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Amadeus splashes out $500M on hotel specialist Newmarket International [UPDATED]

By Kevin May | December 18, 2013

Big deal in the sector - Amadeus has signalled its intent to move aggressively into the hospitality... Read More

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BeMyGuest attracts strategic investment from online agency Tidesquare

By Karthick Prabu | December 17, 2013

In an effort to expand its presence in South East Asia, South Korea's third largest OTA Tidesquare has... Read More

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Blurred lines, meta, mobile and international growth: Expedia brands on the state of the business

By Nick Vivion | December 17, 2013

Expedia Inc. held its annual partner event in Las Vegas this past week, bringing together the... Read More

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Startup pitch: LastRoom pushes last-minute hotel booking service to corporates

By Karthick Prabu | December 17, 2013

LastRoom is another last-minute hotel booking service, but this time with business travellers in Latin... Read More

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GDS channel in from start as Tigerair and China Airlines join on low cost carrier

By Karthick Prabu | December 16, 2013

After marking a strong presence in the South Asian low cost carrier market, Tiger Airways is all set... Read More

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Bye bye cookie: Expedia releases new innovations geared toward a post-Web future

By Nick Vivion | December 16, 2013

The changing nature of the Web has been a hot topic in 2013. Namely, the evolution of Web-based... Read More

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Regulatory decision close, but other moves in background with IATA NDC

By Kevin May | December 16, 2013

IATA says it expects to get some indication from US regulators in the coming weeks over approval for... Read More

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What the business travel community can expect to pay in 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | December 15, 2013

American Express Global Business Travel has been doing some number crunching to find out what... Read More

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No let up in Russian online travel as more acquisitions and funding announced

By Linda Fox | December 13, 2013

The online travel space in Russia is seeing a week of deals with Excursiopedia announcing its... Read More

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Superfly lands B2B deal with an OTA for its travel share-shifting service that's mobile-first

By Sean O'Neil | December 13, 2013

Superfly, the meta search company, has fronted as a consumer play, but its first deal with an online... Read More

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