China’s aviation technology giant Travelsky has released financial and operational details for the first half of 2017. The business is growing in line with the overall Chinese aviation sector, which comes as little surprise as it is the dominant player in the market courtesy of its de facto monopoly…
Affiliate marketing is nothing new in travel. In fact, affiliate programs feature prominently in several current unicorns, such as Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb, as well as companies like Kayak. Travel giant Expedia has built a massive engine out of its affiliates, with the Expedia Affiliate Network offering a plug-and-play…
This is a viewpoint from Oren Todoros, founder and CEO at BigIntro. With a population of just over eight million people and more than 7,000 startups Israel is often compared to the vibrancy of Silicon Valley. The Israeli tech ecosystem has already delivered unicorns such as Waze, MobilEye, Wix and…
Women dominate hotel search on digital platforms, though men are more likely to convert when they visit according to a booking trends report. The Net Affinity study, which looks at data from 12.8 million hotel website sessions, including digital transactions and booking patterns. It combines data from web sessions of…
This is a viewpoint from Jim Price, VP sales, travel, at PebblePost. As a travel marketer in 2017, part of your job is spotting future trends and ensuring that you are leveraging the best new solutions to stay competitive. It’s what travel marketers have done throughout digital history: In…
The iPhone is 10 years old this year so Travelport has taken the opportunity to look at how it has impacted travel. Elements which standout include the evolution of mobile apps as well as how teletext-based services have declined. Further development of the iPhone is a certainty and the…
JetBlue is using technology to bring humanity back to travel. Speaking at the Aviation Festival in London last week, Eash Sundaram, CIO, JetBlue credited technology for helping the airline deliver on this brand promise. He says focusing on simplicity of the travel process is key to earning return customers….
Skyscanner’s Direct Booking solution, which seeks to provide a flexible, optimized retail experience, has seen an across-the-board increase in conversion of 20% among the airlines and online travel agencies that have adopted it. In the mobile channel, where Skyscanner has worked to bring the right options to the top…
Attendees at this week’s Aviation Festival in London received strong advice from fellow business leaders to sharpen up not only their digital platforms but also their data management infrastructure to guarantee long-term survival. As Emirates president Sir Tim Clark explained in the opening session: “It is the one big…
NuTravel, a provider of B2B and B2C booking technology for airlines, sold its corporate online booking technology to Certify, an expense management firm. Certify will use the technology to form the basis of a new offering called Certify Enterprise Travel, which will incorporate services for large companies and mount…