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Relovate taps Amadeus, DHISCO distributes RentalsCombined, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 30, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for August 2016. Tuesday 30 August 2016: Relovate taps Amadeus Online travel service... Read More

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American Express buys travel tech provider KDS

By Kevin May | August 30, 2016

Corporate travel technology creator KDS has found itself a new home, thanks to a deal to be acquired by American Express Global Business Travel. The Paris, France-based company, best known for its... Read More

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Hotel tech trends: the return of widgets, the arrival of 5G [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Sean O'Neil | August 29, 2016

The Ard na Sidhe Country House in County Kerry, Ireland, has pulled together research and created an infographic on the topic of hotel technology trends (below). It's a handy snapshot of how the ho... Read More

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THack China: Gamification, augmented reality, wearables, and more

By Gene Quinn | August 29, 2016

For anyone in the travel game who’s living in the Old World economy and the pre-mobile interweb economy, fasten your seatbelts. The gamified, personalized future of travel shopping and a New World... Read More

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Direct hotel bookings, loyalty and the clandestine world of closed user groups

By Viewpoints | August 26, 2016

Loyalty schemes have been front and centre in advertising campaigns from the large hotel chains this year, as they look to increase their proportion of direct bookings. One notable aspect of this i... Read More

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Blockchain and a different view on the sharing economy

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2016

Here's a video from TED on blockchain which is worth watching for its explanation of the concept as well as solid examples of where it could be put to good use. It's by business strategist Don Taps... Read More

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No mobile strategy in majority of business travel programs

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2016

Much of the business travel community, as it gears up for autumn, will turn to mobile for various tasks such as itinerary management and perhaps some simple bookings and expense management. A fresh... Read More

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eDreams Odigeo claims flight retailer accolade, celebrates year since losses

By Kevin May | August 26, 2016

European online travel agency group, eDreams Odigeo, has marked its fifth quarter in a row since it returned to profitability. The company's first quarter 2016 results, ending 30 June, saw it hit a... Read More

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Singapore startup beats the big boys with self-drive taxi trial

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

The likes of giants such as Uber, Tesla and Google might get all the attention when it comes to self-driving vehicles - but a South East Asian startup has stolen their thunder. Singaporean newbie N... Read More

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Blackstone-backed IBS launches iTravel platform for direct merchandizing

By Sean O'Neil | August 25, 2016

Indian logistics software maker IBS Software Services may be best-known for its work in cargo and commercial aviation logistics. But since eight months ago, when private equity firm Blackstone Grou... Read More

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Jambojet departs with 15below, Aeromexico goes digital, and more

By PhocusWire | August 25, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for August 2016. Thursday 25 August 2016: Jambojet departs with 15below The Kenya-based, d... Read More

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Talking Travel Tech - Jeff Lewis, VP of engineering at Viator

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

Around the same time as Stephen Kaufer was busily creating TripAdvisor above a pizza parlour in Massachussets, Viator was plotting its own path as a travel startup. It would take another 14 years b... Read More

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Hello, hotel guest, your voice is my command

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

The Aloft Hotels brand is trying another tech-heavy initiative to position itself as a forward-thinking chain: voice-activated room services. The chain has introduced the technology at its US prope... Read More

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Uber can now claim global popularity milestone

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

Uber is the most widely used ride-hailing service in 108 countries around the world, according to new data from SimilarWeb. The analysis by the digital measurement company examined services in 171... Read More

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TripAdvisor lists hotels on Google, Kayak, and Trivago, edging closer to meta metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016

Over the past couple of months, TripAdvisor has been participating in Google's hotel metasearch program. For selected hotels, consumers are seeing TripAdvisor as a place to book. Clicking on th... Read More

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