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British Airways lets you discover trips using emojis

By Kevin May | December 22, 2016

'Tis the season to be quirky, it appears, with British Airways another major travel brand coming up... Read More

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How the shift from reviews to Facebook recommendations might shape travel buying in 2017

By Viewpoints | December 22, 2016

It’s no surprise that online reviews are an important part of the travel buying process. 95% of... Read More

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How Adobe envisions travel brands delivering digital experiences in fresh ways

By Sean O'Neil | December 21, 2016

Michael Klein is the director of industry strategy at Adobe and is an expert in helping travel &... Read More

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Expedia pushes vacation rentals with Dream Home game

By Kevin May | December 21, 2016

Expedia wants to get more of its core audience interested in (and buying) vacation rental trips, so is... Read More

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Pivotal moment in 2016 - when Hilton called time on clicking around

By Linda Fox | December 20, 2016

Hilton Worldwide was not the first to launch a direct booking campaign, but the hotel giant's largest... Read More

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Big data’s big journey

By Viewpoints | December 20, 2016

Of all the industries affected by the emergence of big data, travel has seen the most dramatic... Read More

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FlitWays drives away with $1.2 million to expand ground transport booking

By Kevin May | December 20, 2016

Airport transfer web service FlitWays has secured a $1.2 million funding round, in a bid to push the... Read More

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Airbnb and third party distribution - and so it begins again?

By Kevin May | December 20, 2016

Airbnb has dipped its toe back in the waters of third-party distribution, almost a year to the day... Read More

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TripAdvisor gets Instant Booking nod from Expedia

By Kevin May | December 20, 2016

Just over 12 months on from what was heralded as a major development in its drive to offer Instant... Read More

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How Airbnb reckons it can change the traveller experience

By Viewpoints | December 19, 2016

There has been a great deal of discussion around what the launch of Trips means for Airbnb... and for... Read More

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