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Transport marketplace Pombai goes to the great incubator in the sky
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Transport marketplace Pombai goes to the great incubator in the sky
By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2013
The transportation marketplace for the developing world has closed due to lack of funding.... Read More
TAM moves into dominant position - Top Brazil travel websites, May 2013
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TAM moves into dominant position - Top Brazil travel websites, May 2013
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2013
Brazilian airline TAM has secured over half of all web traffic to airline sites in the country, analysis of the leading travel brands in May has revealed.... Read More
BCD Travel buys corporate travel division of Travelocity
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BCD Travel buys corporate travel division of Travelocity
By Kevin May | June 18, 2013
Busy day at Travelocity as it offloads a second business in the space of a few hours, with BCD Travel snapping up its TBiz corporate division for an undisclosed fee.... Read More
CarTrawler buys HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com
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CarTrawler buys HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com
By Kevin May | June 18, 2013
CarTrawler, the car rental technology and white label business, has bought the hire brand HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com, part of Travelocity.... Read More
TRVL rolls out PRSS magazine app maker, Travel by Handstand gets superseded by Crave
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TRVL rolls out PRSS magazine app maker, Travel by Handstand gets superseded by Crave
By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2013
Content may be king, but content distribution is the kingmaker, at least in the case of two travel magazine apps.... Read More
How to integrate iPads into physical stores
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How to integrate iPads into physical stores
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2013
For some brands, merging the digital with the physical worlds seems like a logical step, but there are challenges with integrating a device like an iPad into a physical store.... Read More
Ads ahoy! Wego launches its own advertising platform
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Ads ahoy! Wego launches its own advertising platform
By Karthick Prabu | June 18, 2013
A new entrant to the likes of Google Ads, Facebook Ads and various other ad platforms is none other than Asia's metasearch engine Wego.... Read More
Marriott steps (un)squarely into Starwood territory with rebrand and co-creation platform
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Marriott steps (un)squarely into Starwood territory with rebrand and co-creation platform
By Nick Vivion | June 17, 2013
Marriott Hotels, with over 500 properties in nearly 60 countries, has unveiled a full-on rebrand and rethink of its positioning.... Read More
Stats on TripAdvisor's integration with Facebook Login and OpenGraph
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Stats on TripAdvisor's integration with Facebook Login and OpenGraph
By Nick Vivion | June 17, 2013
Facebook has featured TripAdvisor in their latest case study, which demonstrates how a well-integrated OpenGraph application can deliver: in this case, a 27% increase in engagement for Facebook users on TripAdvisor itself.... Read More
Ostrovok bids to break even, but a third of the team leave the company
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Ostrovok bids to break even, but a third of the team leave the company
By Linda Fox | June 17, 2013
Most companies keep quiet about having to slash the team to help reduce costs as Ostrovok founder and CEO Serge Faguet points out in this blog post.... Read More
CheapoAir and Hotwire make their mark - Top Canada travel websites, May 2013
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CheapoAir and Hotwire make their mark - Top Canada travel websites, May 2013
By PhocusWire | June 17, 2013
Sunwing and iTravel2000 are the two local travel brands to lose out as Hotwire and CheapoAir move into fourth and third places respectively in Canada.... Read More
Apple’s iOS7 should turbocharge travel apps
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Apple’s iOS7 should turbocharge travel apps
By Viewpoints | June 17, 2013
Forget the new visual look. It's the support for map directions API, Air Drop of photos and itineraries, new Highlight interest-sharing alerts, and an Apps Near Me tool that are the most promising new features for travel app developers.... Read More
In the aeroplane, over the sea: First-hand account of the Ungrounded trip run by British Airways
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In the aeroplane, over the sea: First-hand account of the Ungrounded trip run by British Airways
By Viewpoints | June 17, 2013
Tnooz asked me to share my experience on the Ungrounded trip last week - it was an intense experience, and as I'm experiencing intense jet lag it has taken a while to pull my thoughts together!... Read More
Opportunity knocks Down Under - travel agents eyeing social media and mobile
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Opportunity knocks Down Under - travel agents eyeing social media and mobile
By Karthick Prabu | June 17, 2013
A recent PhoCusWright report (supported by Sabre Pacific) brings out various travel technology trends in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) markets.... Read More
Beam my Google down, Scotty
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Beam my Google down, Scotty
By PhocusWire | June 15, 2013
Google is launching balloons into near space to provide internet access to buildings below on the ground.... Read More
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