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Spottly raises seed round for video-based social travel app

By Linda Fox | September 19, 2014

Spottly, a mobile social travel app based around video has raised $850,000 in seed funding. Investors... Read More

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Metasearch and spaghetti sauce - a little attention goes a long way

By Viewpoints | September 19, 2014

Who remembers Sidestep? This was probably the first metasearch tool I used and a few years before... Read More

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Startup pitch: Virgo says "book a hotel, get a free airport ride"

By Sean O'Neil | September 18, 2014

No matter what your astrological sign is, Virgo, a new US travel service, has an offer for you: "Book... Read More

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Latest analysis of digital media consumption shows mismatch of ad dollars

By Nick Vivion | September 18, 2014

American consumers continue to be engrossed in digital media - especially on social networks - yet... Read More

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HomeAway expands with Expedia, listing over 100k home rentals

By Nick Vivion | September 18, 2014

UPDATE: HomeAway clarified the commission cost of this new product, and that section has been updated.... Read More

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Mobile insights from Cleartrip: 40% traffic, 30% transactions

By Martin Cowen | September 18, 2014

Timing is everything - Cleartrip has released its first-ever Quarterly Insights on Mobile a few days... Read More

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Russia tipped for government-backed hotel booking site

By Martin Cowen | September 18, 2014

Domestic tourism in Russia could benefit from a state-backed online booking portal, although two... Read More

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Better decisions through travel big data - a DMO story

By Viewpoints | September 17, 2014

Big data is a fashionable concept and Europe is just at the beginning of this phenomenon, could travel... Read More

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Travel bookings by mobile on the rise in share and value

By Linda Fox | September 17, 2014

Some interesting findings in a report on the increased use of mobile devices for planning and buying... Read More

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Where is the innovation in tours and activities?

By Stephen Joyce | September 16, 2014

When PhoCusWright released its When They Get There and Why They Go research study in 2011, I fully... Read More

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