GoEuro raises $70 million for multi-modal travel search, claims unicorn potential
GoEuro raises $70 million for multi-modal travel search, claims unicorn potential
By Kevin May | October 3, 2016
Big investment round into multi-modal travel search company GoEuro, with $70 million from Silver Lake... Read More
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Roomex raises €3.5 million to expand online hotel service for business travel
Roomex raises €3.5 million to expand online hotel service for business travel
By Kevin May | October 3, 2016
Business travel hotel booking service Roomex has secured a Series A investment round of €3.5 million,... Read More
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Beyond the (well-deserved) buzz - impact of the Momondo DNA video
Beyond the (well-deserved) buzz - impact of the Momondo DNA video
By Kevin May | September 30, 2016
Countless travel brands claim that they have created a "viral video", bizarrely often before it has... Read More
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Regulator to probe commissions on travel search engines
Regulator to probe commissions on travel search engines
By Kevin May | September 30, 2016
A British competition watchdog is to investigate the financial mechanics of how travel search sites... Read More
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Hardly influential - warning over fake Instagram love and travel bloggers
Hardly influential - warning over fake Instagram love and travel bloggers
By Kevin May | September 29, 2016
"Influencers" is an overused word in the world of tourism marketing, especially in the travel blogging... Read More
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Business travellers avoid sharing economy, despite acceptance in corporate policy
Business travellers avoid sharing economy, despite acceptance in corporate policy
By Kevin May | September 28, 2016
Two-thirds of Brits travelling on business are still reluctant to use a sharing economy-type... Read More
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Hotel video lengths shorten as attention spans and platforms do the same
Hotel video lengths shorten as attention spans and platforms do the same
By Kevin May | September 28, 2016
A combination of time-poor consumers and the launch of short-form formats could be behind a gradual... Read More
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Airlines want customer service and dedicated social media teams as priorities
Airlines want customer service and dedicated social media teams as priorities
By Kevin May | September 27, 2016
Airline executives claim that providing a better customer service is a leading part of their social... Read More
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Smile, please - personalised travel itineraries based on facial expressions
Smile, please - personalised travel itineraries based on facial expressions
By Kevin May | September 27, 2016
Image recognition is perhaps not the most obvious way of getting travellers involved in trip planning... Read More
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Booking.com scraps standalone Booking Now late hotel app
Booking.com scraps standalone Booking Now late hotel app
By Kevin May | September 26, 2016
Booking.com has axed its Booking Now mobile app after 20 months in service, although it says... Read More
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