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The chess moves needed to win back customers from online travel agencies

By Viewpoints | November 7, 2014

In a rather bold announcement for a now public strategy, Accor recently announced it aims to regain power from the online travel agencies. The chain will spend $284 million over the next four years... Read More

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Cleartrip sees mobile used for future and instant hotel stays

By Martin Cowen | November 7, 2014

Cleartrip is seeing levels of growth from mobile bookings for its hotel content which reinforces the importance of the channel for Indian consumers. In the second edition of its Quarterly Insights,... Read More

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Amadeus touts Ryanair distribution deal in latest results as basis for future growth

By Kevin May | November 7, 2014

Amadeus has pointed towards its recent distribution agreement with Ryanair as a commitment to boosting activity with low cost and hybrid carriers not traditionally favourable to third party distributi... Read More

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What we can learn from the mobile traveler

By Viewpoints | November 6, 2014

Today’s connected technologies are more than just smartphones, laptops and tablets. NB: This is an analysis by Jerald Singh, head of mobile at Expedia. It’s everything from GPS and restaurant gu... Read More

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Travelport first post-IPO earnings show 2014 revenues up 3% so far

By Kevin May | November 6, 2014

Travelport issued its debut quarterly earnings report following its listing on the public markets, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA up 3% and 4% respectively. The figures for the year-to-date saw n... Read More

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Priceline Group recovers slightly after plummeting on weaker outlook

By Nick Vivion | November 6, 2014

It's not often that the Priceline Group misses earnings or takes a beating on Wall Street - the stock is up 537.92% over the past five years, after all. So the surprise soft outlook for the next quart... Read More

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Ongoing: Hilton's loyalty program hackers continue selling account access

By Nick Vivion | November 6, 2014

Reports of a massive breach of Hilton's HHonors loyalty program emerged on loyalty blogs early last month, as dozens of users posted claims of unauthorized access that led to loss of points. The ha... Read More

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TripAdvisor earnings disappoint the market

By Sean O'Neil | November 6, 2014

TripAdvisor's third-quarter profit fell because of a 58% jump in costs and expenses that weighed on a 39% boost in sales to $354 million. The company's click-based revenue was below forecasts. H... Read More

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Startup life (after being bought by one of the biggest travel brands on the planet)

By Viewpoints | November 6, 2014

This article came about after a chat with Alex Kremer: a peer, mentor and friend who also happens to be a Tnooz Node. NB: This is an opinion by Sally Davey, founder of TripBod and director of produ... Read More

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Expedia and Wotif.com finally gets the final approval

By Martin Cowen | November 6, 2014

It appears that Expedia Inc's $610 million takeover of Wotif has satisfied all the regulatory requirements, and wotif.com's shares are no longer traded on the Australian Stock Exchange. The Supreme... Read More

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Detente allows Iranian travel agents to use technology to be part of the world order

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 5, 2014

As part of sanctions largely led by the USA against Iran, the country has been in the dark for many years. Now there is an emergence of sorts into the light – or at least a small crack. All the... Read More

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Analysis of travel app ecosystem benchmarks quality across 31 brands

By Nick Vivion | November 5, 2014

ARC, an offshoot of Applause that specializes in the app economy, has taken a first-time look at the travel app ecosystem to benchmark 31 of the top travel brands according to consumer reviews and rat... Read More

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Gartner updates top ten strategic technology trends for 2015

By Nick Vivion | November 5, 2014

As the leaves begin to soften, the time draws nigh for year-end analysis and planning for 2015 with the research analysts at Gartner, who have released the latest annual report of the most important s... Read More

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Dear hoteliers, the future of guest experience is NOT all about technology

By Viewpoints | November 5, 2014

The latest gold rush by hoteliers in the hospitality sector is being caused by technology. In my opinion, the world’s leading hotel groups are misguided in their belief that the future of hospitali... Read More

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Geo-location, mobile and social - airport IT investment priorities [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | November 5, 2014

The annual SITA Airport IT Trends Survey is usually a decent barometer of what airports are looking at over the next year or so in terms of tech investment. The latest report, out this week, evalua... Read More

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