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Doing the maths - 5 ways to bring your startup bang up to date

By Viewpoints | September 4, 2013

The online consumer space is experiencing a trend I call 'singular-use' products Read More

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THack San Francisco - problems to be solved, new APIs added, sign up now

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2013

More details for budding developers for the upcoming THack hackathon in San Francisco in mid-September! Read More

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THack returns to San Francisco - bring your Valley ideas downtown for more creativity and inspiration

By PhocusWire | August 16, 2013

After the success of our first developer hackathon on the west coast of the US last September, THack is heading back to California! Read More

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Will last minute hotel booking players really disappear in three years?

By Karthick Prabu | July 23, 2013

Last minute hotel deals via mobile devices have, to some extent, become a new distribution channels for hotels - with numerous startups created to capitalise. Read More

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Google gets into recommendations on the go with its updated Maps app for Android

By Sean O'Neil | July 11, 2013

Google has updated its Maps app for Android devices. The app's new Explore feature suggests places to eat, shop, and sleep for travelers on the go. Offline maps have also been restored. Read More

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Which travel company should Yahoo buy?

By Sean O'Neil | June 13, 2013

The search giant has been on a shopping spree for companies whose products are used by consumers daily, such as MileWise. We speculate wildly on what Yahoo might acquire next. Read More

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The most successful online travel CEO ever could be wrong - hotel startups can scale!

By Evan Konwiser | June 6, 2013

Jeffery Boyd, CEO of Priceline, recently made comments casting doubt on the effectiveness of relative newbies Room77 and HotelTonight. Read More

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Mobile and the innovator's dilemma

By Viewpoints | May 31, 2013

Does the mobile web qualify as a disruptive innovation enabling technology? Diego Saez-Gil, founder of mobile-first booking platform WeHostels, weighs in. Read More

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Unravelling same-day hotel bookings: it's all about control, cannibalisation and commission

By Viewpoints | May 29, 2013

Harris Interactive reported last year that almost 70% of consumers booking hotel rooms through the Expedia mobile app were looking to travel within 24 hours. Read More

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Attack on the clones: HotelTonight launches review tool, plots strategy

By Sean O'Neil | May 8, 2013

HotelTonight is aiming to outrun its copycat competitors with an iPhone app upgrade called Snap Your Stay, which encourages users to take photos of their hotel rooms. Read More

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VeryLastRoom looks to more users and hotels after funding windfall

By Linda Fox | May 7, 2013

VeryLastRoom has announced seed funding of EURO 400,000 after launching its same-day hotel booking application under a year ago Read More

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Same-day mobile booking services - now there's a hotel branded app for that

By Kevin May | May 2, 2013

Hotels are apparently losing up to 30% of revenue from cuts in commission or merchant fees as a result of the rapid rise of the same-day mobile booking apps in the marketplace. Read More

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Do travelers truly want Amazon-style recommendations?

By Sean O'Neil | April 9, 2013

In light of Foursquare's new "places people go next" feature, we ask if travelers want to follow the crowd, even if it's a crowd of like-minded strangers? Read More

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Twitter enables mobile app deep-linking, helping e-commerce

By Sean O'Neil | April 3, 2013

Anyone who clicks on the blue link can download the app being tweeted about. Or if the user has already downloaded the app, can be directed to the exact page for a deal on, say, a mobile-only rate on a... Read More

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JustBook shifts up a gear from mobile only to mobile first with web portal launch

By Karthick Prabu | March 28, 2013

Berlin-based startup JustBook has just turned the equation on its head by breaking its 'mobile-only' presence to launch a new web-based portal Read More

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