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Poking and provoking DMOs about their role in digital travel
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Poking and provoking DMOs about their role in digital travel
By Gene Quinn | May 2, 2014
Aarhus may be the "second city" of Denmark behind Copenhagen, but all eyes this week were on this cultural and tech hub during Internet Week Denmark. The festival included music, food, beer (hey, i... Read More
Taxi booking service TaxiForSure raises $10 million
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Taxi booking service TaxiForSure raises $10 million
By Karthick Prabu | May 1, 2014
TaxiForSure, an India-based online taxi aggregator, has raised $10 million in Series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing investors - Accel Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Blume... Read More
Better to give than receive... when it comes to Big Data in travel
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Better to give than receive... when it comes to Big Data in travel
By Viewpoints | May 1, 2014
The Big Data in Travel panel that Tnooz ran at the New York Travel Festival was a huge hit because it was one where the audience laughed at what was being discussed. Big Data is not all tech and ma... Read More
TripAdvisor nabs Vacation Home Rentals in further consolidation of market
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TripAdvisor nabs Vacation Home Rentals in further consolidation of market
By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014
TripAdvisor has announced the acquisition of Massachusetts-based VacationHomeRentals.com for an undisclosed sum. Vacation Home Rentals has 14,000 listings worldwide, and will join TripAdvisor. Derm... Read More
Foursquare splits into two, drops check-in, and focuses more on discovery
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Foursquare splits into two, drops check-in, and focuses more on discovery
By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014
Big news today in the location-based social media space: original niche creator Foursquare has announced that it will be splitting its service into two in a bid to segment and grow the two feature set... Read More
Five reasons most startups from London will fail
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Five reasons most startups from London will fail
By PhocusWire | May 1, 2014
STARTUPS: Everyone loves a scene, it makes them feel like they belong to a community - especially in tech where the Silicon Valley tribe is all encompassing, perhaps even stifling. The UK capital is... Read More
Price maintains its hold in satisfaction poll of online travel agencies
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Price maintains its hold in satisfaction poll of online travel agencies
By Linda Fox | May 1, 2014
Travelocity emerges top of a satisfaction poll for online travel agencies which also reveals price continues to be the main driver for using the OTA channel. A report by market intelligence firm J.... Read More
Unmasking truth in online travel reviews: Are context and verification vital?
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Unmasking truth in online travel reviews: Are context and verification vital?
By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014
Reputation hawks often use the specter of fake reviews as the driver for travel businesses to secure their services - some have even claimed that around 10% of all social media reviews will be fake th... Read More
Online taxi booking service Taxiwise acquired by IKKY
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Online taxi booking service Taxiwise acquired by IKKY
By Karthick Prabu | May 1, 2014
Taxiwise, a Hong Kong-based online taxi booking service, has been acquired by IKKY, a local reservation service for restaurants, hotels and more. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in... Read More
TripAdvisor beta tests Just for You personalized hotel recommendations
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TripAdvisor beta tests Just for You personalized hotel recommendations
By Sean O'Neil | May 1, 2014
It's no secret that user-review giant TripAdvisor has been beta-testing a "Just for You" service to customize its hotel search results with personalization input from the user. But the details have... Read More
Lanyon leaps on Passkey to round out meetings and events tech
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Lanyon leaps on Passkey to round out meetings and events tech
By Linda Fox | May 1, 2014
Meetings and events technology firm Lanyon has acquired Passkey, a provider of group reservation technology. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but Lanyon says the acquisition enables it to... Read More
Mobile travel marketing deep dive - devices, campaign strategy, spend and more
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Mobile travel marketing deep dive - devices, campaign strategy, spend and more
By Karthick Prabu | May 1, 2014
Airlines and booking websites are the two segments investing most heavily in mobile advertising while the drive to increase site/mobile traffic is almost double in travel compared to other industries.... Read More
Larry Page - Google's come-back kid
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Larry Page - Google's come-back kid
By PhocusWire | May 1, 2014
MARKETING: Google's journey from university project to global technology and marketing giant is both impressive and scary - not least for one of its founders, Larry Page. Now the company's CEO, his... Read More
Startup pitch: Bucketlistly ties life travel goals to community
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Startup pitch: Bucketlistly ties life travel goals to community
By Nick Vivion | April 30, 2014
Bucket lists have been a widespread means of tracking "before I die" goals, reaching peak popularity with "The Bucket List" movie featuring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Startups have popped u... Read More
American hotel association to fight Airbnb and short-term rentals
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American hotel association to fight Airbnb and short-term rentals
By Sean O'Neil | April 30, 2014
The hotel industry is finally mustering its considerable public relations and lobbying muscle to tackle the topic of short-term online rental companies, such as Airbnb. In a message to its members... Read More
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