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TripAdvisor shows who is the boss, top source for direct hotel bookings

By Karthick Prabu | October 4, 2013

TripAdvisor has overtaken the OTAs and all other sources to become the number one source of traffic... Read More

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HRS taps into electronic payments trend with Airplus deal

By Linda Fox | October 4, 2013

Online hotels service HRS is offering corporate customers an alternative to direct payments at hotels... Read More

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Airbnb’s Brian Chesky blinks, finally talks taxes

By Sean O'Neil | October 3, 2013

In a bold move, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has moved his company's position closer to that of New York... Read More

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Stayzilla raises series A funding and plans for aggressive growth in India

By Karthick Prabu | October 3, 2013

India-based hotel reservation provider Stayzilla has raised its first institutional funding round from... Read More

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Kayak ploughs ahead with international expansion as travel search gets super hot

By Linda Fox | October 3, 2013

Kayak has had its thunder stolen with news of Europe-based Skyscanner's investment windfall on the... Read More

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Skyscanner gets backing from Sequoia Capital, valuation pegged at $800 million

By Kevin May | October 3, 2013

If any more evidence was needed that the metasearch sector is getting red hot, then here it is -... Read More

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THack is coming to Bangalore - the first travel hackathon in the Silicon Valley of India

By Karthick Prabu | October 2, 2013

It's raining hackathons at Tnooz. In September, we took our THack roadshow to San Francisco. Later... Read More

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Chatting in Seattle about harnessing Big Data, defining disruption and evolving distribution

By Nick Vivion | October 2, 2013

This week marked the second annual Travel & Technology Conference in Seattle, Washington, where a slew... Read More

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Electronic payment trends for travel companies worldwide: A study

By Sean O'Neil | October 2, 2013

Electronic payments are becoming more popular among travel companies, yet not much has been reported... Read More

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Myth-busting Big Data in travel

By Viewpoints | October 2, 2013

Big data and predictive analytics can help companies build a very accurate picture of their customers,... Read More

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