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HomeAway leads $20 million investment round in Gogobot
News / Technology
HomeAway leads $20 million investment round in Gogobot
By Nick Vivion | November 12, 2014
Vacation rental service HomeAway has doubled-down on content, reviews and recommendations for its... Read More
Orbitz CEO names mobile and loyalty as key to growth
News / Technology
Orbitz CEO names mobile and loyalty as key to growth
By Nick Vivion | November 12, 2014
After posting strong Q3 results, Orbitz Worldwide CEO Barney Harford names "industry-best" loyalty... Read More
Startup Pitch: Zipkick prioritises B2B/B2C curation algorithm
News / Distribution
Startup Pitch: Zipkick prioritises B2B/B2C curation algorithm
By Martin Cowen | November 12, 2014
Zipkick is a travel search and booking site with a relatively straightforward proposition - curated... Read More
One small step for TripAdvisor, one giant leap for tours and activities
News / Distribution
One small step for TripAdvisor, one giant leap for tours and activities
By Stephen Joyce | November 12, 2014
I wrote a post almost two years ago to the day titled Putting the supplier cart before the distributor... Read More
A year in Russian online travel - politics, games and investments
News / Distribution
A year in Russian online travel - politics, games and investments
By Viewpoints | November 12, 2014
It's fair to say the travel industry won’t be the same in Russia after 2014. The year was full of... Read More
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on what's working, what's not
News / Distribution
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on what's working, what's not
By Sean O'Neil | November 12, 2014
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia Inc, has been attending the PhoCusWright Conference in LA this year,... Read More
Conxxe brings experience to global ground transportation land grab
News / Distribution
Conxxe brings experience to global ground transportation land grab
By Kevin May | November 11, 2014
After years operating under the Holiday Taxis brand, Conxxe is the company's push into the burgeoning... Read More
Looking for a metatrend - Euromonitor goes tech-crazy
News / Distribution
Looking for a metatrend - Euromonitor goes tech-crazy
By Martin Cowen | November 11, 2014
Euromonitor International's annual trends report, released at World Travel Market last week, was more... Read More
After unveiling API, Viator to move from curated to open platform
News / Distribution
After unveiling API, Viator to move from curated to open platform
By Sean O'Neil | November 10, 2014
Since 2005, CEO Barrie Seidenberg has led Viator, a tours-and-activities marketplace, that has been... Read More
Airline bookings on mobiles not a big deal for millennials
News / Distribution
Airline bookings on mobiles not a big deal for millennials
By Martin Cowen | November 10, 2014
Statistics are often insightful and occasionally confusing, and some of the headline findings in a new... Read More
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