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Lufthansa brings Mildred to the chat table
News / Technology
Lufthansa brings Mildred to the chat table
By Linda Fox | November 11, 2016
Lufthansa is the latest to join the chatbot rush with its Mildred assistant on Facebook Messenger. The... Read More
Startup pitch: MindYourFleet offers car rental firms a platform to compete with Uber/Ola
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Startup pitch: MindYourFleet offers car rental firms a platform to compete with Uber/Ola
By Martin Cowen | November 11, 2016
In the era of Uber, car rental firms are having the rethink how they operate, when they are the best... Read More
Startup pitch: Beewake helps hotels sell out rooms in increments to business travelers
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Startup pitch: Beewake helps hotels sell out rooms in increments to business travelers
By Sean O'Neil | November 9, 2016
As of 2015, many properties started renting hotel rooms effectively by-the-hour, instead by the day.... Read More
Facebook tells travel marketers to show some emotion
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Facebook tells travel marketers to show some emotion
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2016
Travel companies are putting significant investment into offline promotion but failing to translate it... Read More
Developers: Join us for a travel hackathon in Berlin!
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Developers: Join us for a travel hackathon in Berlin!
By Sean O'Neil | November 8, 2016
We're gearing up for our second travel hackathon in Germany this year. THack Berlin 2016 will be back... Read More
Startup pitch: Roomstorm is literally a travel disruption startup
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Startup pitch: Roomstorm is literally a travel disruption startup
By Sean O'Neil | November 8, 2016
Many startups claim to be experts at disrupting the travel industry, but Roomstorm is one of the rare... Read More
Getting brands closer to travellers through chat and virtual reality
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Getting brands closer to travellers through chat and virtual reality
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2016
Travel agents need to look to new technologies, such as chat services and virtual reality, to meet the... Read More
Hotels face a crucial moment for social messaging and chat tools
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Hotels face a crucial moment for social messaging and chat tools
By Sean O'Neil | November 8, 2016
Messaging is exploding as an engagement channel at hotels. Within the past year, hotel brands and... Read More
Airbnb yet to be hit with Brits but growing impact on industry
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Airbnb yet to be hit with Brits but growing impact on industry
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2016
The British haven't quite got the Airbnb bug yet according to research released today. A study on... Read More
Priceline Group rises on solid financial fundamentals
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Priceline Group rises on solid financial fundamentals
By Sean O'Neil | November 7, 2016
Hedge funds have long had a crush on Priceline Group. In autumn 2015, they ran up its stock price to... Read More
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