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Can you protect your site as Google heats up web spam war?

By Viewpoints | April 9, 2014

Google has ramped up its war on web spam in recent months with some big brand web sites including travel companies reportedly being penalised because they are believed to be trying to manipulate their... Read More

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Startup pitch: DealScoopr is a travel discovery engine from Amazon and Expedia vets

By Sean O'Neil | April 9, 2014

Seattle-based Dealscoopr describes itself as a "travel deals discovery engine". The site takes a user's personal preferences, social profile, location, and other signals to offer customized search... Read More

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One simple chart to show why airline merchandising gets so complicated

By Kevin May | April 8, 2014

At the heart of IATA's NDC project and the efforts by global distribution systems to evolve alongside the carriers, is a single concept: airline merchandising. It's not particularly new, in some re... Read More

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Japan Timeline: Local governments get boost with new web portal from inbound operator

By Nick Vivion | April 8, 2014

Inbound travel operator and travel agency intermediary Freeplus has come up with a clever way to engage international travel agents with information about Japan, while simultaneously allowing local pr... Read More

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Hug this bot: Internet of Caring coming to a hotel near you?

By Nick Vivion | April 8, 2014

While the Internet of Things continues to heat up both imaginations and balance sheets - to the tune of $3.2 billion for Nest - there's a new buzzword brewing in the contextual cauldron - the Internet... Read More

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Derbysoft raises $9 million to strengthen metasearch platform, launch new marketing service

By Karthick Prabu | April 8, 2014

Hotel technology solutions provider DerbySoft has raised $9 million in Series D round from technology-focused venture capital firm DCM. The Shanghai-based company will use this new fund to strength... Read More

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IHS, owned by Battery Ventures, acquires InnLink and TravLynx in hotel CRS landgrab

By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2014

Hotels originally set up computer reservation systems (CRS) as a way to record bookings. CRS quickly became more than just a way to track sales. It became a business of its own. And that industry n... Read More

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Startup pitch: FLYR, a fare prediction startup, adds a B2B play for TMCs and airlines

By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2014

FLYR is a US startup whose core technology predicts airfare and seat availability. It began life as an idea for a consumer app. But it is shifting focus to a business-to-business (B2B) play, a soft... Read More

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Remember Farecast? Bye-bye, Bing Price Predictor

By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2014

In 2008, Microsoft paid about $115 million for Farecast, a fare-prediction startup. Farecast was a free service that helped travelers decide whether they should buy a ticket now or wait and hope th... Read More

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Taxi hailing service GrabTaxi raises eight-digit Series A funding

By Karthick Prabu | April 7, 2014

Southeast Asia-focused on demand taxi hailing service GrabTaxi has raised Series A investment led by Singapore-based Vertex Venture Holdings, and a group of angel investors from Malaysia. The terms... Read More

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Room 77's CEO Drew Patterson: Google to license our software

By Sean O'Neil | April 7, 2014

Room 77, the hotel metasearch startup, sent a letter today to its shareholders saying that Google is licensing its booking software, according to a story first reported by Bloomberg News. The move... Read More

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Mexico's Carrot raises $2 million to expand car sharing countrywide

By Nick Vivion | April 7, 2014

Car sharing is getting a boost in Mexico today, as Carrot.mx announces $2 million in funding. The Series B round was led by Venture Partners, and will be used to pursue the company's positioning as... Read More

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Startup pitch: Kamino brings hikes and urban walks to smartphones

By Nick Vivion | April 7, 2014

An emerging travel startup called Kamino is opening up a refreshing take on the activity front: a crowdsourced travel app that brings the best walking tours to smartphones on the go. The self-funde... Read More

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Sabre going after $895m in imminent IPO

By Linda Fox | April 7, 2014

Sabre has confirmed the price range for its initial public offering on the Nasdaq with the company seeking up to $895 million. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in t... Read More

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Investors don't mind legal bills of risk takers such as Airbnb and Uber

By PhocusWire | April 7, 2014

STARTUPS: The legal minefield that has become the sharing economy over the past 12 months or so would, under perhaps normal circumstances, put off anyone with half a brain. But the potential rewards... Read More

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