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Rented raises $125 million for host guarantee plan
By Kevin May
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December 7, 2017
Vacation rental management service Rented will use a massive investment windfall to tackle a different type of problem in its sector.
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VIDEO: Solving a genuine multi-billion dollar problem in travel
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December 6, 2017
There are a number of comments that often float about during travel startup pitch events - many of them not very positive.
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In The Big Chair - Luis Maroto of Amadeus
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November 27, 2017
Almost 20 years - the last six as global leader - have seen the former-Bertelsmann exec push the company into new areas and list on the public markets. He tells Kevin May how the company views the...
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Best Western says only smart tech will do
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November 21, 2017
Chief digital officer Greg Adams shares the hotel franchise's plans for an improved tech infrastructure.
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VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 6
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November 20, 2017
Redeam was the talk of the show - at least the first half of it - at The Phocuswright Conference 2017.
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VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 5
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November 16, 2017
Fresh from selling Trip.com to Ctrip, Travis Katz joins the PundIT Show with two other luminaries to discuss various matters of state.
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In The Big Chair - Sean Menke of Sabre
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November 16, 2017
The new boss has been in the job less than a year - but with a wealth of experience in the world of airlines and elsewhere, he knows what needs to be done in areas as varied as NDC, AI and...
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Bitcoin transactions and energy consumption - who knew?
By Christopher Malmo - Motherboard
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November 2, 2017
Bitcoin's incredible price run to break over $7,000 this year has sent its overall electricity consumption soaring, as people worldwide bring more energy-hungry computers online to mine the digital...
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