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Lessons learned on how to use crowd-funding for a travel startup

By Viewpoints | March 3, 2014

I’ve spent many months crowd-funding an Indiegogo campaign, a process which was ultimately successful. Yet, I have mixed feelings about the concept, especially for travel. NB: This is an analysis f... Read More

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Startup pitch: Cruise.me wants to crack the online cruise experience

By Linda Fox | March 3, 2014

Cruise.me was devised to take the pain out of booking a cruise online. The five founders recognised that most online cruise sites are modeled on flight and hotel services but that booking a cruise... Read More

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Top10 secures $8m, plans recruitment drive and European growth

By Linda Fox | March 3, 2014

Hotel comparison service Top10.com has announced Series B funding round of $8 million. The round is led by Balderton Capital and existing investors Accel Partners, Forward Partners and Idealab are... Read More

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Bluetooth LE v NFC showdown [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Glenn Gruber | March 2, 2014

For many years marketers have known that if they could just get the right offer at the right time in front of their customers they could increase conversion dramatically. Similarly, businesses unde... Read More

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Travelport enjoying best volumes in three years, claims leader role in merchandising

By Kevin May | February 28, 2014

With questions over debt structure behind it for the time being, Travelport is getting used to happier quarterly results - seeing "positive traction" across all areas this week. The company says ne... Read More

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Place-based messaging could give travel marketers a bleeding edge advantage

By Nick Vivion | February 28, 2014

There's a new place-based messaging app in town, and it could be the bleeding edge that certain brave travel marketers embrace. Flyby Media allows users to send messages to each other using real-wo... Read More

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Google gives travel industry a boost with launch of Gallery system

By Karthick Prabu | February 28, 2014

Google has created a system to allow third parties to place data (be it an interactive map or a static image map) on Google Maps and make it accessible to a larger audience. The project - Google Ma... Read More

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Orbitz buys private label division of Travelocity

By Kevin May | February 28, 2014

More breaking up of a mainstay of the online travel industry, with Travelocity offloading its white label business to rival online travel agency Orbitz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Or... Read More

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Spreading some travel startup love beyond the Silicon Valley

By Viewpoints | February 28, 2014

"Travel is just not what we like to do," said a venture capitalist who also runs an accelerator here in Atlanta. He then compared the industry to healthcare and mentioned the challenges of regulati... Read More

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Amadeus claims resilience against challenges as airline IT grows in APAC

By Karthick Prabu | February 28, 2014

Revenue at Amadeus during 2013 increased by 6.6% year-on-year to Euro 3,103.7 million, with adjusted profit up to Euro 619.5 million. CEO and president Luis Maroto says the financial results for th... Read More

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Qunar reports eye-popping mobile growth, continues automation focus

By Karthick Prabu | February 28, 2014

Qunar is reporting a significant jump (in line with the past two quarters) in mobile revenue, increased traffic from mobile channels and an upward spike in the user base. The China-based travel sea... Read More

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Transaero signs Abacus, RezNext partners with Goibibo, and more

By PhocusWire | February 28, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for February 2014... Thursday 27 February 2014: Transaero Airlines signs agreement with Aba... Read More

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VisitCalifornia steps up to YouTube homepage with 24 videos in 24 hours

By Nick Vivion | February 27, 2014

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Hotel distribution in India - challenges, trends, opportunities

By Karthick Prabu | February 27, 2014

Tnooz attended an event hosted by RezNext in Bangalore this week, where leading hoteliers discussed the challenges and opportunities in Indian hotel distribution. Below is a summary of the discussi... Read More

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Helloworld reports loss, so increases focus on digital services

By Karthick Prabu | February 27, 2014

Australia-based travel brand Helloworld (formerly known as Jetset Travelworld) has reported a loss before tax of $3.51 million for the six months ended December 31, 2013. Helloworld's adjusted EBIT... Read More

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