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Expensify takes aim at Concur consolidation with free for contract offer

By Nick Vivion | September 30, 2014

The mammoth Concur/SAP marriage marks enormous consolidation in the travel and expenses space, with many Concur customers set to become SAP clients in the near future. This upcoming transition of the... Read More

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UK government wants in on sharing economy

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2014

The UK government is looking to "open doors" for the sharing economy and make the country a global centre for businesses such as Airbnb and ZipCar. It seems a slightly out of left-field move for a... Read More

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Chinese link-up as SiteMinder connects with Ctrip

By Martin Cowen | September 29, 2014

SiteMinder is heading deep into Chinese hotel distribution with a "strategic integration partnership" with online travel agency CTrip. The move gives hotels signed up to its RDX platform access to... Read More

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Olery opens social API, Wego debuts TV ads, MatchByte gets more Scoot, and more...

By PhocusWire | September 29, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. 29 September 2014: Olery opens its social API The Amsterdam-based co... Read More

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Startup pitch: HotelUpgrade makes a VIP out of any hotel guest

By Nick Vivion | September 29, 2014

A new travel startup is developing a means to book hotels for frequent travelers and those responsible for booking larger groups. The service, called HotelUpgrade, lives on a mobile app and allows tra... Read More

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THack returns to San Francisco for a third year

By Kevin May | September 29, 2014

THack is back. At San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ... in Terminal 2 ... a 24-hour travel hackathon inside the airport. Join Tnooz on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October and help change the fa... Read More

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Putting the Good back into Google - a massive rethinking of its role in hospitality?

By Viewpoints | September 29, 2014

How can Google re-establish it’s moral and useful, self admitted position on planet search and in particular in the travel industry? NB: This is an opinion by Richard Vaughton, director at Discover... Read More

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Amadeus completes Thai ALTEA move, HitchHiker and Ypsilon go virtual with eNett, and more...

By PhocusWire | September 29, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. September 29 2014: Amadeus completes Thai Airways move to ALTEA The proj... Read More

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On the ground and up in the air, demand for mobile services rising

By Linda Fox | September 29, 2014

Air passengers want to use their devices at every point of the journey, including during the flight, according to the latest research from airline technology specialist SITA. The research shows 97%... Read More

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Alibaba splashes out $450 million on hotel IT service Beijing Shiji Info

By Martin Cowen | September 29, 2014

After raising $25 billion via its IPO in New York, Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has bought a 15% stake in Beijing Shiji Info Technology, a hotel tech business, for more than $450 million. Report... Read More

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Q&A with HotelTonight's CEO on its shift to same-week booking

By Sean O'Neil | September 26, 2014

HotelTonight officially announced today its switch from a same-day booking model to a same-week one, as Tnooz reported earlier this week. We caught up with CEO and co-founder Sam Shank by phone to... Read More

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Skyscanner wins appeal, UK watchdog to rethink OTA hotel rate clubs

By Sean O'Neil | September 26, 2014

For those of you keeping score at home, it's now Skyscanner, 1 - OTAs, 0, in the legal game that's developed around planned hotel rate discount schemes in the United Kingdom. In a win for Scotland-... Read More

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Online conversion and bringing travel shoppers back into the fold

By Viewpoints | September 26, 2014

We’ve all had the experience of navigating our way through an online purchase, only to stop short of making the purchase. Any number of issues may have prevented us from consummating the deal – the pr... Read More

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Internet giants Google, Facebook and Twitter told to store Russians' data in Russia

By PhocusWire | September 26, 2014

SECURITY: Russia is getting tough on US online companies which by not storing data on Russians in the country are not complying with the same laws as local media companies, including local search en... Read More

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Lodgeo raises £2m for next gen hotel metasearch

By Linda Fox | September 26, 2014

Hotel comparison application Lodgeo has raised £2 million from Javest Investment Fund and a number of angel investors. The funding will go towards further technology development and international m... Read More

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