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Travel affiliates saw growth in overall bookings last year
News / Distribution
Travel affiliates saw growth in overall bookings last year
By Nick Vivion | July 10, 2014
Affiliate network CJ Affiliate by Conversant Media has released its latest report which benchmarks the... Read More
Travelata bags Series B funding, plans expansion to Russian regions
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Travelata bags Series B funding, plans expansion to Russian regions
By Linda Fox | July 9, 2014
Online agency Travelata has raised $7 million in Series B funding from existing investor MCI... Read More
Duetto nets $21M to further help hotels optimize their rates
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Duetto nets $21M to further help hotels optimize their rates
By Sean O'Neil | July 9, 2014
Many hotels want to eliminate middlemen distributors of their rooms, like Booking.com and other travel... Read More
Transport startups continue to attract big money as Busbud raises $9 million
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Transport startups continue to attract big money as Busbud raises $9 million
By Karthick Prabu | July 9, 2014
Online metasearch service Busbud has raised $9 million in a Series A round co-led by OMERS Ventures... Read More
Mobile bookings growing in popularity, say corporate travel managers
News / Technology
Mobile bookings growing in popularity, say corporate travel managers
By Nick Vivion | July 8, 2014
Corporate travel managers are seeing more bookings coming from mobile devices, a new study by... Read More
The travel agency that sends you to infinity and beyond [VIDEO]
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The travel agency that sends you to infinity and beyond [VIDEO]
By Linda Fox | July 8, 2014
Forget the Bahamas and Hawaii, intergalactic travel is where it's at this Summer or, at least that's... Read More
The economic need for change behind the (hoped for) NDC revolution
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The economic need for change behind the (hoped for) NDC revolution
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 7, 2014
In part one of this two-part series on the progress of IATA's New Distribution Capability we looked at... Read More
Targeting China next as a travel metasearch brand? Be ready for the grind
News / Distribution
Targeting China next as a travel metasearch brand? Be ready for the grind
By Viewpoints | July 7, 2014
Established metasearch brands including Kayak and Skyscanner are set to foray into China. It will be... Read More
Why rolling up hotel technology companies is the hot trend of the moment
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Why rolling up hotel technology companies is the hot trend of the moment
By Sean O'Neil | July 3, 2014
Anyone looking at the mergers and acquisitions of the past year would know that there is something in... Read More
Booking.com and Sabre blow their hotel inventory trumpet
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Booking.com and Sabre blow their hotel inventory trumpet
By Kevin May | July 3, 2014
Following HomeAway's milestone of reaching one million properties last week, now it's the turn... Read More
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