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  • Five myths about European train travel

    • March 14, 2016
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    We’re now in high season for travel to Europe, which means that many Americans will be traveling on Europe’s extensive rail network, many of them for the first time. Sure, it’s easy enough to buy a Eurail Pass before going, but is that the most cost effective way to go? Or is it cheaper to

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  • Millennials increasingly using travel agents for bookings: report

    • February 26, 2016
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    • Category: Tourism, Travel, Travel Technology
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    The findings of a new report suggest that U.S. travellers are increasingly turning towards travel agents to book their holidays. And perhaps more surprisingly, it’s the digital natives or Millennials, who are leading the charge. That’s according to a new report released by the American Society of Travel Agents which reached out to 14,000 households

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  • 4 Charts That Illustrate the State of Mobile Travel App Bookings

    • February 12, 2016
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    This year hotels are making one of the biggest pushes they’ve ever made to convince guests to book direct but at the same time booking site mobile app downloads–and bookings–are significantly up compared to last year. MMGY Global’s 2016 Portrait of American Travelers study found there was a 20 percentage point increase in respondents that indicated

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  • IATA publishes NDC registry

    • February 10, 2016
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    • Category: Airline, Tourism, Travel Technology
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    IATA’s registry of companies that are certified for New Distribution Capability (NDC) is now live. The NDC Certification Registry was announced last fall. It is publicly available on IATA’s website. According to IATA, certification “confirms the scope and level of an entity’s ability to receive and send NDC messages.” NDC is an XML-based data transmission

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  • Tech travel essentials to ensure you make the most of your trip

    • January 16, 2016
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    • Category: Travel, Travel Technology
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    If you’re lucky enough to be heading off on holiday this summer, take a few minutes to prepare your devices. While this doesn’t require as much prep as the perfect beach body, spending a little bit of time on these steps will mean you can enjoy the holiday bliss, without worrying about battery, boarding passes or bills.

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  • Agent sales of airline ancillaries trending up

    • January 15, 2016
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    In the first quarter of 2016, U.S. travel agents’ sales of ancillary airline products and services increased by nearly 350% year-over-year by transaction, and by nearly 170% dollar-wise. The new figures were released last week by ARC, which attributed the rapid growth to the increasing abilities of carriers and GDSs to complete the transactions. Meanwhile,

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