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AccorHotels hosts athletes over weekend of sport
AccorHotels in Sydney Olympic Park hosted some of the world’s best sporting teams over the weekend including the New Zealand…
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Free in-app customer loyalty program launched by Clipp
The firm has moved to eradicate the need for customer reward punch cards altogether, announcing a new digital loyalty feature…
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Flexible working hours key for staff retention, claims workplace relations specialist
Over a third of Australian employers believe that offering staff flexible work arrangements is the best way stop them searching…
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Airbnb increasingly competitive with hotel sector, latest STR report reveals
Airbnb has become a relatively significant threat to the hotel industry in New York, New York, according to STR’s latest…
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Facebook is best way for travel firms to interact with consumers, hotels ranked more trustworthy than OTAs in new report
Although OTAs ranked higher than hotels when it came to “influence of interaction on satisfaction with a brand” as well…
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Agoda and Trivago are latest OTA and metasearch engine to sever ties
Metasearch engine Trivago and Priceline-owned hotel booking site Agoda have entered a rough patch, according to online reports. Agoda has…
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Marriott asks millennials to book direct with new ad campaign starring celeb youtuber Grace Helbig
Marriott International has launched a new digital campaign featuring Grace Helbig dubbed “#itpaystobookdirect” in a marked effort to encourage millennial…
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Shared accommodation websites attract more investment
CapitaLand has announced it will USD120m in Tujia, China’s largest apartment sharing platform. Indian budget hotel site OYO Rooms has…
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Hotels.com finds international travel on the rise among millennial and affluent Chinese travelers
Outbound Chinese travel increased 20 percent to $107 million in 20141 and that figure could top $174 million in four…
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AccorHotels announces three-year Australian Open partnership
Tennis Australia has joined forces with AccorHotels as an official partner of the Australian Open in a move to boost…
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