Voopter brings in $600K round, claims top flight search role in Brazil
Voopter brings in $600K round, claims top flight search role in Brazil
By Kevin May | March 11, 2017
Four-year-old Brazilian flight search engine Voopter has attracted the attention of overseas investors... Read More
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Activity tech house Rezdy brings in $1.8 million funding round
Activity tech house Rezdy brings in $1.8 million funding round
By Kevin May | March 10, 2017
The financial backer of SiteMinder and Stackla has led a $1.8 million investment in Rezdy, the tours... Read More
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Instant meta booking milestone - Tripping hits 3M rentals
Instant meta booking milestone - Tripping hits 3M rentals
By Kevin May | March 9, 2017
Who says the drive to instant bookings on search engines can be hard (well, TripAdvisor, for starters)... Read More
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Car rental sector gets the message more clearly than hotels, OTAs and airlines
Car rental sector gets the message more clearly than hotels, OTAs and airlines
By Kevin May | March 9, 2017
Welcome to the world of bots and messaging - such a familiar refrain in the travel sector of late. Our... Read More
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Mobile search rates for hotels reach huge level
Mobile search rates for hotels reach huge level
By Kevin May | March 8, 2017
Mobile searches for budget hotels outweigh those for luxury properties - but the latter is growing... Read More
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Startup Pitch: GuestReady plots to ease workload of Airbnb hosts
Startup Pitch: GuestReady plots to ease workload of Airbnb hosts
By Kevin May | March 7, 2017
GuestReady is another of a growing number of service startups that have emerged to cater for the... Read More
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Tourism boards admit large effort needed for relevancy in digital world
Tourism boards admit large effort needed for relevancy in digital world
By Kevin May | March 7, 2017
The role and operations of tourism boards have changed massively in recent years as they continue to... Read More
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GuesttoGuest raises $35 million and buys competitor HomeExchange
GuesttoGuest raises $35 million and buys competitor HomeExchange
By Kevin May | March 7, 2017
Corporate consolidation in the home-swapping market this week as GuesttoGuest acquires rival brand... Read More
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Facebook shuffles travel content into City Guides
Facebook shuffles travel content into City Guides
By Kevin May | March 6, 2017
Facebook has organised some of the travel-related content on the network into a single service known... Read More
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VaycayHero sells to RedAwning after service suspension
VaycayHero sells to RedAwning after service suspension
By Kevin May | March 3, 2017
Branded vacation rental network RedAwning has snapped up the assets of fellow rental startup... Read More
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