Wego buys into Valadoo social-led deal site
Wego buys into Valadoo social-led deal site
By Kevin May | May 28, 2012
Wego has made a strategic investment in Indonesian startup Valadoo in a bid to consolidate its... Read More
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Celebrities line up to push KLM social seat selection service
Celebrities line up to push KLM social seat selection service
By Kevin May | May 28, 2012
Fresh from launching and then extending its social media-led Meet & Seat platform, KLM is turning to... Read More
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Fill ya boots, screenscapers - Ryanair has removed its reCAPTCHA tool
Fill ya boots, screenscapers - Ryanair has removed its reCAPTCHA tool
By Kevin May | May 25, 2012
Temporarily, anyway. Ryanair made a big thing in late-2011 about its attempts to crack down on... Read More
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Car hire service claims first with mobile-led technology to provide wait times
Car hire service claims first with mobile-led technology to provide wait times
By Kevin May | May 21, 2012
Industry's firsts are always tricky to gauge (it's just PR, after all, a lot of the time), but here's... Read More
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Last night a DJ saved my... hotel?
Last night a DJ saved my... hotel?
By Kevin May | May 21, 2012
While some hotel chains focus on Facebook and other social media channels for promotions, W Hotels is... Read More
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Google throws its social travel planning service Schemer onto mobile
Google throws its social travel planning service Schemer onto mobile
By Kevin May | May 18, 2012
Remember Schemer, Google's service to find out things to do in a destination based on tips from... Read More
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New door opens for ex-Sunshine boss with acquisition of review website Holiday Truth
New door opens for ex-Sunshine boss with acquisition of review website Holiday Truth
By Kevin May | May 18, 2012
Just days after his departure as managing director and co-founder of Sunshine.co.uk, Chris Brown has... Read More
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Blink Booking raises $2.5M from Brent Hoberman group and investment A-Listers
Blink Booking raises $2.5M from Brent Hoberman group and investment A-Listers
By Kevin May | May 18, 2012
Another illustration that mobile and hotel distribution is changing with news that Europe-based... Read More
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TLabs Reprise - Urban Adventures 12 months on
TLabs Reprise - Urban Adventures 12 months on
By Kevin May | May 16, 2012
Urban Adventures is a Thailand-based tour and activity platform, which first featured on Tnooz in... Read More
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RAVN shuts down after just six months, not the Airbnb for experiences before or after rebrand
RAVN shuts down after just six months, not the Airbnb for experiences before or after rebrand
By Kevin May | May 16, 2012
RAVN, a marketplace place for experiences which captured the imagination of the tech press in the US,... Read More
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