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WhereisWhere pins way for location-based direct bookings
News / Technology
WhereisWhere pins way for location-based direct bookings
By Martin Cowen | July 20, 2016
Singapore-based travel marketing platform WhereisWhere is building up its global supplier database in... Read More
Personas are back in latest state of business travel report
News / Technology
Personas are back in latest state of business travel report
By Linda Fox | July 19, 2016
Concur has studied its booking and expense data to come up with a few takeaways on business travel... Read More
Chinese outbound travelers confirm preference for mobile web over apps
News / Distribution
Chinese outbound travelers confirm preference for mobile web over apps
By Martin Cowen | July 19, 2016
The fifth edition of hotels.com's Chinese International Travel Monitor shows that online travel agents... Read More
Indonesia grabs top slot for Grab
News / Technology
Indonesia grabs top slot for Grab
By Martin Cowen | July 18, 2016
Southeast Asian taxi app Grab (formerly GrabTaxi) has revealed the scale of its growth in Indonesia so... Read More
Airline websites fall short as DOT accessibility deadline approaches
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Airline websites fall short as DOT accessibility deadline approaches
By Martin Cowen | July 15, 2016
Edinburgh-based UserVision has looked at the US websites of six global airlines in light of changes to... Read More
Australian hotel group lures in Pokemon Go players
News / Technology
Australian hotel group lures in Pokemon Go players
By Linda Fox | July 15, 2016
Australia-based hotels group Mantra is staking a claim as the first hotels to be Pokemon Go-friendly.... Read More
Startup pitch: Hotelchamp builds hotel software for boosting direct bookings
News / Online
Startup pitch: Hotelchamp builds hotel software for boosting direct bookings
By Sean O'Neil | July 14, 2016
If you've ever visited a hotel's website but ended up booking via a third-party like Booking.com, you... Read More
Groupize and Travelport debut a small meetings, hotel booking tool for TMCs
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Groupize and Travelport debut a small meetings, hotel booking tool for TMCs
By Sean O'Neil | July 14, 2016
Groupize, a B2B startup focused on group hotel bookings, has joined with travel technology company... Read More
Yatra valued at $218 million, will list on NASDAQ
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Yatra valued at $218 million, will list on NASDAQ
By Martin Cowen | July 14, 2016
Indian OTA Yatra.com will be listed on NASDAQ as part of a "business combination" with an investment... Read More
Travel industry leaders create Dihedral to tackle travel data
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Travel industry leaders create Dihedral to tackle travel data
By Linda Fox | July 13, 2016
Former Orbitz chief Jeff Katz is heading up a new company which aims to use travel data to improve the... Read More
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The findings come from RoomPriceGenie’s 2026 State of Revenue Management Report, which included... Read More
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Eugenia Dunaeva, an independent director at TravelAI, argues that the money behind personal AI agents... Read More