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Amsterdam, Netherlands – 9 November 2016 1Booking.com announced the initial test pilot for Travel Agents, the first iteration of a new platform designed specifically with the unique needs of travel agents in mind. The platform features a suite of easy-to-use tools that empower travel industry professionals to seamlessly
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Waltham, Massachusetts – 7 November 2016 Though technology has drastically changed how we travel, one thing remains the same: tourists still value the printed brochures available around the world. In fact, once they reach their vacation destination, tourists say brochures are their number one resource and they rely on them more
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Bethesda, Maryland – 20 October 2016 1Marriott has unveiled a new distribution and booking solution, 1, that provides thousands of authorized wholesalers, destination marketing companies, and tour operators access to real-time rates and inventory for more than 4,200 Marriott properties around the world. Marriott has partnered with Sabre Hospitality
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Las Vegas – 5 October 2016 161.3 per cent of meeting professionals agreed that currently available event technology makes event management much easier and that it will develop and change dramatically in the next 10 years, but 92 per cent admit that meeting planners are not making the most of
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1Business travelers commonly use hotel apps according to a new study released today by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association. Three of five (61 percent) business travellers have downloaded at least one of the seven major hotel chains’ apps on their smartphone
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Seattle – 6 September 2016 1Expedia started a new partnership with Marriott to power Marriott’s own dynamic packaging platform “Vacations by Marriott” on Marriott.com in the United States. Expedia fosters a test and learn environment that allows the company to leverage its world class technology to identify and test
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Airbnb is pressing ahead with plans to expand into new travel services including restaurant reservations and city tours, transforming the company from a single-minded home-rental service to a multipurpose trip planner, Bloomberg reported. 1 The company is testing a standalone mobile app for finding and organising travel plans,
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Beijing Shiji information Technology Co. Limited (Shiji), announced, effective August 3, 2016, it has acquired hetras Deutschland GmbH and all its operations. 1 hetras check-in app for tablets “We are very pleased with this acquisition and the opportunity it represents,” said Kevin King, Chief Operating Officer, Shiji. “As a
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According to an announcement by Oracle – “Oracle Security has detected and addressed malicious code in certain legacy MICROS systems. Oracle’s Corporate network and Oracle’s other cloud and service offerings were not impacted by this code. Payment card data is encrypted both at rest and in transit in the
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Priceline Group topped profit estimates as the number of hotel rooms booked through its websites increased and the impact of terrorism on tourism to Europe was muted. Shares jumped as much as 6.2 percent in extended trading after the results were released. Revenue increased 12 percent to US$2.
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Integration between Sabre Corporation and Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) adds more than 63,000 hotel properties to Sabre’s travel marketplace. “Travel agencies will have more hotel options to offer their customers,” said Shelly Terry, vice president of travel product solutions, Sabre Travel Network. “Additionally, more hotels in the Sabre
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Icelandair announced they will offer passengers the option of booking their next transatlantic flight through Facebook Messenger. The Facebook Messenger Stopover Bot is the newest example of the rising trend in Conversational Commerce. 1 Booking your flights by bots on Facebook Messenger Available 24/7, the new bot makes it