Using customer service as a growth tool for travel tech providers
Using customer service as a growth tool for travel tech providers
By Lukas Hempel - BookingKit | August 20, 2018
The game for tour and activity software providers is decided by winning over new suppliers and... Read More
Opinion / Technology
ATPCO gets real-time air ticket filing go-ahead
ATPCO gets real-time air ticket filing go-ahead
By Kevin May | August 20, 2018
Global aviation fare registration platform ATPCO will use the recent award of a technology patent to... Read More
News / Technology
Why mega-rounds of $100M are now commonplace
Why mega-rounds of $100M are now commonplace
By Erin Griffith - New York Times | August 16, 2018
Startups raising $100 million or more from investors — known as a mega-round in Silicon Valley — used... Read More
Notated News / Startups
On The Beach takes offline chance with £20M Classic Collection deal
On The Beach takes offline chance with £20M Classic Collection deal
By Kevin May | August 16, 2018
Proof that online travel brands are still have an eye on opportunities in the physical world, with On... Read More
News / Online
How an autonomous vehicle startup unicorn took a wrong turn
How an autonomous vehicle startup unicorn took a wrong turn
By Joshua Brustein and Mark Bergen - Bloomberg | August 15, 2018
Quanergy Systems found itself in the center of a sudden frenzy over self-driving cars in 2014. It... Read More
Notated News / Technology
Amadeus eyes $7BN market with TravelClick-bolstered hotel strategy
Amadeus eyes $7BN market with TravelClick-bolstered hotel strategy
By Kevin May | August 15, 2018
Amadeus says the acquisition of TravelClick is a key element to support "double-digit growth" of its... Read More
News / Technology
VIDEO: The new hotel power in Europe
VIDEO: The new hotel power in Europe
By PhocusWire | August 15, 2018
The hotel sector in Europe is vastly different from its counterpart in North America, primarily due to... Read More
News / Distribution
Has Airbnb booked its place at the top of the accommodation hierarchy?
Has Airbnb booked its place at the top of the accommodation hierarchy?
By Lucia Juliano - Harris Interactive | August 14, 2018
Airbnb celebrates its 10th birthday this year - a decade after its founders first rented out an... Read More
Opinion / Distribution
Expedia Group pays $60M to buy out AirAsia from AirAsiaGo platform
Expedia Group pays $60M to buy out AirAsia from AirAsiaGo platform
By Kevin May | August 14, 2018
An investment of $60 million has brought to an end a seven-year joint venture between Expedia Group... Read More
News / Online
Startup bad boys somehow always make a return
Startup bad boys somehow always make a return
By Erin Griffith - Wired | August 13, 2018
Travis Kalanick, Uber's founder and former CEO, wasn’t gone very long - just over a year, in fact.... Read More
Notated News / Startups

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