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Expedia says TripAdvisor and Trivago instant booking are both on the table

By Sean O'Neil | October 29, 2015

On a call about quarterly earnings, investment analysts grilled Expedia Inc CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about how his company would respond to challenges and opportunities on several fronts, such as the ris... Read More

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Startup pitch: India first, Holidify wants to enable customised packages online

By Linda Fox | October 29, 2015

Founders Kovid Kapoor and Rohit Shroff decided to develop Holidify when they realised there was a lack of comprehensive and useful information on the places to go. Kapoor and Shroff are joined by S... Read More

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Sabre sees air revenue surge, considers hospitality acquisitions

By Sean O'Neil | October 29, 2015

Sabre consolidated third quarter revenue increased to $785 million, up about 17% relative to $672.5 million for the same period last year. That represented an 18% in gross profit rise, compared to... Read More

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It's all about the good vibes on TripAdvisor (apparently)

By Kevin May | October 29, 2015

Three quarters of people writing reviews on TripAdvisor do so because they want to share a good experience, rather than rant about it. The user review service carried out a study with Phocuswright... Read More

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A giant move - Softbank launches new OTA on Alitrip

By Martin Cowen | October 29, 2015

Japanese technology and investment firm Softbank is launching an online travel agency and will list inventory on Alitrip, the travel platform run by Alibaba. It will offer trips to Japan to Chinese... Read More

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Lufthansa admits overseas headwinds from GDS levy

By Kevin May | October 29, 2015

Lufthansa Group has conceded that the introduction of its controversial surcharge on GDS-issued tickets has had an impact on overseas bookings. In a call with financial analysts following the publi... Read More

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Rezdy scores $3m, gets sporting legend on board

By Martin Cowen | October 29, 2015

Australian tours and activities software specialist Rezdy has raised $3 million Series A funding and has earmarked to cash for further expansion into the US and new products. The round has been led... Read More

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Snapshot on European independent hotel bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | October 28, 2015

The difference between the European and US markets is vast when it comes to hotel ownership and how it affects bookings. Primarily this revolves around the fact that independents represent a massiv... Read More

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Alibaba flat-bats questions about Qunar and Ctrip share swap

By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2015

Alibaba's Q2s contain some eye-watering bigger picture e-commerce numbers but its response to a question about this week's Qunar/Ctrip share swap added little to the sum of human knowledge. Earlier... Read More

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Hostelworld registers London-Dublin IPO, aims to raise Euro 174M

By Kevin May | October 28, 2015

Budget accommodation online travel agency HostelWorld has confirmed its plan to seek a financial listing on the public markets. The Ireland-based company says the the offer is expected to raise Eur... Read More

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Ixigo preps intercity cabs, sees apps embedded into Micromax handsets

By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2015

Indian travel search and trip-planning site Ixigo is ready to expand its recently launched taxi meta overseas and is also working on a ground-breaking tie-up with Micromax, the handset manufacturer wh... Read More

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TravelClick acquires ZDirect, a hotel CRM provider

By Sean O'Neil | October 27, 2015

TravelClick, a hospitality tech provider, says it has acquired ZDirect, maker of a hotel customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Deal terms weren't publicized. But it's likely a nice payda... Read More

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Shangri-La Hotels begins hard push on virtual videos

By Kevin May | October 27, 2015

Hotels, tourism boards and many others have been extolling the virtues for years of getting a sneak peek of a destination or product via virtual reality. We will all remember the beginnings of a cr... Read More

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Etihad on cloud nine with Adobe, Rocketrip browses Chrome, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 27, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for October 2015. Tuesday 27 October 2015: Etihad and Adobe unite for cloud IT services The... Read More

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How online travel is evolving in a mobile-first country

By Kevin May | October 27, 2015

There are a growing number of countries that be considered genuine recipients of the title "mobile-first". Such countries are not those that have a vociferous tech media that would have people thin... Read More

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