[TravelNews] Langham Hospitality Group Marks First Foray Into Qatar With Real Estate Services Group To Develop Lan Date:2016-01-14 14:13:08 Click:91 Times
Located in the newly planned city of Lusail which 23 kilometers north of the capital of Doha, the luxury hotel will comprise of 238 rooms, 90 luxury serviced residences and 56 residences units within the development’s new marina waterfront....
[TravelNews] Hotel Baraquda Pattaya Sails Into Town Date:2016-01-14 14:13:08 Click:108 Times
Conveniently situated in the heart of the city, the 72-room boutique hotel is within walking distance to the resort’s many shopping, dining and entertainment venues....
[TravelNews] China's Travel Market Tears Into 2016 Date:2016-01-14 13:57:24 Click:25 Times
By wedding itself to Baidu to consolidate its leading position in travel, Ctrip has become fully engaged in the war between Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent....
[TravelNews] British Airways parent edges past Lufthansa to become Europe’s second largest carrier Date:2016-01-14 13:57:23 Click:25 Times
British Airways parent IAG SA edged past Deutsche Lufthansa AG to become Europe’s second-biggest airline last year, spurred by its acquisition of Ireland’s Aer Lingus as strikes held back the German carrier....
[TravelNews] Seven ways business travel could benefit from tech this year Date:2016-01-14 13:57:23 Click:20 Times
Seven ways business travel could benefit from tech this year: simplification of expense reporting, influencing spend through feedback, automated compliant travel booking, data-driven gamification, predictive recommendations, analytics and reporting, data for sale....
[TravelNews] Alitrip shifts focus to outbound with US agency partnerships Date:2016-01-14 13:57:23 Click:24 Times
Alibaba’s travel brand Alitrip is building partnerships in countries where it anticipates demand from “young, affluent and mobile” Chinese travellers. Article by Tnooz....
[TravelNews] Man uses an NFC chip implanted in his hand as his boarding pass Date:2016-01-13 21:05:24 Click:13 Times
The Stockholm technology consultant-Andreas Sj#246;str#246;m recently boarded a SAS flight using a NFC chip implanted in his hand....
[TravelNews] An anytime, any place, anywhere approach for airline retailing in 2016 Date:2016-01-13 21:05:24 Click:16 Times
The GuestLogix report predicts that in 2016 there will be more Wifi connectivity, smarter selling, better passenger self-service, further ways of mobile payments in the air....
[TravelNews] Time for destinations to question their website strategy Date:2016-01-13 21:05:24 Click:17 Times
Instead of providing similar travel information like Timeout and Lonely Planet do, DMO websites should reconsider information about MICE, tourism statistics, educational programs for stakeholders, media contacts and multi-media resources....
[TravelNews] Dayuse opens door to Euro 15 million funding Date:2016-01-13 21:05:24 Click:16 Times
Dayuse, a daytime hotel booking platform, has received Euro 15 million in Series A funding....