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Fastbooking launches B2B engine, Sabre heads to Azerbaijan, and more

By PhocusWire | June 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Friday 27 June 2014: Fastbooking launches a new booking engine Fastbooki... Read More

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How to go fishing in the Big Data lake of travel

By Pamela Whitby | June 27, 2014

If you are chief technology officer of one of the world biggest travel technology companies, you have to be a man on a mission. Edmond Mesrobian, CTO at Expedia Inc, is one such man, tasked as he i... Read More

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Visualising thousands of flights across the Atlantic and around Europe [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | June 27, 2014

Perhaps one not just for the aviation geeks - air traffic controllers have come up with a fancy way of representing flight patterns in some of the busiest airspace in the world. The UK's NATS (Nati... Read More

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Startup pitch: Hotels Prives offers up commission free, direct distribution

By Linda Fox | June 27, 2014

Hôtels Privés is a members' only hotel deals service which offers hoteliers a commission-free platform and promotes direct booking. The Paris-based business, launched earlier this year, says it wan... Read More

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With challenges and severe competition, how is Uber performing in China?

By Viewpoints | June 26, 2014

The buzz around on-demand car hailing service Uber continues to get stronger, perhaps even more than Airbnb. Uber’s story so far has stood out for its expansion strategy, attempting to disrupt the... Read More

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Expedia acquires Auto Escape, France's leading rental car portfolio

By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2014

Expedia Inc has acquired Auto Escape Group. This move boosts the American online travel agency giant's presence in the European car rental market. Auto Escape Group's portfolio includes autoescape.... Read More

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Smart hospitality, BYOD and full-room automation trending at HITEC

By Nick Vivion | June 26, 2014

The annual Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference, known as HITEC, is currently showcasing the latest hospitality technologies at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The growing... Read More

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GDS hotel bookings via Expedia: growth, but for how long?

By Sean O'Neil | June 26, 2014

Everyone knows that hotels can put more heads in beds by selling their rooms through Expedia, the giant of online travel agencies. What's less well known is that hotels can sell their rooms on Expe... Read More

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How simple personalisation on ads boosted web eyeballs to a tourist destination

By Kevin May | June 26, 2014

In some respects personalisation on advertising can feel a little bit creepy to consumers - but it does appear to work. Perhaps subtlety is the answer? That's what the South Carolina's Myrtle Be... Read More

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How well do 100 major accommodation and destination websites perform on mobile?

By Karthick Prabu | June 26, 2014

TheSearchAgency has singled out the best and some of the worst travel brands via a major study into their prowess on mobile devices. The online marketing looked at the top 100 travel destination an... Read More

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Minube app for tablets, Pegasus half million downloads, Cleartrip in iPad, and more

By PhocusWire | June 26, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Wednesday 25 June 2014: Minube launches app for tablets The travel planning s... Read More

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New accessibility rules coming to airline websites. Are you ready?

By Viewpoints | June 26, 2014

Imagine for a minute that you decide to take a vacation. You’re thinking Hawaii, Tahiti or the Alps. You grab your computer, open a browser, type in your favorite airline and then stop. NB: Ken Nak... Read More

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SONIFI seeks to shake LodgeNet nightmare with new products and innovation lab

By Nick Vivion | June 25, 2014

LodgeNet wisely announced a wholesale rebrand last year at HITEC, shedding the skin of a former life that saw the company miss the boat on consumer content consumption shifts. The company now goes by... Read More

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Singapore Airline's mall, RezNext and Internet Moguls, and more

By PhocusWire | June 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Wednesday 25 June 2014: Kuaidi Dache teams up with eLong Kuadi Dache, the C... Read More

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HotelTonight claims industry first with mobile check-in and key-less entry

By Kevin May | June 25, 2014

Bragging rights it seems to HotelTonight with an update to its mobile app to include mobile check-in for hotels and the ability to enter rooms without a key. The same-day mobile hotel booking claim... Read More

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