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Articles tagged “ota”

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Hotels

The Convergence of Media and Booking Spells a New Day for Online Travel

As travel consumers become blind to advertisements and ill-conceived promotions from booking sites, there is a rising need for the smart curation of hotels and travel experiences by trusted media brands. Consumers don’t need more choices, they need better ones

The Convergence of Media and Booking Spells a New Day for Online Travel

Media and PR

Orbitz Gives In, Hires Bankers to Find a Buyer

Orbitz Worldwide is putting itself up for sale, and the leak to Bloomberg may be a signal that the bidding hasn't been particularly robust to date.

Orbitz Gives In, Hires Bankers to Find a Buyer

Online Travel

Interview: The Indie Airfare Deals Site That Has Flight Geeks Talking

There is definitely something to be said for hand-picked, curated airfare deals, and The Flight Deal is finding a niche. How much the site expands beyond the FlyerTalk crowd is another question.

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Partnerships

4 Trends Defining the Evolution of Online Travel

Amadeus provides the technology, which keeps the travel sector moving - from initial search to making a booking, from pricing to ticketing, from managing reservations to managing check-in and departure processes. It is this strong commitment that we believe will enable us to continue working with our customers and partners to shape the future of travel.

4 Trends Defining the Evolution of Online Travel

Online Travel

Ctrip Concedes Credit Card Breach at a Very Inopportune Moment

The data breach at Ctrip comes as Chinese travelers are rapidly discarding the call center option for online and mobile transactions. Such compromising of customers' credit card data undermines confidence in China's online booking market.

Ctrip Concedes Credit Card Breach at a Very Inopportune Moment

Airlines

EasyJet complains about “misleading” booking site to UK regulators

After years of being the perpetrators of sneaky fees, expect airlines to soon begin pushing back on booking sites for doing the same thing, just so they can promote booking on their own sites.

Hotels

Fending off global copycats: Lessons from HotelTonight’s story

HotelTonight blazed a trail in the U.S. as a first-mover in same-day, mobile hotel bookings. Although it has strong financial backing, achieving the same rate of success abroad may be a lot more problematic.

Fending off global copycats: Lessons from HotelTonight’s story

Hotels

Hotel-backed site RoomKey.com is still losing the booking battle

Very few consumers have ever said "I'm going to go find a hotel on RoomKey.com," but they have been confused when the webpage pops up after they leave a hotel site. This may make partners happy, but it seems like there are more efficient ways to do this.