Industry first alert: Google teams up with Hilton brand DoubleTree for interactive YouTube channel

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DoubleTree by Hilton has launched an interactive YouTube platform in which users will be able to share their trip experiences and get rewarded for their efforts.

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The cure is here: Hilton promises help for the vacation-starved in clever new promo

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As if Americans needed another disease to cure: “vacationitis” is the latest ailment to affect the United States.

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Investing in hotel technology – guest needs versus franchise demands

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It’s a dilemma that’s been simmering under the surface of the industry for years and one that shows no sign of abating…

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The Scan: UK hotels scolded for online rate display, the first use of Facebook’s Were Here API, and more

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Eleven major hotel chains are routinely breaching British government guidelines and advertising standards rules by not including VAT in headline prices online, and more items in our roundup.

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Another hotel price fixing class action emerges in the US, same defendants as previous complaints

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Are we seeing the floodgates beginning to open with the hotel price parity issue? Perhaps so, with news of another attempt at a class action in the US against online travel agencies and hotel chains.

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Hotel price fixing case will likely do little but generate legal fee bonanza

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A class action suit was filed this week in California against various major online travel retailers and hotel chains alleging antitrust violations in relation to resale price management (RPM) agreements.

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Hotel price fixing saga switches to the US with class action against Expedia and others

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There is a whiff of anger in the air, it appears, over alleged price fixing between online travel agencies and hotels – with a class action being brought against some of the biggest travel brands on the planet in the US.

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Behold the tech-savvy, young and affluent Chinese traveller, coming to a country near you

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In fifteen years, the Chinese middle class will reach 800 million, up from 300 million today. Over the next five years, affluent Chinese consumers will grow from four million to 20 million.

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Travelocity signs Hilton while Orbitz waits in the wings

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Score one for Travelocity, lastminute and Zuji, but at what price?

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What Else? Beyond Spaces, Mobiquity, Hilton-USA Today, Travelzoo, Dolphin Dynamics

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Nucleus goes Greek luxury, Mobiquity and FlightView, Hilton deals with USA Today, Travelzoo gets creative, Osprey eyes a Dolphin… What else is happening in travel tech around the world.

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