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Startup pitch: SlingShot helps travellers to pimp their points

By Martin Cowen | September 22, 2016

There's a lot of interest in loyalty and frequent flier schemes at the moment, and rewards points in general are a big part of how we shop. The airline industry was one of if not the first to rewa... Read More

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Three slides that (kind of) show the current state of online travel

By Linda Fox | September 22, 2016

The three Cs of mobile - connection, convenience and context - and how they relate to online travel are increasingly hard to get away from. They're often mentioned at travel conferences (more on th... Read More

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Travel loses its edge as moment marketing picks up elsewhere

By Kevin May | September 22, 2016

Less than a year ago, travel and tourism brands were deemed to be leading the way when it comes to so-called "moment marketing". But other industries have caught up. Not only have they caught up bu... Read More

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Travelport Digital synchs Locomote with MTT

By Martin Cowen | September 22, 2016

Travelport is ramping up not only the international presence of its Australian corporate travel platform Locomote but also its newly formed Digital division. As part of its expansion plans, it has... Read More

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Expedia axes strategy of dimming hotels that apparently offer low value

By Kevin May | September 21, 2016

A process where search results for some hotels are not shown in prominent positions or do not include types of media content has been scrapped by Expedia Inc. The group, which has the Expedia, Hote... Read More

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Expedia pushes hotel B2B services with revenue management launch

By Kevin May | September 21, 2016

Expedia Inc wants to boost its efforts on the hotel technology side of operations - unveiling a revenue management tool known as Rev+ this week. The Expedia Partner Central wing of the group says i... Read More

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Plateno opens platform to European hotels wanting access to China outbound

By Martin Cowen | September 21, 2016

Chinese hotel group Plateno is helping European hotels access Chinese outbound travellers through its Plateno Connect platform. Plateno Group operates more than 3,000 hotels in China with 7 Days In... Read More

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Startup pitch: Sonder raises $10 million for serviced home rentals

By Sean O'Neil | September 20, 2016

Short-term rentals are more interesting than cookie-cutter chain hotel rooms. But the service quality can vary widely. So perhaps there is demand for short-term rentals that have consistent quality in... Read More

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WAYN travel social network bought by Lastminute.com Group

By Kevin May | September 20, 2016

Pioneering travel social network WAYN has ended 14 years as an independent company and sold to Lastminute.com Group. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. The platform claims to have... Read More

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HotelBeds and What Now create app to give hotels revenue from activities

By Kevin May | September 20, 2016

HotelBeds Group will use a partnership with travel startup What Now to push mobile apps and money-making opportunities in-destination to hotels. The idea is that hotels on the HotelBeds distributio... Read More

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Ancillary revenue study features GDS agreements

By Martin Cowen | September 20, 2016

The CarTrawler Ancillary Revenue Yearbook by IdeaWorks Company has been released in full and includes, for the first time, a look at each of the airline's relationships with Amadeus, Travelport and Sa... Read More

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The Standard becomes another hotel group offering an OTA-like marketplace

By Sean O'Neil | September 20, 2016

It was a year ago that AccorHotels began selling independent hotels alongside its own properties on its website, in an "open marketplace" concept that has drawn a lot of attention. Today Standard I... Read More

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GTA acquires hotel distribution and destination management provider MTS Globe

By Kevin May | September 20, 2016

Hotel distributor GTA has expanded network of services with the acquisition of fellow provider MTS Globe, with a view to growing its beach, city and long-haul destinations. Terms of the deal have n... Read More

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Taxi app funding back in business with Grab grabbing $750 million

By Martin Cowen | September 20, 2016

Southeast Asia's ride-hailing platform Grab has completed the region's largest ever consumer tech funding round, trousering $750 million. And the statement says the round was "oversubscribed". J... Read More

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Programmatic advertising disappoints some DMOs

By Viewpoints | September 19, 2016

If you’re a destination marketing organization (DMO) serving up targeted online ads via programmatic advertising, have you heard the story of John Wanamaker? NB: This is a guest analysis by Doug La... Read More

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