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Accor acquires FastBooking, a B2B hotel tools provider

French global hotel giant Accor has taken over Fastbooking, the French market leader in helping hotels market directly to guests via the Internet, the companies revealed today. The deal has received a blessing […]

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HotelTonight adds hotel rate tracking alerts to new ‘slicker’ iOS app

Last minute hotel booking app HotelTonight has launched its latest version for Apple’s iOS, with rate tracking added for the first time. Searches for tomorrow and up to a week […]

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Flip.to and Availpro Partner to Help Hotels Earn More Guests and Grow Direct Booking Revenue

Flip.to today announced its strategic partnership with Availpro, the leading booking engine and reputation management provider in France. The partnership was finalized with the successful integration of the Flip.to Advocacy Platform and […]

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eRevMax completes 2-way integration with roomlia

eRevMax, the leading hotel distribution and business intelligence service provider has completed 2-way XML integration with roomlia®, a design-driven mobile app offering two-way connections for instant hotel-bookings. The mobile travel application […]

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Are customers abandoning bookings because of your online payment process?

Almost 50% of customers  abandoned their online travel bookings early because of payment-related problems according to new research from Worldpay. Who would have thought the payment process has such a […]

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Thinking about conversion channels for former hotel guests

Hotels spend a lot of time and money marketing their properties to new visitors. But an often-overlooked way to gain future business is to communicate with and re-convert your former […]

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Amid acquisitions, can smaller OTAs in Europe survive?

An array of prominent purchases has helped Expedia and Priceline cement their spots as the world’s largest online travel agencies (OTAs) as the opportunity for others narrows. NB: This is […]

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Duetto Announces Full Integration with Trust International’s CRS Technology

Duetto, the market leader in hotel profit optimization technology, announced that its revenue strategy solutions have been fully integrated with Trust International’s CRS technology, making Duetto’s powerful new insights on […]

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IDeaS and TravelClick Announce Research & Development Partnership

 TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, and IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, have […]

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Saudi Arabia likes to travel: new figures reveal online travel forecast to double by 2019

A new report published by Euromonitor International for The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2015 reveals today that online travel sales to residents in Saudi Arabia showed record 40% growth in […]

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