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NextPax secures Euro 2.5 million Series A
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NextPax secures Euro 2.5 million Series A
By Martin Cowen | February 10, 2016
NextPax, a vacation rental reservations and management specialist, has picked up a Series A round... Read More
Slow progress in personalisation as companies prioritise other tech
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Slow progress in personalisation as companies prioritise other tech
By Linda Fox | February 10, 2016
Personalisation is something we will hear a fair bit about this year as organisations break out of the... Read More
Part Two of Two: How a trip planning startup can succeed
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Part Two of Two: How a trip planning startup can succeed
By Viewpoints | February 9, 2016
"Customer acquisition costs" is the phrase trip planning naysayers like to use when explaining why... Read More
Oktogo nets a further $2 million from Poland's MCI
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Oktogo nets a further $2 million from Poland's MCI
By Linda Fox | February 9, 2016
Russia-based online travel specialist Oktogo has received a further $2m in funding from existing... Read More
Jovago parent picks up Euro 75 million
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Jovago parent picks up Euro 75 million
By Martin Cowen | February 9, 2016
Africa is often overlooked in tech investment conversations, but that could be about to change after... Read More
These startups strive to be the sharing economy stars of meeting spaces
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These startups strive to be the sharing economy stars of meeting spaces
By Rob Lovitt | February 8, 2016
Underused assets: They’re what drive the sharing economy. If you have a spare bedroom (or empty... Read More
Part One of Two: How a trip planning startup can succeed
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Part One of Two: How a trip planning startup can succeed
By Viewpoints | February 8, 2016
A lot has been said and written in the past few weeks about “trip (or travel) planning” as a startup... Read More
Is TripAdvisor an OTA for hotels? Discuss...
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Is TripAdvisor an OTA for hotels? Discuss...
By Viewpoints | February 5, 2016
TripAdvisor's launch and ongoing global roll-out of its Instant Booking product poses the question "Is... Read More
Lufthansa casts doubt on claims of fall after introduction of GDS surcharge
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Lufthansa casts doubt on claims of fall after introduction of GDS surcharge
By Kevin May | February 4, 2016
UPDATE: A Lufthansa official says: “These figures only represent the volume of bookings made though... Read More
Travel buyers say Lufthansa could handle DCC transition better
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Travel buyers say Lufthansa could handle DCC transition better
By Sean O'Neil | February 4, 2016
It's been a half-year since the contentious decision of Lufthansa to add a Euro 16 fee to tickets... Read More
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