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Four reasons why today's revenue management systems are failing hoteliers

By Viewpoints | December 16, 2015

The leading hotel revenue management systems (RMSs) essentially use a hotel’s own past data to predict the future. This technology must evolve in order to help hotels better manage the complexities o... Read More

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Etihad (and partners) tap Cognizant for new platform

By Martin Cowen | December 16, 2015

Etihad has announced another technology tie-up, signing a three-year multi-million dollar deal with Cognizant as part of the airline's (and its partners') digital transformation. The consultancy si... Read More

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Why the hotel guest experience is up for grabs

By Kevin May | December 16, 2015

It appears that hotel chains and independents are finally grasping that the changes in the accommodation sector in recent years are having a direct impact on how they do business. Furthermore, such... Read More

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App in the Air adds third party services via developer day

By Linda Fox | December 16, 2015

Partners queuing up and wanting to integrate with your mobile app might sound like a nice problem to have but it means time and money spent on developing. Mobile flight assistant App in the Air (TL... Read More

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China's sharing economy gets its own industry body

By Martin Cowen | December 16, 2015

As the rest of the world argues over the pros and cons of the so-called sharing economy, China has taken a big step towards making the sector part of the mainstream. "The Commission on [the] Sharin... Read More

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Travel is the most sophisticated sector for moment marketing

By Kevin May | December 16, 2015

Travel and tourism brands are tipped to continue leading the way in the emerging discipline of "moment marketing". Whilst the idea of hitting travellers with relevant messages during a particular e... Read More

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Flight Centre finds youthful voice online with StudentUniverse buy for $28M

By Kevin May | December 15, 2015

Travel agency group Flight Centre has made an offer of $28 million to buy StudentUniverse, claiming the deal will boost its online capabilities. The acquisition is waiting clearance by the sharehol... Read More

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TripAdvisor on experiences, rates, destinations and more in 2016

By Viewpoints | December 15, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close, everyone in the travel industry is focused on understanding next year’s trends and patterns and how best to capitalise on them. NB: This is an analysis by Helena Egan, glo... Read More

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Cruise.me adds interactive services, charts course for growth

By Linda Fox | December 15, 2015

After two years in development Cruise.me "soft" launched last week with its take on improving the online cruise booking experience. Tnooz put a few questions to the team to find out what it has bee... Read More

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Choosing the right API for sourcing global airfares

By Viewpoints | December 15, 2015

Sourcing airfares for travel originating in one’s home market is not as big a challenge as accessing global airfares for travel originating in other countries. NB This is a viewpoint by Rajeev Ku... Read More

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Yahoo Japan makes huge travel play with $830m Ikyu move

By Martin Cowen | December 15, 2015

Yahoo Japan continues to build up its travel business, agreeing a massive takeover of Japanese travel, hotel and leisure business Ikyu Corp. Reports say that Yahoo Japan will spend up to $830 mill... Read More

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An introduction to cloud hosting for tour operators and wholesalers

By Viewpoints | December 15, 2015

Planning technology infrastructure across multiple offices in different countries is a challenge for tour operators and wholesalers, with many businesses finding the answer by moving their hosting to... Read More

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Lufthansa dismisses massive agency turn against distribution surcharge

By Kevin May | December 15, 2015

Lufthansa claims it has not seen any bookings going the way of rival carriers despite a survey of agencies in Germany pointing to a major switch in recent months. The German Travel Association (DRV... Read More

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3 things Expedia has learned from analyzing airfare data

By Nick Vivion | December 14, 2015

Expedia, the travel technology giant, has analyzed its trove of data to identify key trends in air travel. The data was consolidated primarily from the Airlines Reporting Corporation, with addition... Read More

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T&E software is eating the corporate travel world

By Rob Lovitt | December 14, 2015

New products, better integration, and increased funding are setting the stage for heated competition among companies that provide travel-and-expense (T&E) management services. The payoff could... Read More

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