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After years of trying, Airbnb to formally launch Experiences service

By Kevin May | November 10, 2015

Airbnb is likely to go mainstream in the next few weeks on its attempts to expand the product into new... Read More

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Epiclist finds new life through outdoor clothing brand

By Linda Fox | November 9, 2015

About a year ago travel inspiration app Epiclist called time after three years of development citing... Read More

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Booking.com brags about number of rooms (instead of properties)

By Kevin May | November 9, 2015

By a remarkable coincidence, following the acquisition of HomeAway by arch rival Expedia, Priceline... Read More

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Vive Unique rebrands to Veeve as it takes $5.2 million investment

By Kevin May | November 9, 2015

London, UK-focused home sharing service Vive Unique will become Veeve following Smedvig Capital... Read More

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Marriott International signs up with Alitrip

By Martin Cowen | November 9, 2015

Marriott International has become the first major global hotel chain to run its own distribution... Read More

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Rapid change in technology is keeping travel on its toes

By Linda Fox | November 9, 2015

Slides on how quickly new technology permeates the consumer world are flashed up at travel conferences... Read More

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MakeMyTrip app gets close to one million downloads in a week

By Martin Cowen | November 8, 2015

Sales and traffic stats from MakeMyTrip's week-long app-only promotion show Indian consumers are not... Read More

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HomeAway nabbed Dwellable for $18 million

By Sean O'Neil | November 7, 2015

UPDATE: HomeAway paid $18 million for the business, documents following its acquisition by Expedia... Read More

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Day after Proposition F victory, Airbnb CEO speaks [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | November 6, 2015

The morning after the night before... Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, appeared at business leaders... Read More

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Amadeus ramps up non-air research and development spend

By Martin Cowen | November 6, 2015

Amadeus' year-to-date performance has been boosted by a strong showing in Asia-Pacific and North... Read More

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