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Uber adds seven more cities in India
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Uber adds seven more cities in India
By Martin Cowen | July 1, 2015
Uber has confirmed that it is expanding its operations in India, adding seven new cities to the 11 it... Read More
Rakuten acquires Voyagin, an Asian tours and activities startup
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Rakuten acquires Voyagin, an Asian tours and activities startup
By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015
Rakuten Travel, the online agency arm of Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten, has acquired majority... Read More
Amadeus acquires airline hosting firm Navitaire for $830M
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Amadeus acquires airline hosting firm Navitaire for $830M
By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015
Amadeus said today it is acquiring Navitaire, a low-cost hosting platform for airlines that is... Read More
G1G debuts travel insurance metasearch that's global, mobile-first
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G1G debuts travel insurance metasearch that's global, mobile-first
By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015
Travel insurance aggregator Go One Global has been around since 1985. But it has just launched its new... Read More
Zozi raises $30M, partly from Richard Branson, for its activities platform
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Zozi raises $30M, partly from Richard Branson, for its activities platform
By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015
The pivot worked. That's the conclusion that can be drawn from the decision of investors to pour $30... Read More
Expedia joins Booking.com to scale back on hotel rate parity
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Expedia joins Booking.com to scale back on hotel rate parity
By Kevin May | July 1, 2015
Expedia is to axe clauses relating to rate parity in contracts with all its European hotel customers.... Read More
Distribution giants start making good on travel intelligence gaps
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Distribution giants start making good on travel intelligence gaps
By Linda Fox | July 1, 2015
Amadeus has unveiled a travel intelligence service to provide the agent community with insight into... Read More
Sabre closes Abacus deal - CEO Robert Bailey goes as Sabre moves in
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Sabre closes Abacus deal - CEO Robert Bailey goes as Sabre moves in
By Kevin May | July 1, 2015
The $411 million deal by Sabre to take full ownership of Asia-Pacific global distribution system... Read More
SnapShot Travel secures Euro 25 million for hotel analytics tech
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SnapShot Travel secures Euro 25 million for hotel analytics tech
By Kevin May | July 1, 2015
Significant jump in profile and expectation ahead for hotel technology startup Snapshot Travel after... Read More
HolidayIQ activates new product line
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HolidayIQ activates new product line
By Martin Cowen | June 30, 2015
Indian travel community HolidayIQ has launched a new channel on its app which curates more than 1,000... Read More
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