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Instagram drives more adventurous holiday choices, finds Icelolly survey

Sep 21st, 2018 at 16:18

Tourism Toronto and Google agree strategic partnership to drive visitor numbers

Sep 19th, 2018 at 14:43

New website to put Langkawi ‘on the map’ by tapping into Travelindex global network

Sep 14th, 2018 at 17:35

Travo Asia Forum: Collaborate with arch enemies to stave off the ‘datagopolists’

Sep 14th, 2018 at 16:16

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Travo Asia Forum: Share successes and failures, but be patient for innovation

Global payments giant Mastercard and travel start-up Triip.me discussed the principals behind developing new technology and innovating. Lee Hayhurst reports Continue reading →

Sep 14th, 2018 at 15:26

Trivago faces legal probe over ‘misleading pricing’

Expedia-owned OTA taken to court in Australia Continue reading →

Aug 31st, 2018 at 14:30

Duetto and Guestline to integrate tech to bring open pricing to hotel clients

Users of both solutions will be able to optimise pricing, better manage inventory and create personalised offers Continue reading →

Aug 30th, 2018 at 17:41

Travelport named in European consortium to promote Chinese heritage rail trips

Travelport is part of a consortium selected by the European Travel Commission to deliver a marketing push to attract tens of thousands of Chinese tourists to Europe. Continue reading →

Aug 24th, 2018 at 15:36

Ingenico Group inks deal to provide payments services to Ctrip’s Trip.com

Payments technology specialist Ingenico Group has agreed a deal to provide payment processing and consultancy services to Ctrip-owned OTA Trip.com. Continue reading →

Aug 24th, 2018 at 15:16

Mobile drives Pitchup.com to be UK’s ‘top outdoor accommodation website’

Scorching summer helps platform overtake nearest rival Hoseasons Continue reading →

Aug 15th, 2018 at 11:44

Company profile: DriiveMe sees growing UK demand for £1 car rentals

A car hire service offering intercity rentals for £1 plus fuel sees the UK market as its biggest opportunity for growth. DriiveMe works with established car rental companies, such as Hertz, Enterprise and Europcar, offering them drivers to move vehicles … Continue reading →

Aug 15th, 2018 at 09:49

Icelolly.com in London marketing push

Icelolly.com has launched the next phase of a summer marketing initiative focused on raising awareness of the metasearch and holiday price comparison platform in London and the South East. Designed to maximise brand awareness and drive new customers, the 10-week … Continue reading →

Aug 13th, 2018 at 13:29

How collaboration, innovation and transformation underpins Amadeus’ Accenture alliance

Lee Hayhurst spoke to Amadeus and Accenture about how their new strategic partnership aims to not only help airline customers achieve digital transformation but also bring in a modern, agile way of working with travel sector clients Continue reading →

Aug 10th, 2018 at 16:47

HolidayPirates reaches ten million fans on Facebook

Online travel portal HolidayPirates has surpassed ten million fans on its Facebook page. The seven year old travel deals site has always placed a high focus on social media, with Facebook in particular. The site, which started at a travel blog sharing its founders’ tips … Continue reading →

Aug 10th, 2018 at 16:28

Dealchecker sees 19% post-World Cup surge in last-minute traffic

Dealchecker has seen surge in last-minute travel searches post-World Cup Traffic has risen 19% since the end of the football tournament in which England reached the semi-finals, the furthest the team had advanced since 1990. Commentators had said the England … Continue reading →

Aug 10th, 2018 at 13:06

TransferTravel makes pitch to strike-hit Ryanair passengers

Unwanted travel marketplace TransferTravel.com is inviting Ryanair customers hit by pilots’ strikes to use its site to claw money back on other parts of their trip. The peer-to-peer ‘eBay-style’ marketplace allows customers to re-sell non-refundable travel plans they no longer … Continue reading →

Aug 10th, 2018 at 11:14

Booking Holdings reduces profit forecast for Q3

Booking Holdings Inc. saw its shares drop 7% this week after it forecast its third-quarter earnings would be significantly below analysts’ average estimates. The online travel giant behind Booking.com said profit excluding some costs in the current period would be … Continue reading →

Aug 10th, 2018 at 10:28

Aviation start-ups invited to ‘pitch’ to potential investors

Contest run Revolution.Aero is limited to aviation companies with ‘a revolutionary concept’ Continue reading →

Aug 9th, 2018 at 18:14

TripAdvisor using machine learning to choose ‘best’ hotel pictures

TripAdvisor has begun using machine learning to automatically select the ‘best’ photos to portray a hotel listed on its site. The review site says primary, or ‘hero’, images can often be lower quality when hotel managers don’t choose their own … Continue reading →

Aug 8th, 2018 at 15:46

Airbnb boosts corporate offering as number of companies using platform doubles

A new feature that helps companies streamline how their employees search for and book listings on Airbnb is to be introduced this week. Continue reading →

Aug 6th, 2018 at 13:45