A UK regulator has forced online travel agency group eDreams Odigeo to improve the display of fares on the websites of eDreams and Opodo. In a ruling announced this week, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says it has been given assurances that the two OTAs will make changes to their…
Amadeus saw revenues for the first nine months of 2016 increase by 14% compared to the same period last year, in part due to its deal to buy Navitaire. The company bought Navitaire for $830 million in July 2015, in a bid to expand its airline IT division and cement…
This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for November 2016. Friday 4 November 2016: Trainline goes mobile for corporates Trainline For Business has given travel management companies and business travellers the ability to use barcoded mobile tickets on 11 train operators…
FareHarbor, seller of an online booking and reservation management platform, has acquired Activity Link Systems (ALS), a seller of reservation software to the activity industry, particularly in Hawaii and Orlando. ALS is just a three-person shop, but the deal highlights a growth trajectory for FareHarbor. The company, which will have…
Travelport says travel agencies have a future – but one that is likely to see them operate in a vastly different way to how they do now. The comments from the company’s president and CEO, Gordon Wilson, came during a discussion to coincide with its 2016 third quarter financial results…
Google has seen the number of user-initiated searches for travel drop for several quarters, according to iProspect, a digital agency. The era of travelers beginning their travel-related search by “Googling” may have hit a plateau. If so, what’s next for travel marketers? “Native advertising” is one potential option. Facebook,…
TripAdvisor is putting its money behind EatWith as part of an investment round that will see “social dining” added to restaurant listings. Greylock Partners is joining the undisclosed level of funding, it’s second time backing the San Francisco, US-based company. TripAdvisor’s injection of capital into EatWith is for a minority interest, an official…
Chinese home rental site Xiaozhu has raised $65 million, completing what is described as a Series C+/Series D round. The news is the latest in a run of deals in China in the home rentals sector and follows on from Tujia taking over Ctrip and Qunar’s homestay businesses and…
In the first part of our complete guide to online marketing and strategy for hotels, published earlier this week, we talked about brand protection to drive direct sales. Another method that can be used and is very effective is pay per click (PPC) advertising in search engines, also known…
More than 3.5 million Chinese travellers have used Airbnb outside China, with the number increasing by 500% during 2015. It also said that its Chinese hosts have welcomed nearly one million guest arrivals. The numbers were revealed in an official blog post which also heralded the launch of Airbnb…