A new problem for OTAs: Airline websites are outselling them in the US

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For the first time, more US fliers say they typically use airline websites to book airplane tickets than they use OTAs, says a new study from travel consultancy PhoCusWright.

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The SCAN – Traveldoo partners with EAN, Passkey bookings grow 40% and more news

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Travel tech news from Limo.Travel, Group Travel Odyssey, Traveldoo, Expedia Affiliate Network, AirAsia, SITA and more.

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The SCAN – HomeAway’s Asia expansion, Thomas Cook North America sold, Cathay mobile pass and more travel tech news

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Travel tech updates from TripZilla, Travelmob, LoveHolidays, Southwest Airlines, Cathay Pacific, PT Telkom, Zomato, Avis, Thomas Cook and more.

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The Scan – Inside Iberostar, Wego extends, Amazon Redshift and more travel tech news

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Iberostar, Hotelbeds, Egencia, Wego, eRevMax, GetYourGuide, Etihad- Jet Airways, JetBlue, SITA, mobile in China, Viator, TradeDoubler, 3rd Planet, Amazon Redshift, Southwest Airlines, Sweetbeam and Center Parcs all get a mention in our roundup of news and hot topics on Wednesday February 20

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Southwest Airlines demos video versions of flight confirmation e-mails

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US budget carrier Southwest Airlines may begin sending passengers videos that confirm details on a flight’s departure time, gate number, and arrival time — and also upsell the customers with ancillary products.

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Sky high loyalty: New ways airlines and travel companies can soar

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Given enough time mentors and mentees invariably swap roles. Students become the teachers. Industries operate under similar cycles. No truer is that the case then when it comes to loyalty programs and the airline industry

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The Scan: A startling stat on mobile hotel booking, and more travel tech news

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Wego, Pegasus Solutions, Southwest Airlines, Points.com, Priceline, ARC, IATA, SITA, EasyJet, MyTaxi, Blynk, Now app, Angola, Tripomatic, Onyx, SiteMinder, Thistle Hotels, Gulf Air, and Fuel Monitor all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 29 November.

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The most popular air travel apps by actual iPhone usage

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United Airline’s app and TripIt’s app (across all versions) were the most used flying apps between August and October by American iPhone users, according to Onavo.

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The Scan: Ryanair booking app costs £3 but travellers buy it anyway, and more travel tech news

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Ryanair, American Airlines, CheckInToMyFlight, Southwest Airlines, IDeaS Revenue Solutions, Amazon, Living Social, and ResponsibleTravel all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 26 October.

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Sabre latest to suffer reservation system outage, major airlines and hotel GDS hit

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Sabre Travel Network has joined the ranks of travel technology providers blamed for major system outages in 2012 after its reservation platform collapsed for hours yesterday.

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