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TrustYou soars thanks, in part, to Google [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2016

TrustYou, the hotel guest feedback platform, has had a big 2016 already. Since last winter, the Munich-based company has been powering Google hotel scores for search and maps where TrustYou finds a... Read More

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JetBlue's and El Al's venture arms open a travel startup accelerator

By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2016

JetBlue's investment arm has teamed up with El Al's investment arm to create an aviation technology accelerator for travel startups. Startups worldwide (that are either before or in a seed-round st... Read More

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New Expedia Labs site shows off test projects, to get feedback

By Sean O'Neil | August 16, 2016

Today a new site appeared from Expedia, Inc.,'s engineering team: Expedia Labs, which shows off the company's experimental travel tech projects, such as its Facebook bot and its prototype cruise-compa... Read More

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Three thoughts on how to rev up your hotel’s pricing game

By Sponsored Content | August 16, 2016

Many hotels still manage revenue, pricing and forecasting by relying heavily on spreadsheets and reports. But at a time where internet distribution is at an all-time high - and potential customers are... Read More

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Aviation’s gatekeepers call on governments and hackers alike to tackle cyberthreats

By Marisa Garcia | August 16, 2016

From IATA to airlines and suppliers, everyone in aviation is concerned with ensuring that growing threats from cyberterrorists and the criminal element pose no threat to operations, financial stabilit... Read More

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Hipmunk updates its hotel search

By Sean O'Neil | August 16, 2016

For years, Hipmunk has put its map front-and-center for its hotel search, leaving the default images of hotels and Airbnb that turn up small in a thumbnail-size. Now, the San Francisco-based star... Read More

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Dreamlines earmarks latest raise for global growth and new markets

By Martin Cowen | August 16, 2016

Dreamlines, the German business which claims to be the largest online cruise booking site in Europe, has pocketed a further Euro 14 million from its existing investors. Its last reported raise was... Read More

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Cendyn discusses its hotel CRM ground game

By Sean O'Neil | August 15, 2016

Customer relationship management (CRM) software has become a mainstay of many e-commerce businesses, as a way of analyzing guest behavior to predict desire and intent. But the hotel industry has be... Read More

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Could a robot book a cheaper itinerary than you?

By Sean O'Neil | August 15, 2016

Artificial intelligence (A.I.) isn't a dream from the distant future. Machine learning is a method of data analysis that allows computers to identify and adapt to patterns in user behavior. This form... Read More

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Tujia reports best-ever day, tips house-share for bumper 12 months

By Martin Cowen | August 15, 2016

China's alternative accommodation provider Tujia.com has had its busiest ever day, netting 56,000 room night orders on August 5. It says that this is the "highest [number of] single-day transaction... Read More

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Startup pitch: FairFly, an airfare tracking tool for TMCs, is Waze co-founder's travel bet

By Sean O'Neil | August 15, 2016

FairFly is a business-to-business startup that aims to give companies more transparency into airfare changes after tickets have been booked, with the potential to rebook if fares become cheaper after... Read More

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Hilton opens up on Digital Key's first year

By Martin Cowen | August 15, 2016

Hilton Worldwide has released some stats to mark the first year of its Digital Key initiative, part of its app for HHonors members. Digital Key lets members book via the app, check-in digitally, se... Read More

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Ireland travel technology survey 2016

By Viewpoints | August 14, 2016

In June this year we put together a list of more than 60 companies doing travel technology in Ireland, a mix of homegrown startups and foreign direct investment. The list was published in Dublin Globe... Read More

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Delta’s outage is an airline industry wake-up call

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 14, 2016

A week ago, Delta Air Lines had a massive worldwide failure of its systems, due partly to a fire. The recent outages at Delta, Southwest, and indeed not so widely reported but at other airlines sho... Read More

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In-depth with Sabre Travel Network chief Sean Menke

By Sean O'Neil | August 12, 2016

Nearly a year ago, Sean Menke became president of Sabre Travel Network, the tech giant's global distribution system (GDS). Earlier in his career, Menke was COO at Hawaiian Airlines, CEO at Frontier... Read More

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