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Hotelbeds has announced the acquisition of HolidayTaxis Group adding to its portfolio and reinforcing the company’s commitment to growth in the rapidly expanding ancillary distribution space.
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The Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources has announced to replicate the Boracay rehabilitation model in other tourist hot spots.
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Hilton has announced its 50th hotel in the UAE with the signing of DoubleTree by Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Corniche Residences and Conrad Marjan Island Resort.
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Sabre Corporation has announced in a media call today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Farelogix, which operates NDC order delivery technology used by many of the world’s leading airlines.
Sabre expects that, upon close, the acquisition will allow the company to accelerate…
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ForwardKeys four essential tips to maximise Chinese arrivals
Industry analysts ForwardKeys have revealed their insights into the habits of the Chinese global outbound traveller, unveiling what it believes to be the “four important factors that…
TripAdvisor vies to be your new Facebook for travel
TripAdvisor has launched its new website to inspire users to book their next travel. On its brand new social platform, users can discover useful content – travel tips and recommendation from…
Six Senses Singapore to come full circle in December
Following the highly successful opening of Six Senses Duxton, sister property Six Senses Maxwell is scheduled to open on 1 December 2018.
MICELAND: Reykjavik’s got it going-on for the meetings and events industry
With the Icelandic people's individual charm and incredible sights and tourist attractions made me think somewhere like its capital city Reykjavík, would make an amazing, unique and…
OTA Insight announces Hotel Parity report
Research increasingly indicates that disparity - the difference between quoted prices on hotels’ own websites and those shown by OTAs and other third-party channels - has been a headache for…
Finnair installs premium economy across global fleet
Finnair has revealed today that it will update its passenger offering in 2021 by installing its brand new Premium Economy product.
Interviews
“Independents are the true pioneers of the future in travel”:…
Last week in the first part of my interview with Josephine Lim – MD of Preferred Hotels in Southeast Asia -- we…
Appointments
Hard Rock Hotel London: “The atmosphere will be like nothing else”
Ahead of Hard Rock Hotel London opening its doors in spring 2019, we caught up with its hotel manager, Robert Catlin, to…
Tech
NDC in a hybrid world: What you need to know
According to IATA, 20% of the leaderboard airlines’ third-party volume is forecast to be sold through NDC API. That…