TripAdvisor is celebrating after reaching a half a billion travel reviews milestone on the site – with nearly 300 hitting the site every minute. The company, now 17 years old, says it has “revolutionised the travel industry” with its mix of ratings and opinions about hotels and, more recently,…
Yatra has surveyed 5,000 Indian travellers about their summer holiday plans and found that more of them prefer booking on desktop than mobile. The established wisdom is that India is an increasingly mobile-first travel market. While standalone hotel bookings and point-to-point air are common mobile purchases, for the higher ticket…
Research has shown a marked increase in the number of travellers that use both online and offline channels to search and book travel products. A Phocuswright report, following a survey of 2,500 consumers, says the number of US travellers that booked using both methods increased by 5% to 30% between 2014…
The hotel industry is going through a complete metamorphosis and industry stalwarts say it will look very different in just three years from now. NB: This is an analysis by Aditya Sanghi, co-founder and CEO of Hotelogix. Hotels need to find answers to these top five “brand questions” to…
A business traveler’s most consistent gripe is doing his or her expenses at the end of the trip. These situations cause huge organizational headaches: for the admin team that needs to manually process each expense report for reimbursement and client billing. for the CFO who is trying to streamline costs….
The SkyTeam alliance launched SkyTeam Marine and Offshore to meet the travel needs of the marine and offshore industry. The new product will offer tailored travel solutions for seafarers and offshore workers. SkyTeam Marine and Offshore initially will include travel on six SkyTeam members: Aeroflot, Air France, Delta, KLM,…
This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile application startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. Zeeno What is it? Zeeno is a travel app aiming to help travellers see a different side of a destination by connecting them to…
Trade show season for the hospitality industry is underway, with several technology events on the horizon around the world. As hoteliers prepare to see who has the latest in IP Streaming and other over-the-top (OTT) services for in-room entertainment (IRE), it’s important to know which solution is the right…
Payments are universally understood – choose your payment method, click to buy, and voilà. The success of an online business is often determined by the user experience it provides to their target audience, and a key driver of that appeal is payments. NB This is a viewpoint by Thomas…
Fresh from a $2 million funding round, TripCreator is focusing solely on a B2B model rather than trying to push its consumer-facing platform. The Iceland-based startup, which officially launched less than two years ago, raised the seed money from a group of private angel investors in its home market. It…