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TripAdvisor online ad shocks residents with picture of unappealing side of town

By Kevin May | February 24, 2015

A small town in the UK has found itself on the receiving end of some not very flattering advertising from TripAdvisor. Droitwich, home to 20,000 people in the county of Worcestershire, is perhaps b... Read More

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Travelport growth to come from non-air, possibly a third of revenue within three years

By Martin Cowen | February 23, 2015

Travelport's first set of full-year results since returning to the public markets came in at the top end of expectations, according to president and CEO Gordon Wilson. In 2014, Travelport recorded... Read More

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Startup pitch: MyTwinPlace flips shared accommodation business model

By Nick Vivion | February 23, 2015

MyTwinPlace is a new travel startup that flips the shared accommodation business model on its head by offering a 1-for-1 exchange for hosting guests. It's quite simple: users sign up for an account... Read More

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One decade in, HomeAway reminds us all that it is not Airbnb

By Nick Vivion | February 23, 2015

Vacation rental platform HomeAway has hit a major milestone, celebrating its first decade in business this month. Such moments offer a pause for reflection — or a swift kick to recalibrate a company... Read More

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Wearables enter the personalization fray in travel

By Viewpoints | February 23, 2015

As airlines look at multiple sources for data to create personalized offers, intelligence from smart glasses and smart watches could start to play an important role as consumer adoption increases.... Read More

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A wake-up call for Silicon Valley

By PhocusWire | February 23, 2015

Silicon Valley, to its credit, has always been a hotbed of optimism. In the Valley, the future is always bright.... Read More

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Trip38 wants to go global with first funding success

By Martin Cowen | February 23, 2015

Trip38 is the latest Bangalore-based travel tech start-up to pick up funding, with the travel management app confirming INR 6 crores (c$1 million) in Series A cash. The business featured as part of... Read More

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Startup pitch: ByHours to go beyond hotels to offer meeting rooms in hourly slots

By Sean O'Neil | February 22, 2015

ByHours is a website that lets travelers book rooms in three-hour increments. A year ago, the Spanish startup raised $3.6 million. In 2014, ByHours processed 150,000 transactions. In Spain, hotels... Read More

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Ich bin ein Berliner - THack brings travel hackathon roadshow to Germany

By Kevin May | February 20, 2015

Do you have an idea for a digital innovation in travel? Can you code a working mobile or web application in 24 hours that helps travelers discover, enhance or share their journey? Does your origina... Read More

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Are Airbnb's user reviews to be trusted?

By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2015

It appears that Airbnb users themselves have bought into the kumbaya, golden halo narrative that has long followed the sharing economy's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity. A recent academic re... Read More

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Facebook's transition to viewed impressions

By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2015

There's a change afoot for digital marketers — Facebook is pushing for a wholesale change in ad effectiveness measurement, moving from "impressions served" to "impressions viewed." The idea is to m... Read More

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Are consumer-facing travel startups on a road to nowhere?

By Kevin May | February 20, 2015

Yes, it's an incendiary question (and headline) - but it's also a particular element of the ecosystem surrounding travel startups that is rarely addressed. There is no definitive answer, of course,... Read More

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Logitravel turns over half a billion euros, carries 2.5m pax

By Martin Cowen | February 20, 2015

Majorca-based OTA Logitravel Group is confident that it can become a leading international player, with plans to expand its UK business and launch into Mexico this year. In 2014 it turned over €514... Read More

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AMEX targets corporate employee disruption, FastBooking wins Forte Village, and more...

By PhocusWire | February 20, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for February 2015. Friday 20 February 2015: AMEX launches disruption management platform AX... Read More

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Webjet in the market for more B2B buys

By Martin Cowen | February 19, 2015

Webjet has seen a strong performance from its Australian and New Zealand OTA business and a better-than-expected start to its global B2B operations, although its Zuji brand in Hong Kong and Singapore... Read More

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