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Ola hails mammoth $400 million funding round

By Martin Cowen | April 16, 2015

India's biggest taxi app Ola has raised $400 million from new and existing investors, and has... Read More

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Startup pitch: Qaribu wants to be the go to social online travel agency

By Linda Fox | April 15, 2015

Proving that there may still be life in the social travel concept is Qaribu, a startup which is part... Read More

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Baidu building up a taxi-app portfolio

By Martin Cowen | April 14, 2015

Chinese search giant Baidu has invested in another two taxi-sharing apps, Tiantian Yongche and... Read More

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Zomato sows $50 million, buys restaurant POS company Maple

By Nick Vivion | April 14, 2015

The Indian restaurant reservation and technology company Zomato has moved into its Series F with $50... Read More

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Vacatia lands $7 million funding amid reshuffle of management team

By Kevin May | April 14, 2015

Another funding round for vacation rental marketplace Vacatia as it picks up $7 million from Javelin... Read More

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Are customers abandoning bookings because of your online payment process?

By Viewpoints | April 14, 2015

Almost 50% of customers abandoned their online travel booking early because of payment-related... Read More

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Commeasure takes $1 million to ramp up hotel distribution and marketing services

By Kevin May | April 13, 2015

India and Singapore-based Commeasure has secured its first external round of funding - $1 million from... Read More

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Nezasa pivots to B2B with distribution of travel packages for travel agents

By Nick Vivion | April 13, 2015

Nezasa (TLabs here) was created to deliver customizable bespoke travel packages online, meaning that... Read More

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Going global, Rocketrip rewards compliance with corporate travel policy

By Sean O'Neil | April 12, 2015

Rocketrip, a website that gives a company's employees monetary rewards for cutting costs on business... Read More

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Thinking about conversion channels for former hotel guests

By Viewpoints | April 10, 2015

Hoteliers spend a lot of time and money marketing their properties to new visitors. But an... Read More

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