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Airbnb and the case of the disgruntled super-host

By Kevin May | August 21, 2015

In true sharing economy style, angry former hosts are turning to the web to share their grievances with Airbnb. In a Medium post by Kelly Kampen, a Bangkok, Thailand-based software developer and bu... Read More

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Back to basics - ten tips for travel search marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | August 21, 2015

Okay, so we all know that both leisure and business travellers use the web for researching travel plans. And that, therefore, search marketing plays (and still plays, despite the supposed rise of s... Read More

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Uber riders in India get free in-car wifi, Airtel payments

By Martin Cowen | August 21, 2015

Uber has signed a multi-layered partnership deal with telecoms giant Bharti Airtel in India. The tie-up is Uber's first concrete operational move in India after it earmarked $1 billion to ramp up i... Read More

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Hostelworld enjoys genuine viral video bonanza after ex-boxer Twitter storm

By Kevin May | August 21, 2015

Some things are just too good to be true - thus why many people are cynical about marketing and the process it goes through. But here is what sounds like a genuine stroke of good fortune, coupled w... Read More

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Melbourne Airport debuts self-service check-in [CORRECTED]

By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2015

This week Melbourne Airport debuted Terminal 4 for domestic flights. Notably it claims to be the first domestic terminal in Asia Pacific to provide fully automated self-service check-in. CORREC... Read More

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Remark Media bets on Vegas.com

By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2015

Remark Media, a digital media company focused on millennials and headquartered in Las Vegas, has acquired Vegas.com, the destination website. The public company bought the site from Greenspun, a fa... Read More

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Startup pitch: Fareness wants to ease flight search pain

By Linda Fox | August 20, 2015

Fareness has come from a passion for travel combined with a frustration with online travel search and seeking out where and when to go for the lowest fares. After exiting his previous business, Res... Read More

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Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing

By Pamela Whitby | August 20, 2015

When TripAdvisor announced its $200 million acquisition of Viator last September, the intentions of the world’s biggest travel company were clear. It was staking a claim in the fast-growing tours and... Read More

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Travel brands developing wearables and virtual reality: don't pop the champagne just yet

By Kevin May | August 20, 2015

Just because something is new and shiny doesn't mean it's going to be an instant success - that's obvious, right? Travel, like many other sectors, doesn't seem to take this into account with many o... Read More

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Airbnb adds local VC partners to open doors in China

By Martin Cowen | August 20, 2015

Airbnb has signed up China Broadband Capital and Sequoia China as strategic partners to help it capture the massive potential of the Chinese outbound market. In an official blog post, Airbnb's CEO... Read More

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Sabre young at heart in APAC, Amadeus trains new rail exec, CarTrawler bets on new chairman, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 20, 2015

This is a roundup of news and announcements for people moves in tourism and hospitality for August 2015: Thursday 20 August 2015: Sabre names new general manager for Hong Kong operations Fan... Read More

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Travel startups cling to inspiration sector, yet massively out of sync with investment

By Kevin May | August 20, 2015

Inspiration-based businesses continue to dominate the travel startup landscape, far ahead of those serving other parts of the industry. Research by France-based incubator 33Entrepreneurs of more th... Read More

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Starwood likes Revinate, Skyscanner trusts TrustYou, Leonardo eyes HotelsCombined images, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for July 2015. Wednesday 19 August 2015: Starwood picks Revinate for reputation management... Read More

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How the Google network infrastructure has evolved

By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015

Google has announced that it wants to fix your home wifi, but internally, it has long been working on far more complex networking issues.... Read More

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Agencies threaten Lufthansa with GDS fee injunction, but secretly worry over domino effect

By Kevin May | August 19, 2015

With the introduction of the Lufthansa GDS surcharge less than fortnight away, details are emerging of some of concerns and threats being made behind the scenes. Yesterday, a group of European onli... Read More

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