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Tencent leads $50 million round for social app

By Martin Cowen | December 23, 2014

Chinese internet giant Tencent is widely reported to have led a $50 million Series C funding round for... Read More

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Epiclist calls time after about 1000 days of app life

By Linda Fox | December 23, 2014

Travel inspiration app Epiclist says it plans to close down its service and remove it from the servers... Read More

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Golden opportunity: Upselling ups positive reviews and guest satisfaction

By Nick Vivion | December 22, 2014

A recent report has found a direct link between front desk upselling and both positive reviews and... Read More

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Reshaping online travel - hurdles and opportunities

By Sean Arena | December 22, 2014

Over the past few years, I’ve read numerous articles from various industry pundits lamenting the lack... Read More

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Indian-Italian fusion - zomato.com buys Cibando

By Martin Cowen | December 22, 2014

Priceline's $2.6 billion acquisition of OpenTable is driving the demand for restaurant booking... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014 - when Airbnb got in bed with Concur

By Linda Fox | December 22, 2014

Concur’s partnership with Airbnb, announced back in July, feels like a pivotal moment in 2014. It’s a... Read More

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What the dickens...

By Martin Cowen | December 22, 2014

In a twist on the ghosts of Christmas past, booking.com is being haunted by the BBC after the... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014 - when Alibaba launched Alitrip.com

By Martin Cowen | December 21, 2014

When a business with global aspirations such as Alibaba, currently valued at more than $270 billion,... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014 - when digital travel finally matured

By Alex Bainbridge | December 19, 2014

It would very difficult to put your finger on something that significantly altered in 2014. Yet... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014 - when Sabre changed its tune over NDC

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 18, 2014

There was a subtle change at Sabre HQ during 2014 - from leading the battle against IATA's NDC to... Read More

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