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Apartum plans brand awareness drive after venture capital injection

By Linda Fox | October 13, 2014

Vacation rental startup Apartum has received undisclosed funding from Lanta Digital Ventures. Barcelona-based Apartum, which launched at the beginning of 2013 (TLabs here), is a comparison site for... Read More

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Does an Amazon plan to set up shop confirm online is not all that?

By PhocusWire | October 10, 2014

ECOMMERCE: Reports of the high street's demise have not exactly come to fruition. True, there are fewer shops but it does seem that those who prove specialists in their chosen field and provide grea... Read More

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Virgin Hotels promises uninhibited wifi for Chicago launch [VIDEO]

By Linda Fox | October 10, 2014

In typical Virgin style, the company is teasing the launch of Virgin Hotels, its latest business strand, with a cool little video. Virgin has used production and animation specialist Not to Scale a... Read More

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Travelocity spends more on YouTube, but Expedia garners more organic attention

By Nick Vivion | October 10, 2014

An interesting analysis from Strike Social has found that, while Travelocity is outspending Expedia by over 9 to 1 in dollars spent, Expedia is garnering more organic attention for its investment.... Read More

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How one airport is using technology to overhaul the passenger experience

By Pamela Whitby | October 10, 2014

Think the airport is just a place you go catch a plane? Think again. Though perhaps not quite as important as the end destination, today’s time pressed, tech-savvy traveller increasingly takes the... Read More

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Contrarian statistics show rebound of PC market

By Nick Vivion | October 9, 2014

After the on-going onslaught of tech news around "the PC is dead, long live mobile," one would think the PC's gravestone was firmly planted. However, a recent set of statistics has given a contrarian... Read More

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Peer-to-peer rentals receive clarity from San Francisco, paving way for legal status

By Nick Vivion | October 9, 2014

The evolving regulatory environment surrounding short-term rentals accelerated this week, with San Francisco's Board of Supervisors releasing clear rules framing short-term rentals. Board President... Read More

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Should hotels share their best images with online travel agencies?

By Viewpoints | October 9, 2014

The battle between online travel agencies and hotels has been long and tireless, but it’s time for both sides to wave the white flag. NB: This is an analysis by Alexandra O'Neale from Ice Portal.... Read More

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Meetings and events attendees say meh to social media

By Linda Fox | October 9, 2014

American Express Meetings & Events has run some research on the gaps between how planners feel about technology use in the sector versus how attendees feel. The 'Great Expectations' study throw... Read More

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Contrasting worlds: APAC differs from West, corporates want to mandate ancillaries

By Martin Cowen | October 9, 2014

Abacus International's latest Corporate Travel Practices Survey shows how travel management companies in Asia Pacific are thinking differently from their counterparts in the US. The travel tech com... Read More

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Survey says: Brits pick up mobile phones over 200 times daily

By Nick Vivion | October 8, 2014

Common knowledge is that the mobile phone has already supplanted the desktop in the cultural everyday - users across the planet are picking up the smartphone first and foremost, referring to it regula... Read More

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One in five companies say they are ready for Managed Travel 2.0

By Kevin May | October 8, 2014

Around 20% of corporations are willing to grant greater freedom to employees when organising their travel, a study has found. Technology and consultancy service ZS surveyed over 200 travel managers... Read More

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HallStreet pivots to nearby events using maps

By Linda Fox | October 8, 2014

HallStreet, a startup which launched about three years ago as a marketplace to resell hotel reservations, has changed direction towards an events serviced built around maps. Founder and chief execu... Read More

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Marriott wifi pressure eases, hotel IT gets complicated

By Martin Cowen | October 8, 2014

Better news for Marriott's wifi credentials today as a study shows that its properties in Australia have the best wifi connections of any hotel group. The news comes after Marriott was fined $600,0... Read More

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Startup pitch: IBM's Watson powers new travel advice tool WayBlazer

By Sean O'Neil | October 7, 2014

It’s only been a few years since IBM's Watson technology beat Jeopardy! champions on US national TV. Now Big Blue's supercomputer is taking on an even tougher challenge: coming up with trip-plannin... Read More

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