buy more stuff? It's estimated to be a $67.4 billion bounty this year. The latest ancillary revenue report from Idea... Read More

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"Shopping coming to Instagram" - what this means for hotels and travel marketers

By Viewpoints | December 2, 2016

With that simple headline, commerce arrived on one of the world's most engaging visual platforms. An official blog post marked the announcement from the Instagram team. There would now be ways for... Read More

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Pressure on China to open up air distribution to foreign systems

By Kevin May | December 2, 2016

The US secretary of commerce has called on China to reconsider its position on the ban on overseas Global Distribution Systems from operating in the country. Penny Pritzker, in what is likely to be... Read More

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Dublin tries a data scientist approach to travel hackathons

By Viewpoints | December 1, 2016

November's Travel Meets Big Data event at Trinity College, Dublin, was a mix of a data analytics contest and an educational event for people interested in travel technology. NB: This is a viewpoint... Read More

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Click & Boat raises €1 million to spread its Airbnb-of-boating mantra

By Kevin May | December 1, 2016

Peer-to-peer boat rental for travellers, Click & Boat, has caught the eye of Olma Fund investment fund and sailed to a €1 million round. The company says the capital will be used to expand the... Read More

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Booking.com quietly closes Villas.com rental brand

By Kevin May | December 1, 2016

"Test and learn" is the official message behind Booking.com's decision to shut down the Villas.com standalone vacation rentals brand this week. The Priceline Group-owned accommodation giant says th... Read More

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