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Grab hits top gear with record $1 billion injection from Toyota
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Grab hits top gear with record $1 billion injection from Toyota
By Kevin May | June 13, 2018
A $1 billion investment by Toyota into ride-hailing service Grab is being touted as the largest ever by a car manufacturer.... Read More
Click&Boat sails off with a €4 million investment
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Click&Boat sails off with a €4 million investment
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2018
Boat rental startup Click&Boat has raised €4 million and says it plans to expand globally as well as through acquisition. The fresh funding comes from original investors OLMA Private Equity Fun... Read More
Europe Travel Launch 2018: WIHP Hotels
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Europe Travel Launch 2018: WIHP Hotels
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2018
Seven years work has led WIHP Hotels to the launch of its Meta I/O product - a hub between hotel reservation systems and metasearch engines.... Read More
How Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and internal growth
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How Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and internal growth
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2018
Ever wondered how Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and growth more widely? It's recent purchase of tours and activities tech company FareHarbor offers some clues. The team has moved to Am... Read More
Uber targets emerging markets with slimmed-down Lite app
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Uber targets emerging markets with slimmed-down Lite app
By Jill Menze | June 12, 2018
Uber is shrinking the size of its app in order to expand its presence in emerging markets.... Read More
IDEAS introduces dynamic pricing product for hotels
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IDEAS introduces dynamic pricing product for hotels
By Mitra Sorrells | June 12, 2018
 Revenue management company IDEAS has created a new flexible pricing system intended to help hotels maximize profitability from independent and linked products.... Read More
Yotel looks to Plug and Play to help it drive further innovation
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Yotel looks to Plug and Play to help it drive further innovation
By Linda Fox | June 12, 2018
Yotel is known for trying different concepts at its hotels. The Yobot, robot to help with luggage, at its New York hotel for example or, the housekeeping robots at its Singapore property. The compa... Read More
Global powerhouse solidifies as Booking.com CEO joins Ctrip board
By Kevin May | June 12, 2018
The relationship between Booking Holdings and Ctrip was seen primarily through the "frenemy" prism - but the pair have now got even closer.... Read More
Startup Stage SeeVoov
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STARTUP STAGE: SeeVoov drives travel bookings through tagged videos
By Mitra Sorrells | June 12, 2018
 SeeVoov provides tagged video content to help travelers select destinations, accommodations and activities.   ... Read More
Voice search marketing strategies
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Listen up: Travel marketers need to pay attention to voice search
By Stuart Butler - Fuel | June 12, 2018
There’s a lot of coverage in the media about Google, Amazon and Apple (ok, AND Microsoft) regarding the race to dominate the voice assistant space.... Read More
Blockchain in travel - on the move or not?
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Blockchain in travel - on the move or not?
By Pamela Whitby | June 12, 2018
Have blockchain technology and blockchain businesses promising to transform travel been overhyped? David Brillembourg, CEO of the Brillembourg Group, which has launched STEP, a simple travel ecosys... Read More
tripadvisor dining influencer
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Diners trust TripAdvisor over Yelp, Google for restaurant recommendations
By Jill Menze | June 12, 2018
TripAdvisor is asserting its position as an influencer in the restaurant scene with a new study claiming consumers prefer the platform as a dining resource over Google, Facebook and Yelp.... Read More
A bit of friction in payment makes buyers feel safe
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A bit of friction in payment makes buyers feel safe
By Marisa Garcia | June 12, 2018
Despite advancements in digital payment solutions, customers need a bit of reassurance in payment transactions, a new study by Paysafe finds. Concerns over security and data privacy have resulted i... Read More
VIDEO: Deep dive on hotels and online travel agencies
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VIDEO: Deep dive on hotels and online travel agencies
By PhocusWire | June 11, 2018
Some say the online travel agency vs. hotel debate moves in cycles, depending on who has the biggest to axe grind during a particular period in time.... Read More
Report says timeshare failed to evolve against rise of Airbnb
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Report says timeshare failed to evolve against rise of Airbnb
By Kevin May | June 11, 2018
The "sharing economy" in travel didn't arrive on the scene with the advent of global mega-brands such as HomeAway or, more recently, Airbnb.... Read More
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