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Middle East is the next battleground in online travel

By Kevin May | October 25, 2016

It was only a few years ago that the growth in the global economy — and that of travel — was centred on the so-called BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Each of these countries were emerging... Read More

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Ctrip invests in US ground handlers for Chinese inbound groups

By Viewpoints | October 25, 2016

Ctrip has taken a stake in two North American businesses which specialise in handling inbound Chinese tour groups. ChinaTravelNews learned on October 24 that the Chinese online travel company has i... Read More

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TripAdvisor delves into traveller types and booking trends

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2016

TripAdvisor is the latest to put travellers into groups according to behaviour. As part of the company's ongoing TripBarometer, it commissioned Ipsos to identify different traveller profiles. The r... Read More

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Huge majority of passengers willing to trade personal data for better airline experience

By Kevin May | October 24, 2016

Over eight out of ten airline passengers say they would be happy to give more information about themselves to airlines and airports. The caveat for such a flow of information is to ensure that both... Read More

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Google tests single hotel deal placements in search

By Viewpoints | October 24, 2016

For a month now, Google has been experimenting with displaying centered content for a single hotel result, a new advertising placement popping up for points of sale worldwide. NB: This is a guest v... Read More

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GuestCentric acquires tech services of Great Hotels Of The World

By Kevin May | October 24, 2016

Digital marketing software provider GuestCentric has added a tech element to its business by buying the corporate division of Great Hotels Of The World. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.... Read More

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Startup pitch: Korea's Yana Trip targets adventurous travellers from APAC

By Martin Cowen | October 24, 2016

South Korea has one of the world's most tech-savvy, social media using, smartphone-enabled, superfast broadband connected populations. We Are Social's mega-meta-research, Digital 2016, has South Ko... Read More

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Mobile app startups: LocalBini, Weflock, Been

By PhocusWire | October 24, 2016

This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile application startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. LocalBini What is it?... Read More

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Lufthansa promises to take personalised in-flight tech to higher level

By Kevin May | October 24, 2016

Contextual marketing platform Epteca is working with Lufthansa to bring customised messages and content to passengers before, during and after a flight. The agreement gives Lufthansa's BoardConnect... Read More

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Rumours versus reality (with a bit of mischief thrown in) for travel search

By Kevin May | October 21, 2016

Even before the latest in a Long Line Of Unsubstantiated Rumours about Skyscanner materialised, many were pondering the fate of the travel search sector this week. The trigger, somewhat inevitably,... Read More

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Tujia buys Ctrip's homestay business, becoming more like Airbnb

By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016

China's Airbnb-of-sorts Tujia is shaking up its existing structure and will integrate Ctrip and Qunar's homestay businesses as part of an acquisition and partnership. In a wide-ranging announcement... Read More

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Time Out acquires events platform YPlan for £1.6 million

By Linda Fox | October 21, 2016

Just three months post Initial Public Offering and Time Out Group has made its first acquisition. The company, which specialises in city and restaurant guides, has bought events platform YPlan for... Read More

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Didi and TripAdvisor China talk the full service ecosystem talk

By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016

In the wider scheme of things, TripAdvisor doing something with 100 hotels wouldn't blip the radar. Unless those hotels are in China, and TripAdvisor is doing something with Didi, China's biggest t... Read More

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What Google's new, separate mobile search index implies for travel

By Viewpoints | October 21, 2016

Last week’s announcement that Google will create separate indexes for mobile and desktop results— and will be treating mobile as the primary index — is the inevitable conclusion of the company’s protr... Read More

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Deem acquires Olset, the hotel recommendation startup

By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2016

Deem, a business travel technology company, is acquiring another San Francisco-area company: Olset, a machine learning and artificial intelligence startup that is focused on hotel recommendations.... Read More

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