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Online Booking Platform taptrip Partners With TMC ATPI
taptrip has entered into a new partnership with the leading corporate travel and events business and pioneers of technology, the ATPI Group.
RateHawk Launches in Greek, Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian
RateHawk.com has just introduced a fully localized version of its platform for the Greek, Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian markets.
RateGain Launches Smart Distribution
RateGain unveiled the Smart Distribution solution during HEDNA, Madrid. This game-changing product will revolutionize hotels distribution.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Hotelier: Frank Reeves
The most confusing aspect of hotel technology these days is discerning real innovation from PR buzz. The need to market and sell products and services always skews the reality, but by taking technology (any technology) down into its basic form consumers can sift through the buzz to discover the real value. With this kind of consumer focus, we thought this great breakdown from Avvio might help sort some of the confusion.
Why Is Every Hotel Not Selling Rooms Via Bidroom?
When was the last time you really compared the prices you pay for hotels stays? If you are like most people, time is never on your side, and loyalty or brand awareness simply must play a role in your travel decision making processes. A Dutch startup a friend recommended, Bidroom addresses several problems caused by […]
Sabre to Auction Off Lastminute
Sabre Holdings is to sell Lastminute.com according to their announcement. The advisory firm of Houlihan Lokey will oversee the auction of the once profitable booking platform.
Priceline Says Aloha! to OpenTable and Sayonara! to Competition
Priceline buying restaurant reservation website OpenTable for $2.6 billion shows the expansion of the hospitality space growing ever more competitive. It was only a matter of time until restaurants became a bigger part of the tourism mix. If ever there were an “all in one” travel company emerging, Priceline may have just bid Sayonara! to its competition.
Snap Traveller White Paper Reveals the Secrets of Influence Marketing for Hoteliers
To celebrate the relaunch of its official site, redesigned as a network to build solid relationships between hotels, journalists and bloggers, Snap Traveller released an authoritative report on influence marketing and its role in the hospitality industry.
European Travel Commission and Amadeus ink strategic partnership
Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, and the European Travel Commission (ETC) signed today a strategic partnership to promote Europe as a tourism destination.
Campanile Hotel Paris Bastille – Change the way you stay!
Campanile Hotel Paris Bastille, part of Louvre Hotels Group, the largest hotel chain in France and the 2nd major player on the European market, devised a new vision of comfort and modern convenience for its guests. Close to the historic center of Paris, with the Place de la Bastille in particular just 500 m away, […]
Amadeus Mobile Messenger Brought to Life
Leading technology partner Amadeus has has just announced signing a partnership with US mobile technology provider Charter Solutions International.
WIHP’s DirectPack & Trivago – Direct Bookings Imminent?
World Independent Hotels Promotion (WIHP) has just announced a sweet partnership with leading meta comparison site Trivago, one which could end up being a sort of strategic masterpiece. Testing their so called DirectPack ad platform with Trivago, WIHP’s test hotels achieved a 10x ROI with no sweat, according to WIHP’s Marketing experts. The implications of this news may not be readily obvious, we suggest you read on.
Digital Marketing System buuteeq Looking Up
News from budding marketing marvel buuteeq suggests their dital marketing system (DMS) for independent hotels is gaining momentum. Powering online reservartions online, on mobile, and via social media, the startup launched back in 2011 is now engaging hoteliers across 15 countries.
Lifestyle Hotels & Other Booking Filters
Are you looking for something or someone to filter your digital world? Argo Travel News takes a look at another travel accommodation filtering channel, Lifestyle Hotels, with mentions of a few others. If ever there were a need for good suggestion engines, the travel space is in dire need. How do you decide where to go, where to stay, what to do? Let’s look at regional players in travel booking.