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Flyr nets $3.7M in funding, will add fare forecasting to CheapOair

By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2015

Today, FLYR, a technology startup in San Francisco that predicts airfare and seat availability, said it had closed its seed financing round of $3.7 million. The round was led by Streamlined Ventu... Read More

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Hotels need to get the (Facebook?) message

By Viewpoints | April 1, 2015

At the recent F8 (Facebook Developer Conference), a considerable amount of time (parts of the first and second day keynotes, at least three sessions) was spent on its efforts to improve the technology... Read More

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How to stop the bad bots taking your business for a ride

By Viewpoints | April 1, 2015

If you are in the online travel business, you’re a bot target. That’s pretty much a fact of life today - airlines, hotels, rental car companies, and online travel agencies are fair game. NB: This i... Read More

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HomeAway invests in CanadaStays, fighting Airbnb on northern front

By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2015

HomeAway, the vacation rental giant, said that it had led a C$6 million round of fundraising for CanadaStays, a holiday home platform in Toronto. The 30-employee startup claims to generate vastly m... Read More

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Same-day booking scene loses momentum - IN2NITE a high profile victim

By Kevin May | April 1, 2015

It was a never a "bubble", as some like to call it, but the same-day travel booking sector certainly had started feeling like the the online trip planning market. Led, most would (probably begrudgi... Read More

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TrustYou's new quartet, Virgin Holidays with Magnolia, Ice Portal gets Qunar, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 1, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for March 2015. Tuesday 31 March 2015: TrustYou integrates with quartet of new services Rain... Read More

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US Airways taps Nobel-prize winner to testify against Sabre

By Sean O'Neil | March 31, 2015

A US federal antitrust lawsuit brought by US Airways against Sabre is still on its path to a jury trial in New York. An April meeting has been set to schedule dates for the trial. US Airways allege... Read More

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Staffing is a big issue for hotels and revenue management

By Pamela Whitby | March 31, 2015

It is impossible to talk about growth in online travel, especially in Asia Pacific, without factoring in one of the world’s fastest growing hospitality markets - China. NB: This is an analysis by P... Read More

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Alibaba launches Alitrip into hotel IT solutions space

By Martin Cowen | March 31, 2015

Alibaba Group has made the first big announcement regarding its standalone travel business alitrip.com, and it's all about the "hotel of the future." The initiative "aims to use network and Big Dat... Read More

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TripHobo raises $3 million for crowd-sourced travel planning

By Kevin May | March 31, 2015

Still some life left it appears in the world of trip planning startups - TripHobo has taken a Series B injection of $3 million this week. Whilst countless others have disappeared (mostly quietly) i... Read More

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A data analyst at Skyscanner shares career advice

By Sean O'Neil | March 30, 2015

The global travel industry is being re-built from the inside thanks to thousands of data analysts, computer scientists, and product engineers who are in their twenties and thirties. But you could a... Read More

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Sabre teases $500 million acquisition again (but don't expect it when originally planned)

By Kevin May | March 30, 2015

A deal for Sabre to spend $0.5 billion to acquire a fellow travel technology company appears to have been delayed for a few months. All indications so far are that Sabre will finally consummate its... Read More

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PinMeTo secures second round to further its online presence management

By Nick Vivion | March 30, 2015

PinMeTo has announced a second round of financing from D-Ax, a partnership between Nordic group Axel Johnson and RECAPEX. This latest financing complements its first round of $220,000 from Swedish fir... Read More

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Bag tech saves airlines $18 billion dollars a year — not including fees

By Nick Vivion | March 30, 2015

We're not talking chump change here: $18 billion. That's how much airlines have saved on processing lost luggage thanks to new bag tech that streamline the entire process. This figure was part of S... Read More

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Thailand attraction ignites social media storm with elephant picture on Facebook

By Kevin May | March 30, 2015

UPDATE (Monday 30/3): Nikki Beach Resort has still not responded to requests for comment, but has released another statement from its Dubai HQ: "To elaborate on our last statement, we would like t... Read More

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