Google tests search for package travel in Europe
Google tests search for package travel in Europe
By Kevin May | April 19, 2017
Google is experimenting with metasearch for packaged trips - one of the mainstays of the European... Read More
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Online and offline travel booking combination shows resurgence
Online and offline travel booking combination shows resurgence
By Kevin May | April 18, 2017
Research has shown a marked increase in the number of travellers that use both online and offline... Read More
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TripCreator raises $2 million, banishes B2C trip planning service
TripCreator raises $2 million, banishes B2C trip planning service
By Kevin May | April 13, 2017
Fresh from a $2 million funding round, TripCreator is focusing solely on a B2B model rather than... Read More
News / Online
Lyft signs off on $600 million cap-raise
Lyft signs off on $600 million cap-raise
By Kevin May | April 12, 2017
Car-sharing service Lyft has secured a $600 million investment round, bringing its total so far -... Read More
News / Technology
Flight Centre buys quarter of Argentinian online group Bibam for $7 million
Flight Centre buys quarter of Argentinian online group Bibam for $7 million
By Kevin May | April 12, 2017
Flight Centre Travel Group is trying to flex its digital muscles once again - this time taking a 24%... Read More
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Not just pre-trip - hotel uses drone to showcase resort once guests are in
Not just pre-trip - hotel uses drone to showcase resort once guests are in
By Kevin May | April 12, 2017
It's the kind of drone initiative that wouldn't work so well for a city hotel, or one without much... Read More
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VaycayHero back online following closure and then asset sale to RedAwning
VaycayHero back online following closure and then asset sale to RedAwning
By Kevin May | April 11, 2017
Rental startup VaycayHero has "relaunched" after its recent sale to fellow rental network RedAwning.... Read More
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Travel-Ticker returns, then disappears again via sale to HotelPlanner
Travel-Ticker returns, then disappears again via sale to HotelPlanner
By Kevin May | April 11, 2017
Just 12 months or so after coming back from a three-year hiatus, Travel-Ticker has been sold to... Read More
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Regulator finds two-thirds of travel websites are misleading consumers
Regulator finds two-thirds of travel websites are misleading consumers
By Kevin May | April 10, 2017
Shock levels will be determined by your level of cynicism - but a probe of more than 350 travel... Read More
News / Online
MetroResidences raises $2.8 million to expand corporate travel long-stays
MetroResidences raises $2.8 million to expand corporate travel long-stays
By Kevin May | April 10, 2017
Japanese ecommerce brand Rakuten is backing fellow Asian web brand MetroResidences with a $2.8 million... Read More
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