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My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users
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My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users
By Fabio Zecchini - Musement | January 10, 2020
Tours and activities supplier Musement used Google AMP to speed up load times for mobile users and improve the conversion rate. Read More
TUI suffers 26% EBITA decline due to 737 MAX grounding
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TUI suffers 26% EBITA decline due to 737 MAX grounding
By Steven Lerner | December 11, 2019
TUI’s underlying EBITA tumbled 26% year-over-year from €1,143 million to €893 million due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.   Read More
Thomas Cook collapses after investors pull the plug on survival package
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Thomas Cook collapses after investors pull the plug on survival package
By Kevin May | September 22, 2019
Plenty of factors have led to the tour operating giant's demise, including its failure, at crucial times, to grasp the complexities of IT and the wider digital world. Read More
TUI eyes tours and activities opportunities, makes progress on digital platforms
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TUI eyes tours and activities opportunities, makes progress on digital platforms
By Linda Fox | August 16, 2019
TUI is not ruling out further acquisitions in the tours and activities space as it looks to grow its holiday experiences division further. Read More
Two-decade-old hotel website LateRooms faces financial collapse
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Two-decade-old hotel website LateRooms faces financial collapse
By Linda Fox | August 2, 2019
The LateRooms brand, which is part of the Malvern Group and is currently facing financial difficulties, has somewhat of a checkered back story. Read More
Getting out of the way of "innovation" in travel
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Getting out of the way of "innovation" in travel
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2019
Amazon Web Services believes the travel industry is stuck in silos and an “old way of thinking about IT”, with disparate systems that don’t talk to each other. Read More
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VIDEO: A maturing market for tours and activities
By Kevin May | June 26, 2019
Booking.com's entry into the tours and activities sector and TripAdvisor's likewise move to add a software company into its mix certainly caused a stir in 2018. Read More
VIDEO: TUI on thinking about experiences as part of the overall trip
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VIDEO: TUI on thinking about experiences as part of the overall trip
By Kevin May | March 26, 2019
With a string of acquisitions under its belt, one of Europe's biggest travel brands in the tours and activities sector has a lot going on. Read More
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TUI adds a touch of (augmented) reality to tours and activities
By Linda Fox | January 24, 2019
TUI Destination Experiences is experimenting with augmented reality on glasses to enable travelers to get more information on what they are seeing. Read More
VIDEO: Musement on being bought and being part of something bigger
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VIDEO: Musement on being bought and being part of something bigger
By Kevin May | September 25, 2018
The recent deal that saw online travel agency for tours and activities, Musement, head the way of the TUI Group is the latest long line of deals this year. Read More
TUI buys Musement to bolster destination experiences
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TUI buys Musement to bolster destination experiences
By Martin Cowen | September 17, 2018
European travel giant TUI Group has bought Italian tours and activities tech specialist Musement as it starts to build up its destination experiences business line. The price paid for Musement has Read More
TUI Group acquires tours and activities online agency Musement
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TUI Group acquires tours and activities online agency Musement
By Kevin May | September 14, 2018
Musement, one of Europe's modestly funded online travel agencies for tours and activities, is now part of the TUI Group. Read More
Thomas Cook talks up Expedia deal, TUI talks up its app
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Thomas Cook talks up Expedia deal, TUI talks up its app
By Rob Gill | August 21, 2018
Thomas Cook is to extend its “white label” online booking partnership with Expedia across European markets over the next few months. The tour operator started selling Expedia’s city break and hotel Read More
Taboola CEO shares the secrets of smart content
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Taboola CEO shares the secrets of smart content
By Marisa Garcia | April 6, 2018
Adam Singolda, founder and CEO at Taboola is a strong believer in the power of storytelling. The trick is delivering the right story to the right audience in the right platform at the right time. That Read More
Hotelbeds offloads destinations services to TUI for €110M
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Hotelbeds offloads destinations services to TUI for €110M
By Kevin May | March 28, 2018
Hotelbeds has ended its interest in providing incoming services to travel agencies by selling its Destination Management division to TUI for €110 million. Read More