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CheckMyBus steers into the future of global bus travel
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CheckMyBus steers into the future of global bus travel
By Viewpoints | May 24, 2016
With an innovative meta-search model and a global partnership strategy, bus fare search engine CheckMyBus has positioned itself at the forefront of the rapidly transforming international bus transport... Read More
bd4travel new sales VP, Duetto promotes duo, Travelport in Eastern Europe, and more...
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bd4travel new sales VP, Duetto promotes duo, Travelport in Eastern Europe, and more...
By PhocusWire | May 24, 2016
This is a roundup of news and announcements for PEOPLE moves in travel, tourism and hospitality for May 2016: Tuesday 24 May 2016 bd4travel goes international Jackie Groves has become vice... Read More
Just how valuable are online reviews?
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Just how valuable are online reviews?
By Linda Fox | May 24, 2016
The influence of online reviews for hotels and other tourism businesses on the purchase decision has been accepted for some time. Less known however is the financial impact of a bad review or, lack... Read More
TourRadar raises $6 million to fuel expansion and marketing
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TourRadar raises $6 million to fuel expansion and marketing
By Kevin May | May 24, 2016
Multi-day tour and activity specialist TourRadar has secured a $6 million Series A investment from Hoxton Ventures and Cherry Ventures. The Austria-based company (TLabs here) has also got participa... Read More
Startup pitch: TripRebel helps travelers save after they book hotels
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Startup pitch: TripRebel helps travelers save after they book hotels
By Sean O'Neil | May 23, 2016
TripRebel is a consumer travel booking platform with a price-guarantee twist: if a hotel rate drops the day after a customer reserves it through the site, it rebooks the customer automatically at the... Read More
Desktop still rules online travel in Singapore
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Desktop still rules online travel in Singapore
By Martin Cowen | May 23, 2016
Desktop is by far the dominant channel in Singapore for searching and booking travel, according to Kayak. For searching and inspiration, 69% of Singaporeans use their computer, 21% use their smartp... Read More
Inside Expedia’s Usability Lab, consumer behavior provides insights
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Inside Expedia’s Usability Lab, consumer behavior provides insights
By Rob Lovitt | May 23, 2016
When booking hotel rooms, French travelers want to know if breakfast is included. Asian travelers are concerned about closet size, and US travelers tend not to sweat the small stuff. Generalization... Read More
Sharing economy to triple by 2020
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Sharing economy to triple by 2020
By Martin Cowen | May 23, 2016
The so-called sharing economy will be worth more than $20 billion a year by 2020 according to Juniper Research. The $20.4 billion figure is three times the $6.4 billion it thinks the sector was wor... Read More
More travel companies testing the virtual reality water
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More travel companies testing the virtual reality water
By Linda Fox | May 23, 2016
A couple of virtual reality projects in travel caught our eye in recent weeks for nothing more than serving as nice examples of how the technology is progressing. Virtual reality specialist YouVisi... Read More
TripAdvisor switches off KeepMeBooked platform after HouseTrip buy
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TripAdvisor switches off KeepMeBooked platform after HouseTrip buy
By Kevin May | May 23, 2016
TripAdvisor is to shut down the KeepMeBooked reservation and marketing platform it obtained as part of the recent HouseTrip acquisition. HouseTrip was bought for an undisclosed fee in late-April th... Read More
Travel Tech Con speakers and startups highlight opportunities
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Travel Tech Con speakers and startups highlight opportunities
By Viewpoints | May 22, 2016
On May 21, the inaugural Travel Tech Con, a not-for-profit conference, was held in downtown San Francisco for a group of 200 attendees. According to co-founder Marina Janeiko, the goal behind the even... Read More
Hello Scout named most-innovative in hospitality tech by hotels at Sabre forum
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Hello Scout named most-innovative in hospitality tech by hotels at Sabre forum
By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2016
Here at Tnooz, we’re always celebrating startup innovation, and this spring a lot of other industry players have been celebrating startups, too. The biggest spotlight events have been Phocuswright'... Read More
VerbalizeIt is acquired by Smartling, in a translation mash-up
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VerbalizeIt is acquired by Smartling, in a translation mash-up
By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2016
VerbalizeIt, a startup that runs an on-demand, remote translation platform, has been acquired by Smartling, a translation software business. The terms of the transaction between the two New York Ci... Read More
Accel-KKR invests in Cendyn, the fast-growing, B2B event- and hotel-marketing tech player
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Accel-KKR invests in Cendyn, the fast-growing, B2B event- and hotel-marketing tech player
By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2016
Technology-focused private equity group Accel-KKR has acquired a stake in Cendyn, a provider of B2B technology for hotel marketing and event management. The terms and amount of the growth equity i... Read More
Why Google woke up and smelt the travel coffee
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Why Google woke up and smelt the travel coffee
By Kevin May | May 20, 2016
Google has never been lacking in confidence - and that's not just because it has a market cap of $487 billion and last year took in $74.5 billion in revenues. There have been some high-profile and... Read More
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