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Are you missing a market the size of China?

By Viewpoints | July 28, 2014

Disabled customers are struggling to research and book their holidays because websites are not accessible, according to a report published this week by digital accessibility specialists AbilityNet. At... Read More

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On demand taxi hailing service Easy Taxi raises $40 million

By Karthick Prabu | July 28, 2014

Easy Taxi, Rocket Internet's mobile-based on demand taxi hailing company, has raised $40 million in Series D funding led by Phenomen Ventures, with participation from Tengelmann Ventures. The Brazi... Read More

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Mobile bookings continue to show strength for hotel brands

By Nick Vivion | July 25, 2014

Consumers are eager to use smartphones to book and are increasingly trusting devices to complete these transactions. According to the latest report on mobile bookings by L2 Think Tank, hotels are bene... Read More

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Why good hotels have bad WiFi, and how to avoid them

By Sean O'Neil | July 25, 2014

Few people depend on strong Wi-Fi networks as much as developers and engineers. So it is no surprise that many of these technology professionals have strong opinions about hotels that fail to deliv... Read More

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OECD releases latest data on global access to data subscriptions

By Nick Vivion | July 25, 2014

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has released its latest data on access to mobile data subscriptions globally. This breakdown offers a quick understanding of the global lan... Read More

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The wait is over, tours and activities finally hits the big time

By Alex Kremer | July 25, 2014

Our long nightmare is over. Tours and activities finally gets the big market move it has so desperately needed: TripAdvisor has snapped up Viator. First, a hats off to the team: perservering since... Read More

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Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach

By Linda Fox | July 25, 2014

Essential Travel (Think W3) has been served with a £150,000 fine from UK data protection body, the Information Commissioner's Office. According to an ICO statement, a serious breach of the Data Pro... Read More

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Indian online travel agencies - mobile, holiday package challenges, and more

By Karthick Prabu | July 25, 2014

In a recent conference (STB-WIT India Travel Executive Forum) run by Singapore Tourism Board and WebInTravel in Bangalore, India, three of the the country's leading online travel agencies discussed pa... Read More

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Airline marketing trends - Tech influence, crowdsourcing, visuals and virals [VIDEOS]

By Karthick Prabu | July 25, 2014

Airlines have been constantly rolling out various marketing campaigns that cater to the ever changing behaviour of travellers and technology changes. Simpliflying, an aviation consulting company, a... Read More

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China online travel: trip research, expectations, experience sharing

By Karthick Prabu | July 24, 2014

More than half of Chinese international travellers now book hotel accommodation via the web or mobile apps, according to a study. The Hotels.com Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM) surveys... Read More

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TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014

Viator, one of the largest online tours-and-activities booking agencies, said today that it has been acquired by TripAdvisor, the user-reviews giant, for approximately $200 million -- mostly in cash.... Read More

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HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014

Vacation rental giant HomeAway's second quarter 2014 results matched expectations. It reported adjusted earnings per share of 15 cents — as opposed to consensus estimates of 15 cents a share, as avera... Read More

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Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery

By Nick Vivion | July 24, 2014

The travel space has long been in search of a winner in the local discovery space, especially as the smartphone fuels more local and contextual interest. Apps like Foursquare are evolving to focus... Read More

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Wearable technology in travel - time to consider the opportunities

By Viewpoints | July 24, 2014

Google Glass, Fitbit, Pebble are the best of class for the new category of wearable technology. At least when it comes to their related approaches for real time computing, the monitored self, and c... Read More

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SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury

By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014

SITA is enabling airlines to offer boarding via smartwatch using an API developed within its SITA Lab arm. Boarding passes can be accessed via Android Wear powered watches and a swipe of the device... Read More

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