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Transforming the customer experience – ideas for the travel industry from outside the travel industry

By Viewpoints | October 5, 2015

It is an open secret that players across the travel industry are looking to emulate the leaders of online retail, as customers start to expect the same level of personalization and service sophisticat... Read More

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Interview: Fastbooking begins selling independent hotels on Accor's site

By Sean O'Neil | October 5, 2015

In April, Accor Hotels installed Jean-Luc Chrétien, the French hotel chain's executive VP of distribution sales and loyalty, as co-CEO of Fastbooking, a seller of software to hotels, that it had just... Read More

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TrustYou takes over online reputation management services from Brand Karma

By Kevin May | October 5, 2015

Confirmation today of the start of some consolidation in the online reputation management sector in the travel industry. Munich, Germany-based TrustYou has taken over the ORM services previously ru... Read More

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Learn from travel trade stars at the Travel+SocialGood Academy Day in NYC

By Sean O'Neil | October 4, 2015

Here at Tnooz, we're always celebrating the evolution of the travel trade. With that in mind, we're happy to spread the word about an event aiming to help professionals working in travel technology ge... Read More

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Tourism Tribe aims to help operators swap tips on marketing and distribution

By Stephen Joyce | October 2, 2015

Even though 85% of travelers use their smartphones while on holiday and many sites are seeing upwards of 50% of their web traffic originating on mobile devices, only 40% of operators who have websites... Read More

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Hello to Hello New World - jaw-dropping destination video

By Kevin May | October 2, 2015

Some Friday coffee/wine break fodder - some clever people with cameras and drones have created Hello New World. The idea is simple - a drone takes the user on a tour of some of the world's landmark... Read More

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Why do people delete mobile apps?

By Kevin May | October 2, 2015

There are many other sectors that the travel industry can learn from when it comes to ecommerce and the development of mobile apps. These learnings are particularly important given that the competi... Read More

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Dohop to power flights on giant Yandex search engine in Russia

By Kevin May | October 2, 2015

It's been quite a month for Dohop, with the Icelandic metasearch provider this week securing a deal to power flights on Russia's biggest search engine. Yandex currently commands around 60% of all s... Read More

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Keep one eye on Etihad Airways Partners (and Sabre's supporting role), after IFE deal

By Martin Cowen | October 2, 2015

Etihad Airways is once again flexing its muscles, extending its existing deal with in-flight entertainment provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) to five of its Etihad Airways Partners. The airl... Read More

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Travelzoo names new global CEO

By Martin Cowen | October 2, 2015

Chris Loughlin is leaving Travelzoo and will be replaced as CEO by Holger Bartel, brother of the business' founder Ralph Bartel. The statement said that Loughlin will leave at the end of the year a... Read More

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Freshly funded, RedDoorz will expand its branded budget hotels empire

By Martin Cowen | October 1, 2015

RedDoorz is the latest online budget accommodation aggregator to pick up funding, with Singapore-based Jungle Ventures backing an undisclosed pre-Series A round. While the action around this emergi... Read More

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Understanding the older generation and its tech-savvy relationship with travel

By Kevin May | October 1, 2015

Silver Surfers, Baby Boomers, call them what you like - but the older members of a population are a huge segment of the travelling public. This group is a growing one, too, with life-spans and disp... Read More

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Why hotels should listen to Phil Collins to drum up more direct bookings

By Viewpoints | October 1, 2015

The internet has made us fickle. "Liking" things needs just the press of a button on a never-ending stream of news and updates. NB This is a viewpoint by Charlie Osmond, chief tease for Triptease.... Read More

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Startup pitch: Seeusoon wants to cure the headache of group trip planning

By Linda Fox | October 1, 2015

When you work or study abroad, getting together with friends and family in one place at the same time can be challenging. After participating, and being a runner up, in a TechCrunch hackathon in Lo... Read More

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Should second-screening be your first priority?

By Viewpoints | October 1, 2015

With UK adults spending twice as much time on their digital devices than watching TV, many brands have tried to exploit the overlap between the two. NB: This is a viewpoint from Peter Matthews, fou... Read More

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