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Booking.com means business when it comes to business travel
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Booking.com means business when it comes to business travel
By Sean O'Neil | July 7, 2016
Booking.com says that nearly one on five of its users books hotels and other accommodation through it... Read More
Startup pitch: Avuxi locates a way for OTAs and metas to lift conversions
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Startup pitch: Avuxi locates a way for OTAs and metas to lift conversions
By Martin Cowen | July 7, 2016
Mapping technologies are one of the internet's most useful contributions to the sum of human... Read More
Why Travelport launched its travel startup accelerator
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Why Travelport launched its travel startup accelerator
July 6, 2016
Any company can create a startup “accelerator” by offering serviced office space to cohorts of... Read More
Zizoo looks to ride US waves following Euro 1.7 million funding
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Zizoo looks to ride US waves following Euro 1.7 million funding
By Linda Fox | July 6, 2016
Zizoo, a platform for boating holidays, has received Euro 1.7m in funding. The round comes via a... Read More
Why hotels should fight back against online mirror marketing
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Why hotels should fight back against online mirror marketing
By Viewpoints | July 5, 2016
So, I bet if I ask you what your main concerns are as hoteliers when battling the online travel... Read More
Lessons for tour operators in the wake of #Zervocalypse
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Lessons for tour operators in the wake of #Zervocalypse
By Stephen Joyce | July 5, 2016
Yep, I went there. I just gave what happened to hundreds of small businesses on the fourth of July... Read More
Naspers pitches up with another deal in India
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Naspers pitches up with another deal in India
By Martin Cowen | July 5, 2016
Travel Boutique Online (TBO), an Indian B2B  player backed by South Africa's Naspers, has bought a... Read More
CheckMyBus stops for seven-digit investment round
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CheckMyBus stops for seven-digit investment round
By Kevin May | July 5, 2016
International bus transport metasearch service CheckMyBus has raised a seven-digit funding round in a... Read More
Making online travel content for users in micro-moments
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Making online travel content for users in micro-moments
By Viewpoints | July 4, 2016
Google's cleverly devised notion of ‘micro-moments’ poses interesting challenges for travel agents who... Read More
Cyber security moves up the airline agenda as threats are no longer an if
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Cyber security moves up the airline agenda as threats are no longer an if
By Linda Fox | July 4, 2016
Airlines are making cyber security a higher priority with 91% planning to invest in programs over the... Read More
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