TravelDataDaily caught up with the Chief Marketing Officer at HotelQuickly, Christian Mischler to talk about being a data-driven technology company, and how their business is leveraging the tools and insights which data can provide. TDD: What is your role at HotelQuickly and what are you responsible for? Christian: I’m co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer. As a co-founder […]

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Ctrip is acquiring Skyscanner for numerous reasons but a big plus is its razor-sharp focus on data. Senay Boztas reports from EyeforTravel’s Amsterdam Summit where ‘data’ is the conference buzzword Like the typing pool of the 1950s, we will soon wonder why only data experts should deal with data. That’s the view of Mark Shilton, […]

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“Instant Gratification 2.0” is how the Priceline Group is defining how tech will influence travellers as they look for and interact with travel brands. The industry powerhouse behind companies such as Booking.com and Kayak reckons one of the key trends to affect the consumer landscape over the course of the next 12 months will be how […]

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Online Travel Agents (OTAs) are known as an efficient distribution channel for hotel rooms, but with more major hotel brands pushing direct bookings to reduce commissions paid out to agents- this leaves OTAs searching for the next goldmine product to fuel their continued growth. With this in mind – for years – hotels have enjoyed […]

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