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Startup pitch: Tripshelf's package holiday meta for India has $250K to get going
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Startup pitch: Tripshelf's package holiday meta for India has $250K to get going
By Martin Cowen | August 2, 2016
Metasearch or price comparison sites have come a long way since the early days of Kayak,... Read More
IHG claims rewards revamp is shifting growth to direct from OTAs
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IHG claims rewards revamp is shifting growth to direct from OTAs
By Martin Cowen | August 2, 2016
InterContinental Hotel Group's half-yearly results have a couple of asides around its tech and digital... Read More
Independents' day - chain hotels are losing their appeal
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Independents' day - chain hotels are losing their appeal
By Patrick Landman | August 2, 2016
Reading the industry press over the past couple of months, I could not help but notice all the... Read More
Airbus taps Google's ITA for A380 flight search engine
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Airbus taps Google's ITA for A380 flight search engine
By Marisa Garcia | August 2, 2016
Airbus has beta-launched IFlyA380.com, a search engine powered by Google's ITA Software which... Read More
Blacklane scores biggest investment round yet, north of $20 million
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Blacklane scores biggest investment round yet, north of $20 million
By Kevin May | August 1, 2016
Ground transportation web service Blacklane has secured a record Series C investment round, once again... Read More
TravelClick debuts a media suite, revamps its booking engine, and looks at reputation management
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TravelClick debuts a media suite, revamps its booking engine, and looks at reputation management
By Sean O'Neil | August 1, 2016
TravelClick, the New York-based distribution and marketing services company, is well known for the... Read More
Confirmed - Uber sells China business to Didi
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Confirmed - Uber sells China business to Didi
By Martin Cowen | August 1, 2016
China's biggest taxi app Didi will acquire all assets of Uber's standalone Chinese operations, getting... Read More
Expedia sees no hit from hotel chain direct booking campaigns
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Expedia sees no hit from hotel chain direct booking campaigns
By Sean O'Neil | July 28, 2016
Expedia Inc reported its second quarter earnings today, and it had a rosy picture on many metrics. But... Read More
Investment opportunity - ridesharing is now legal in China
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Investment opportunity - ridesharing is now legal in China
By Martin Cowen | July 28, 2016
Uber and Didi investors can come out of hiding. The Chinese government has officially legalised a... Read More
MakeMyTrip increases margins, mobile, ad spend (and losses)
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MakeMyTrip increases margins, mobile, ad spend (and losses)
By Martin Cowen | July 28, 2016
Indian OTA MakeMyTrip remains committed to building on its market-leading position as its Q1s reveal... Read More
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