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Could Booking.com be a good parent to the new .hotels domain extension?
The coming weeks could see Booking.com given the go ahead by ICANN for the .HOTELS top level domain. What that means is that the online accommodation giant will effectively control how and when .HOTELS...
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Pegasus Connect becomes the latest brand evolution at Pegasus
Pegasus Solutions continues to streamline and integrate their myriad offerings, as Utell becomes Pegasus Connect. The new offering takes the parent company’s distribution, booking and business...
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Is there something in the Tingo concept for tour operations, rail and car hire?
Independent tour operators, rail providers and car rental companies could be next to feel the Tingo effect says new research. The WTM Global Trends Report reveals that more consumer focused concepts,...
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Travelzoo rescues Perfect Escapes, picking up Travel Intelligence and the...
Deals specialist Travelzoo has acquired the Perfect Escapes brand after it was put into administration alongside other brands within the Travesse portfolio at the end of September. A spokseman for...
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BookingMarkets unveils Dashbell widget to help independent properties in...
BookingMarkets has developed a cloud-based property management system for small independent hotels. The technology, called Dashbell, enables the properties to manage reservations and availability as...
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HRS adds Facebook application with heatmap to plot friends’ check-ins
Next time you’re hitting the road for a conference, exhibition or just a few days away here’s a cool Facebook application showing users where everyone has stayed in the past. The HRS friends app, which...
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India: MakeMyTrip buys HotelTravel for $25M, RezNet debuts for hotels, and...
Here are three eye-catching stories out of India. India’s largest online travel agency by ticket volume, MakeMyTrip, has purchased travel site HotelTravel for $25 million. Meanwhile, RezNext, a hotel...
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The Scan: Russia OTA funding, airport self-service stats, movers and shakers...
Odigeo, Oktogo, Travelata, Hudson Crossing, GraysEscape, iV Platform, CarTrawler, Expedia, Lufthansa Systems, LateRooms and SITA all make the cut for our roundup of the stories making news and driving...
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JustBook wants to challenge perceptions on last-minute hotel booking
JustBook is a same-day hotel booking mobile application based in Germany. Since public launch a year ago the startup has built up a 60-strong team led by chief executive Stefan Menden, Sebastian...
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The real-time market: fun, efficient and the future?
NB: This is a guest article by Stefan Menden, founder and CEO of last-minute hotel booking app JustBook If you are among the 51% of UK adults that have smartphones, it is likely that your home screen...
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Massive discount on Booking.com sees 2014 run on reservations at London hotel
*Update: the Metropolitan hotel has decided to honour all £18 bookings and booking.com is contacting the guests to inform them.* Booking.com has suspended reservations for London’s Metropolitan hotel...
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Booking.com bigs up being right in first brand campaign [VIDEO]
Just how incredible do people feel when they get their accommodation choice right? Well, perhaps a little pleased at least? But that’s the premise for booking.com‘s first ever brand campaign which is...
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The Scan: iRiS lobby app, ResponseTap’s web tracking, Concur expense study...
iRiS, Multicom, ResponseTap, FCm, HRG, Portman Travel, KDS, Conferma and Concur are mentioned in our special round-up of news and briefs you may have missed from the Travel Technology and Business...
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TravelerVIP raises $1 million, wants to corner the Middle East market for...
TravelerVIP wants to exploit its local advantage and get in early on the growing online hotel market in the Middle East. Figures from Euromonitor show online travel in the United Arab Emirates alone is...
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Roomer, a secondary market for hotel rooms, secures $2M in funding from BRM...
If you can’t go on a trip at the last minute—due to an illness or other issue—new startup Roomer aims to help you by serving as a marketplace where you can sell your pre-paid hotel reservation to...
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Booking.com dominates in Switzerland as OTAs steal share from direct channels
Some interesting stats from eTourism Monitor here on who is dominating the online hotel world in Switzerland. Just under a third (30%) of all hotel bookings are generated electronically through...
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Ostrovok attracts $25 million from big name home and away funds
Moscow-based hotel site Ostrovok has struck its most significant funding deal to date with the $25m round led by General Catalyst Partners. Frontier Ventures, Accel Partners and Russian technology...
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Healing old wounds, braving new frontiers: five pointers to help travel...
NB: This is a viewpoint from Tim Gunstone, managing director of EyeforTravel. Nobody said it was going to be easy for online travel businesses and it isn’t. In this multi-channel, digital world, the...
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Cross-selling, ease of booking, commission guarantee – key among Asia travel...
Travel agents in the Asia-Pacific region rate the ease of booking and commission guarantees as the most important criteria when selecting a channel to book hotels. Key findings in the second...
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Roomixer presents a twist on hotel bookings by monetising turnaways
The seed for Roomixer was planted a year ago – a marketplace for hotels and vacation rentals to trade business they are turning away. The B2B service was conceived in Tel Aviv, initially for small...
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