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Online travel in Turkey is now primed for the big time
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Online travel in Turkey is now primed for the big time
By Viewpoints | June 10, 2015
Turkey is emerging as an important inbound and outbound tourism market at the same time as its... Read More
Cleartrip shows the value of mobile web
News / Technology
Cleartrip shows the value of mobile web
By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2015
Indian OTA Cleartrip has outlined a sharp growth in mobile bookings and expects its relaunched mobile... Read More
Haiwan secures large Series B to push activities to Chinese outbound travellers
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Haiwan secures large Series B to push activities to Chinese outbound travellers
By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2015
Chinese outbound tours and activities specialist Haiwan has picked up "tens of millions of dollars" in... Read More
Booking Boss raises $2 million to bring activities software to Europe
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Booking Boss raises $2 million to bring activities software to Europe
By Kevin May | June 9, 2015
Australia-based tours and activities technology provider Booking Boss has secured a Series A financing... Read More
Emoji-only URL worked wonders for Norwegian Air. More to come?
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Emoji-only URL worked wonders for Norwegian Air. More to come?
By Nick Vivion | June 8, 2015
Norwegian Air saw some serious buzz when it decided to announce its latest route, from Oslo to Las... Read More
Selling dreams, delivering nightmares, how airline personalisation helps
News / Technology
Selling dreams, delivering nightmares, how airline personalisation helps
By Linda Fox | June 8, 2015
You're in a travel technology conference and someone starts a presentation by saying it's time for a... Read More
The internet of things in travel - great with machines, less so with people
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The internet of things in travel - great with machines, less so with people
By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2015
As things stand, the internet of things (IoT) in a travel context is all about B2B operations, with... Read More
Airbnb releases pricing algorithm to devs, jeopardizing startups
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Airbnb releases pricing algorithm to devs, jeopardizing startups
By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2015
Airbnb has made a move that could jeopardize the budding ecosystem of pricing startups promising to... Read More
Think email marketing in travel is dead? Three ways travel brands can still win
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Think email marketing in travel is dead? Three ways travel brands can still win
By Viewpoints | June 5, 2015
With 49% of UK travellers buying their holidays online, travel brands need to be making full use of... Read More
Uber celebrates five years, but what might come next? [VIDEO]
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Uber celebrates five years, but what might come next? [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 5, 2015
Say what you like about Uber, going from a handful of drivers in its hometown of San Francisco to... Read More
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