TrekkSoft wants to make a splash in the tour and activity payment pool
TrekkSoft wants to make a splash in the tour and activity payment pool
By Kevin May | June 5, 2012
Swiss company TrekkSoft has lofty ambitions, wanting to muscle in the growing tour and activity... Read More
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Joobili almost back from the deadpool, finds buyer for assets with sale to TravelShark
Joobili almost back from the deadpool, finds buyer for assets with sale to TravelShark
By Kevin May | June 5, 2012
Much shedding of collective tears from other startups a few months ago when travel inspiration site... Read More
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Jubilee watershed: 60 years of air travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
Jubilee watershed: 60 years of air travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | June 4, 2012
As many in the UK celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee extravaganza, the aptly named Monarch Airlines... Read More
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Philips gives augmented reality view of hotel rooms
Philips gives augmented reality view of hotel rooms
By Kevin May | May 31, 2012
Maybe this is one of the novel ideas to emerge in the mix of hotels and technology: an application... Read More
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Sabre lines up massive $125M acquisition, second only to Lastminute deal in 2005
Sabre lines up massive $125M acquisition, second only to Lastminute deal in 2005
By Kevin May | May 31, 2012
Sabre Holdings is poised to make what could be one of its biggest investments in recent memory, laying... Read More
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What is driving the online impulse hotel buyer? [INFOGRAPHIC]
What is driving the online impulse hotel buyer? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | May 30, 2012
Listen to the likes of Hotel Tonight in the US and Blink Booking in Europe and they will tell you that... Read More
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Rome2Rio grabs $450,000 investment round, appoints ex-Viator boss as interim CEO
Rome2Rio grabs $450,000 investment round, appoints ex-Viator boss as interim CEO
By Kevin May | May 29, 2012
Multi-modal travel search startup Rome2Rio has secured $450,000 in seed funding and brought in... Read More
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Social media-loving Ibiza clubbers can now pay at their hotel using fingerprints
Social media-loving Ibiza clubbers can now pay at their hotel using fingerprints
By Kevin May | May 29, 2012
Lavished with praise and envy in equal measure by some last year for its RFID tag-driven, social media... Read More
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Tnooz-Amadeus FREE webinar: Rethinking airports for future connected travelers
Tnooz-Amadeus FREE webinar: Rethinking airports for future connected travelers
By Kevin May | May 28, 2012
Think about how much time you spend in airports and what you do there. Now, imagine how technology is... Read More
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I love the smell of startups in the morning - travel and the making of Apocalypse Now
I love the smell of startups in the morning - travel and the making of Apocalypse Now
By Kevin May | May 28, 2012
Tnooz loves analogies. But here is a grim one: running a travel startup could be compared to the... Read More
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