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Cyber Summit: Cybercrime is rife and travel is full of ‘bad practices’ warns sector fraud body

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 16:53

Cyber Summit: Blockchain promises answer to challenge of keeping data safe

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 16:52

Expedia acquires majority stake in SilverRail

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 16:27

Gray Dawes Group signs multi-year renewal with Travelport

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 16:12

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DataArt QT: Adapt to keep your customers in the digital age

DataArt QT: Adapt to keep your customers in the digital age

Travel companies that want to drive digital change rather than follow the lead of others must recreate the customer journey, DataArt delegates were told. Hilary Roberts, Skyscanner’s senior product manager for flights, said simply following others means your company won’t … Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 16:04

Cyber Summit: Firms have ‘commercial decision’ to make over explicit consent under new data laws

Cyber Summit: Firms have ‘commercial decision’ to make over explicit consent under new data laws

Speaking at yesterday’s Travolution Cyber Security Summit hosted by Natwest in London Peter Gooch, Deloitte Cyber Risk Services partner, said content is causing the biggest challenges. Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 16:04

Cheapflights reveals winners of inaugural consumer voted UK awards

Cheapflights reveals winners of inaugural consumer voted UK awards

The metasearch site and travel deals platform hosted over 200 partners at Cucumber, Sea Containers House, on the south bank of the Thames Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 15:51

Voyages-sncf unveils new trade website

Voyages-sncf unveils new trade website

Voyages-sncf has given its B2B website a makeover in a bid to make it as easy to use for travel agents as possible. Based on trade feedback, Voyages-sncf.eu has been redesigned to offer more search results (12) than before and … Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 15:07

Wendy Wu takes in-house tech approach to control its own destiny

Wendy Wu takes in-house tech approach to control its own destiny

Previous disastrous partnership with third party convinced firm to go in-house Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 12:17

Emerald Waterways launches Europe River Cruises on Traveltek API

Emerald Waterways launches Europe River Cruises on Traveltek API

Emerald Waterways is to launch on Traveltek’s iSell platform, enabling travel agents to search for and book the line’s European river cruises in one place. The move follows sister brand Scenic’s addition to the platform in February opening up both lines’ … Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 12:09

AirFair makes its flight compensation app automatic

AirFair makes its flight compensation app automatic

Flight compensation app AirFair has upgraded its software to process claims automatically. The company says the introduction of the FlightDeck software will speed up the process of making a claim, meaning that passengers can find out if they are entitled to … Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 11:08

Online holiday bookings surge after General Election result

Online holiday bookings surge after General Election result

Holiday price comparison site icelolly.com says it recorded a surge in holiday bookings after the result of the general election. Demand for holiday bookings surged 24% in the four days after Theresa May lost her majority but the Conservatives remained the … Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 10:52

Airbnb pilots split payment system

Airbnb pilots split payment system

Payments for Airbnb properties can be split between members of the group in a new trial by the rental accommodation firm. The pilot scheme is currently taking place with a small number of hosts in a bid to make it … Continue reading →

Jun 23rd, 2017 at 09:59

WeSwap launches Connect service to sell through trade partners

WeSwap launches Connect service to sell through trade partners

Peer-to-peer travel money exchange WeSwap has announced a new one-click API that integrates its travel money services with partners’ businesses. WeSwap Connect is designed to make WeSwap tehnically simple and financially rewarding for businesses in the travel industry. The firm says … Continue reading →

Jun 21st, 2017 at 17:17

Stackla introduces new machine learning recommendation engine Co-Pilot

Stackla introduces new machine learning recommendation engine Co-Pilot

User-generated content platform Stackla has announced a new machine learning recommendation engine to help firms optimise personal content at scale. Stacklahas introduced Co-Pilot which can be used by its 450+ customers, which include Subaru, McDonald’s, NVIDIA and Cirque du Soleil. … Continue reading →

Jun 21st, 2017 at 16:55

London will remain capital for travel investment, but Brexit threatens recruitment

London will remain capital for travel investment, but Brexit threatens recruitment

The looming prospect of Brexit on the UK’s travel tech sector prompted mixed views at last week’s Open Destinations London Tech Week event. Continue reading →

Jun 21st, 2017 at 15:57

HolidayCheck signs with bd4Travel

HolidayCheck signs with bd4Travel

Hotel rating and reservation platform HolidayCheck has signed up with bd4Travel to use its technology to personalise its offering. In a recent trial, the German company saw a boost in sales. Taking usage data and applying its algorithms, bd4travel builds … Continue reading →

Jun 21st, 2017 at 15:41

Tigerbay establishes a Digital Services division

Tigerbay establishes a Digital Services division

Tigerbay has revealed plans to offer tour operators a fuller range of digital services, including building websites, boosting SEO and finding new affiliate channels. Managing Director, Carl Morgan said there has been a “significant shift” in what Tigerbay’s customers, which … Continue reading →

Jun 21st, 2017 at 15:12

Travelzoo claims to be first US firm with 80% female board members

Travelzoo claims to be first US firm with 80% female board members

Travelzoo claims to have become the only US listed company to have 80% of its board of director seats held by women. This is the highest female-to-male ratio of any NASDAQ or NYSE-listed company. Female board members of the global … Continue reading →

Jun 21st, 2017 at 15:12

Pan-Europe coalition demands EC act against Lufthansa, IAG

Pan-Europe coalition demands EC act against Lufthansa, IAG

A pan-European coalition of industry and passenger associations has called for an EU competition inquiry into airline consolidation. It has also demanded transport commissioner Violeta Bulc “defend an open aviation market” against the GDS charges imposed by Lufthansa and British Airways’ … Continue reading →

Jun 21st, 2017 at 15:02