Aito hits out at government’s use of Twitter for COVID updates
Specialist travel association demands some curtesy in open letter to minister
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Aviation tech specialist SITA acquires Safety Line to address carrier’s CO2 footprint
Deal expected to accelerate growth of more efficient and greener airline operations
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Start-up Smartguide closes crowdfunding bid after raising $930,000
Smartphone tourist guide app achieved 170% of target from 379 investors
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SHR partners with Google to provide Free Booking Links to hotel clients
Tie-up agreed to support clients to drive more direct traffic and avoid OTA commissions
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Exoticca completes £30m Series C funding round as growth defies COVID impact
Barcelona firm tipped as the next-gen platform for automated multi-day group travel
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Intuitive delivers faster response time for Mercury Holidays with DealFinder ‘super-cache’
Tour operator and escorted tours specialist looks to deliver better experience to customers
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Jet2 app upgrade allows customer to upload COVID status
Airline and operator adds ‘useful documents’ folder to its mobile app
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Ryanair raises alarm over ‘scam OTA’ amid latest bid to drive direct bookings
The budget carrier has not named the agent it claims has defrauded customers
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Hays Travel apologies over emoji use in promotion of Auschwitz tours
Travel agency says it is reviewing its social media policies following complaints
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Bedsonline expands local language support for travel agents in Europe
Enhanced services for partners in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Greece
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Skyscanner partners with Inspirock to offer domestic trip planning by car
AI-powered RoadTrips launches in beta in five countries including the UK and US
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Expedia research finds shift from price as priority for travellers
The Traveller Value Index sought views from 8,000 people in eight countries
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EasyJet partnership takes the number of airlines on Duffel platform to 25
Distribution platform has seen strong growth during COVID-19 as alternative to traditional GDSs
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Dtravel lists 200,000 properties in first 30 days
Former Airbnb and Expedia executives set up company last month
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TripAdvisor agrees deals with four hotel tech providers
Deals enable more hotels to join TripAdvisor Plus platform
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Amadeus integrates IBM Digital Health Pass within Traveler ID solution
Platform helps airlines to validate Covid-19 health documentation
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TProfile confirms record year as users top 5,000
CRM specialist’s new clients include Hays Travel, Travelbag, Discover the World
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Fly Now Pay Later seals global partnership with ChargeAfter
Service users can pay in instalments for flights, cruises and other travel
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Flight Centre Travel Group appoints global CTO
Peter Gianusso joins from Prudential Financial
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Revolut enters travel arena with Stays platform
Finance and lifestyle app offers accommodation booking
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