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A restaurateur perspective on Priceline buying OpenTable

By Nick Vivion | June 13, 2014

Restaurants are grueling businesses, and as any industry insider, operator or investor knows: the real... Read More

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Priceline buying OpenTable has very little to do with travel - it's just wiring up restaurants

By Evan Konwiser | June 13, 2014

Contrary to popular belief, Priceline Group is not a travel company. Not anymore, at least. With the... Read More

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Startup pitch: Zizoo motors into charter boat rental and skipper reviews

By Nick Vivion | June 12, 2014

Zizooboats is a new travel startup focusing on securing charter boats, using an online review... Read More

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Making sense (and business) out of irrational behaviour

By Linda Fox | June 12, 2014

Big (and little) data has come up as a topic at a number of airline conferences in the past month with... Read More

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Instant booking for hotels rolled out within TripAdvisor app and website

By Nick Vivion | June 11, 2014

TripAdvisor has rolled out instant booking for hotels on its mobile app and website. Rather than... Read More

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What are the consequences of a world for hotels after rate parity?

By Viewpoints | June 11, 2014

The French economy minister launched a legal action a few weeks back against the hotel booking site... Read More

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Lack of engagement causing missed revenue opportunities for OTAs and metasearch companies

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2014

OTAs and metasearch companies are leaving money on the table by not considering the day-of-travel... Read More

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Heavily-backed Top10 unveils app, reckons big hotel players missing the UEX nail

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2014

Hot on the heels of receiving $8 million in a Series B round, hotel comparison service Top10 is... Read More

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Vacation rental management service TurnKey raises $3 million

By Karthick Prabu | June 10, 2014

TurnKey, a US-based vacation rental management startup, has raised $3 million in seed fund led... Read More

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BeMyGuest raises $800,000, wants GDSs to help spread activities to consumers

By Karthick Prabu | June 9, 2014

BeMyGuest, a Singapore-based tours and activities marketplace, has raised $800,000 seed after winning... Read More

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