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Webjet acquires JacTravel from private equity firm
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Webjet acquires JacTravel from private equity firm
By Linda Fox | August 2, 2017
Online travel firm Webjet is acquiring JacTravel, the UK-based hotel consolidator and specialist in inbound services. A statement from private equity firm Vitruvian, the owner of JacTravel, says th... Read More
Didi adds another piece to its global jigsaw with Taxify tie-up
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Didi adds another piece to its global jigsaw with Taxify tie-up
By Martin Cowen | August 2, 2017
China's taxi app giant Didi Chuxing has announced an investment in and strategic partnership with Estonia-based Taxify. Taxify operates in 25 cities and 18 countries in Europe, West Asia, Africa an... Read More
Polarsteps raises €900,000 for recruitment drive and product development
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Polarsteps raises €900,000 for recruitment drive and product development
By Linda Fox | August 2, 2017
Polarsteps, an app for tracking trips, has raised €900,000 in funding from Netherlands based investors. The Amsterdam-grown company, (Startup pitch here), says it plans to use the funds to recruit... Read More
JetBlue venture arm invests in Betterez
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JetBlue venture arm invests in Betterez
By Linda Fox | August 2, 2017
JetBlue Technology Ventures has invested in bus and coach platform Betterez. The company launched in 2011 and provides reservation and ticketing to bus and coach providers as well as some tours and... Read More
A year ago today: Fareportal could be a buyer as it reveals global aspirations
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A year ago today: Fareportal could be a buyer as it reveals global aspirations
By Martin Cowen | August 1, 2017
North America-based Fareportal, best known for hybrid-model OTAs CheapOair and OneTravel, is looking to expand into Europe and Asia and is flexible on how best to achieve this. Fareportal founder a... Read More
Sabre confirms job reductions
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Sabre confirms job reductions
By Martin Cowen | August 1, 2017
Sabre is planning to cut its workforce of 10,000 by around 9%, according to a statement. The release was put out in response to "media reports." It appears as if The Straits Times in Singapore brok... Read More
Tujia grows house-sharing by triple digits in a year
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Tujia grows house-sharing by triple digits in a year
By Martin Cowen | August 1, 2017
Tujia.com, China's Airbnb-of-sorts which includes Ctrip and HomeAway among its investors, will distribute its house-sharing inventory via WeChat's hotels channel. Tujia held a meeting with analysts... Read More
Tours and activities coming of age but still room for tantrums
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Tours and activities coming of age but still room for tantrums
By Linda Fox | August 1, 2017
Lots of interesting facts and figures in Phocuswright's latest update on the tours and activities sector. What stands out is that the online T&A market is expected to more than double in gross... Read More
Google Play: a ground-up app approach works best
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Google Play: a ground-up app approach works best
By Sponsored Content | August 1, 2017
Jeena James has, all things considered, a pretty important job to do at Google. As global head of travel and local at Google Play, the official app store for Android smartphones and tablets and which... Read More
A letter from the editor: On tnooz and the journey ahead
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A letter from the editor: On tnooz and the journey ahead
By Nick Vivion | July 31, 2017
When I was seven years old, I had a loyal best friend. We were thick as thieves: up and down the stairs, sprawled out in my room, or even at the dinner table. This friend was an old soul: weathered an... Read More
OYO cuts losses and spend, shuns OTAs
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OYO cuts losses and spend, shuns OTAs
By Martin Cowen | July 31, 2017
OYO Rooms is lifting its topline revenues while reducing its cash burn but still remains in the red, according to an official blog post. The India-based, Softbank-backed online budget hotel aggrega... Read More
Kayak UK trends, RedAwning and AWS, Nor1 upgrades Lindner, and more...
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Kayak UK trends, RedAwning and AWS, Nor1 upgrades Lindner, and more...
By PhocusWire | July 31, 2017
This is a roundup of product news and announcements related to travel systems in July 2017. Monday 31 July 2017: Kayak improves holiday planning The metasearch company has unveiled new... Read More
Startup pitch: Tripalista wants to enable blink of an eye trip exploration
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Startup pitch: Tripalista wants to enable blink of an eye trip exploration
By Linda Fox | July 31, 2017
Tripalista is a trip planning startup that aims to offer inspiration for users via multi-destination itineraries. The Berlin-based startup was founded a couple of years ago and launched been in dev... Read More
Booking.com makes Edinburgh mobile, Mobilise partners with iPass, and more...
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Booking.com makes Edinburgh mobile, Mobilise partners with iPass, and more...
By PhocusWire | July 31, 2017
This is a roundup of product news and announcements related to travel devices in July 2017. Monday July 31 2017: Booking.com add Edinburgh destination content The accommodation giant has un... Read More
Major US airlines happy with results of slicing and dicing their economy products
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Major US airlines happy with results of slicing and dicing their economy products
By Michele McDonald | July 28, 2017
Segmentation of customers and products was a focus of distribution discussions during the major US airlines’ second-quarter earnings calls. The carriers, which are in the process of dividing econom... Read More
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