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Instant booking for hotels rolled out within TripAdvisor app and website

By Nick Vivion | June 11, 2014

TripAdvisor has rolled out instant booking for hotels on its mobile app and website. Rather than simply being another metasearch tool used to research before booking off-site, the ability to book i... Read More

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Oh dear, lost in (social media) translation: Thai AirAsia plane did NOT hit Nok Air counterpart

By Karthick Prabu | June 11, 2014

Bad news travels fast. And with on social media it travels even faster. Sadly, news of a Thai AirAsia aircraft hitting a bird took on a life of its own in social media this week, but for a wrong re... Read More

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What are the consequences of a world for hotels after rate parity?

By Viewpoints | June 11, 2014

The French economy minister launched a legal action a few weeks back against the hotel booking site Booking.com. Arnaud Montebourg has called into question the alleged rate parity clause imposed by... Read More

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Last-minute goal - most Brits waited until May to book trips online to Brazil for World Cup

By Kevin May | June 11, 2014

You might ordinarily assume that for a major trip to Brazil to attend the World Cup that football fans would sort everything out months in advance. Well, either Brits are tardy folk (ahem) or just... Read More

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Asia-Pacific car sharing service iCarsclub raises $10 million

By Karthick Prabu | June 11, 2014

iCarsclub, a Singapore-based peer to peer car rental service, has raised $10 million in a Series A round from Sequoia Capital China and Crystal Stream Capital. This fund will be used to expand the... Read More

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Priceline buys hotel marketing platform Buuteeq

By Kevin May | June 10, 2014

Interesting move from Priceline with news that it has acquired US-based startup Buuteeq, a full-service digital marketing brand for hotels. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Priceline says t... Read More

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United to match Delta's fare-based loyalty with program restructuring

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2014

Industry watchers have been awaiting a decision from United related to Delta's decision to switch from miles to money for loyalty tracking. The answer has arrived: starting in March 2015, United will... Read More

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Lack of engagement causing missed revenue opportunities for OTAs and metasearch companies

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2014

OTAs and metasearch companies are leaving money on the table by not considering the day-of-travel engagement scenario, FlightView has found. The research, available here, queried 2,066 travelers (3... Read More

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Heavily-backed Top10 unveils app, reckons big hotel players missing the UEX nail

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2014

Hot on the heels of receiving $8 million in a Series B round, hotel comparison service Top10 is launching its mobile application. The claim is that the app (released for Apple devices) makes findin... Read More

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Vacation rental management service TurnKey raises $3 million

By Karthick Prabu | June 10, 2014

TurnKey, a US-based vacation rental management startup, has raised $3 million in seed fund led by Silverton Partners. The round also includes a sizeable number of other investors, including a strin... Read More

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Startup pitch: PinMeTo wants to show businesses the importance of location data

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2014

In the quest for a way for businesses to improve the management and use of location data, PinMeTo was born. The Sweden-based startup's customers were asking for a solution and the team, originally... Read More

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Dots to a connected world - collaboration, more collaboration (and data concerns)

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2014

A couple of years ago the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group got together to come up with solutions to improve traffic, travel, transport and trade. Following on from a hefty body of... Read More

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Homestay grabs $3 million funding, buys rival HomestayBooking

By Kevin May | June 10, 2014

Homestay, a self-styled "Airbnb competitor" for hosted stays around the world, has landed $3 million from Delta Partners. The capital raise for the Dublin-based startup was supported by the country... Read More

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Dwellable raises $2 million to expand mobile app for vacation rentals

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2014

Seattle-based Dwellable has announced a $2 million round of financing. The round was led by Version One Ventures and Maveron, and will be used to "continue the rapid pace of innovation on all mobil... Read More

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BeMyGuest raises $800,000, wants GDSs to help spread activities to consumers

By Karthick Prabu | June 9, 2014

BeMyGuest, a Singapore-based tours and activities marketplace, has raised $800,000 seed after winning a TV startup competition. The Start-UP Asia competition on regional station ChannelNews Asia sa... Read More

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