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Priceline's acquisition of Buuteeq brings it right behind the hotel front desk
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Priceline's acquisition of Buuteeq brings it right behind the hotel front desk
By Viewpoints | June 19, 2014
Acquiring Buuteeq says a lot about how Priceline sees direct hotel bookings. It’s the future, it wants in but at what cost? NB: This is a viewpoint from Thibault Lecuyer, vice president, ecommerce... Read More
GetGoing says its B2B pivot is profitable
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GetGoing says its B2B pivot is profitable
By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2014
In summer 2012, San Francisco startup GetGoing left the famed Y Combinator accelerator as a consumer-focused company. In May 2013, GetGoing (TLabs, here) came out of beta with its product. A consum... Read More
Tujia, the Asian vacation rental site, raises $100 million
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Tujia, the Asian vacation rental site, raises $100 million
By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2014
It's a big day for entrepreneurs Melissa Yang and Jun Luo China's largest holiday rental site Tujia netted $100 million in Series C funding yesterday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Past... Read More
Hot heads the only downside of Google Glass for Copenhagen Airport
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Hot heads the only downside of Google Glass for Copenhagen Airport
By Linda Fox | June 18, 2014
Hot on the heels of its Google Glass trial with Virgin Atlantic, SITA has unveiled a second pilot scheme, this time at Copenhagen Airport. SITA Lab wanted to take the wearable technology and give i... Read More
How mirror marketing by online travel agencies dramatically increases PPC costs
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How mirror marketing by online travel agencies dramatically increases PPC costs
By Viewpoints | June 18, 2014
In most industries Google's Pay Per Click advertising model represents one of the most cost-effective and scalable drivers of direct business. But, unlike other industries, hotels encounter a huge... Read More
TripAdvisor to let hotels chat directly with travellers before a trip via Q&A system
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TripAdvisor to let hotels chat directly with travellers before a trip via Q&A system
By Kevin May | June 18, 2014
TripAdvisor is testing a new service so that hotels can take queries about a property from potential guests before they travel. The Questions & Answers system will be available on a hotel's mai... Read More
Is iBeacon the cure for airport madness?
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Is iBeacon the cure for airport madness?
By Linda Fox | June 18, 2014
SITA is working to deploy beacon technology at 10 airports in the next 12 months. Its largest deployment so far is with American Airlines at Dallas Fort Worth where a pilot is about to begin using... Read More
Analysis: Centralised vs decentralised corporate travel booking process
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Analysis: Centralised vs decentralised corporate travel booking process
By Karthick Prabu | June 18, 2014
Nearly 70% of European companies that are present in only one country centralise their travel bookings with "travel arrangers" compared to just 40% of companies with multi-country presence, reveals a... Read More
Ostrovok raises $12 million in latest round, brings total to $50 million
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Ostrovok raises $12 million in latest round, brings total to $50 million
By Kevin May | June 18, 2014
Russian online hotel booking agency Ostrovok has added to its investment coffers with a further $15 million in capital. The latest injection was led by Vaizra Capital Russia and sees the co-founder... Read More
Chinese Airbnb-type service Xiaozhu raises $15 million
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Chinese Airbnb-type service Xiaozhu raises $15 million
By Karthick Prabu | June 17, 2014
Xiaozhu, a peer to peer accommodation rental marketplace, has raised $15 million in a Series B round led by Legend Capital. Previous investor Morningside Capital has followed up contribution to the... Read More
Delta social media giraffe gaffe offers reminder for rest of World Cup
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Delta social media giraffe gaffe offers reminder for rest of World Cup
By Nick Vivion | June 17, 2014
As far as learning and recovering, unforced errors are most useful at the start of the game. The ability to recover from a potential systems or process oversight is much easier to overcome if the team... Read More
RealPage acquires vacation rental technology provider Kigo for $32 million
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RealPage acquires vacation rental technology provider Kigo for $32 million
By Kevin May | June 17, 2014
More activity behind the scenes in vacation rental technology as Spain-based Kigo is snapped for $32 million by property management company RealPage. Kigo's is a provider of scheduling software, ch... Read More
Startup pitch: Yonderbound wants to break down the barriers to travel
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Startup pitch: Yonderbound wants to break down the barriers to travel
By Linda Fox | June 17, 2014
Yonderbound was founded with the belief that everyone has the right to travel. The team says it has built the product around this vision and instead of pushing users to book, allows them to plan a... Read More
Top travel technology trends so far in 2014 – and how to implement them
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Top travel technology trends so far in 2014 – and how to implement them
By Viewpoints | June 17, 2014
Travel companies today have incredible resources at hand, perhaps more than at any other time in the history of the industry. Furthermore, innovation in travel technology has empowered companies to... Read More
HouseTrip founder hands over the reins, stays on as president
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HouseTrip founder hands over the reins, stays on as president
By Linda Fox | June 17, 2014
A change at the top for holiday home specialist HouseTrip with founder Arnaud Bertrand stepping aside as chief executive leaving George Hadjigeorgiou to fill his shoes. Hadjigeorgiou has been with... Read More
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