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Rumours versus reality (with a bit of mischief thrown in) for travel search
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Rumours versus reality (with a bit of mischief thrown in) for travel search
By Kevin May | October 21, 2016
Even before the latest in a Long Line Of Unsubstantiated Rumours about Skyscanner materialised, many were pondering the fate of the travel search sector this week. The trigger, somewhat inevitably,... Read More
Tujia buys Ctrip's homestay business, becoming more like Airbnb
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Tujia buys Ctrip's homestay business, becoming more like Airbnb
By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016
China's Airbnb-of-sorts Tujia is shaking up its existing structure and will integrate Ctrip and Qunar's homestay businesses as part of an acquisition and partnership. In a wide-ranging announcement... Read More
Time Out acquires events platform YPlan for £1.6 million
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Time Out acquires events platform YPlan for £1.6 million
By Linda Fox | October 21, 2016
Just three months post Initial Public Offering and Time Out Group has made its first acquisition. The company, which specialises in city and restaurant guides, has bought events platform YPlan for... Read More
Didi and TripAdvisor China talk the full service ecosystem talk
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Didi and TripAdvisor China talk the full service ecosystem talk
By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016
In the wider scheme of things, TripAdvisor doing something with 100 hotels wouldn't blip the radar. Unless those hotels are in China, and TripAdvisor is doing something with Didi, China's biggest t... Read More
What Google's new, separate mobile search index implies for travel
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What Google's new, separate mobile search index implies for travel
By Viewpoints | October 21, 2016
Last week’s announcement that Google will create separate indexes for mobile and desktop results— and will be treating mobile as the primary index — is the inevitable conclusion of the company’s protr... Read More
Deem acquires Olset, the hotel recommendation startup
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Deem acquires Olset, the hotel recommendation startup
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2016
Deem, a business travel technology company, is acquiring another San Francisco-area company: Olset, a machine learning and artificial intelligence startup that is focused on hotel recommendations.... Read More
TrustYou ramps up its guest feedback integration globally
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TrustYou ramps up its guest feedback integration globally
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2016
TrustYou has unveiled a fresh way for hotels to connect with its guest feedback platform via the hotel technology systems they already use. More than 20 partners worldwide, such as Accor's Fastbook... Read More
Startup pitch: TravelBank collects $10 million in investment for its T&E tracking service
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Startup pitch: TravelBank collects $10 million in investment for its T&E tracking service
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2016
San Francisco startup TravelBank, which provides a mobile app and website to help manage travel expenses and budgeting, debuted today. It has received a $10 million Series A round of investment fro... Read More
As mcommerce grows in travel, so does the need to understand mobile fraud
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As mcommerce grows in travel, so does the need to understand mobile fraud
By Sponsored Content | October 20, 2016
As mobile becomes an established transactional channel for most travel companies, either via an app or through the mobile web, fraud in mcommerce needs to be taken seriously. NB This is a viewpoint... Read More
Traveltek's £5.3m funding to kickstart three-year international growth trajectory
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Traveltek's £5.3m funding to kickstart three-year international growth trajectory
By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2016
Scotland-based Traveltek has picked up £5.3 million in funding from YFM Equity Partners. Traveltek has been around since 2002 and provides dynamic packaging technology and associated back-office fu... Read More
Booking.com eyes Asia-Pacific for next move in global domination chess game
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Booking.com eyes Asia-Pacific for next move in global domination chess game
By Kevin May | October 20, 2016
Be warned, Asia-Pacific: Booking.com has big ambitions for the region and wants to replicate the success it had in Europe. The Priceline Group-owned online travel agency carved out a considerable p... Read More
Warning to travel startups: pause for reflection and get investment approach right
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Warning to travel startups: pause for reflection and get investment approach right
By Kevin May | October 20, 2016
Travel startups should reconsider their obsession with raising money but also smarten up their act when pitching to investors. This was the stern message from a panel of financial backers at the We... Read More
Musement marches ahead with Regiondo deal
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Musement marches ahead with Regiondo deal
By Sean O'Neil | October 19, 2016
Musement, the Italy-based startup, has been on the march since its €5 million funding round 18 months ago. The startup says it has been finding traction, having begun with a tours-and-activities fo... Read More
CellPoint Mobile bets on blockchain-enabled travel services
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CellPoint Mobile bets on blockchain-enabled travel services
By Marisa Garcia | October 19, 2016
Fintech firm CellPoint Mobile, which provides commerce and payment tools for airlines, has launched a Travel Innovation Hub (CTIH) to fast-track applications of blockchain technology for travel-relate... Read More
Kayak claims time is right for APAC attack, but regrets not investing in Qunar
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Kayak claims time is right for APAC attack, but regrets not investing in Qunar
By Kevin May | October 19, 2016
Kayak will embark on its first significant push in the Asia-Pacific region in 2017, years after missing out on investing in one of China's hottest web properties. The travel search brand, which has... Read More
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