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CatchThatBus hails angel capital to boost operator network and expand in Asia
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CatchThatBus hails angel capital to boost operator network and expand in Asia
By Karthick Prabu | May 29, 2014
CatchThatBus, a mobile-first bus reservation service in Singapore and Malaysia, has raised a first round of angel funding. The capital is coming via Jungle Ventures, National Research Foundation Ho... Read More
Travel advertisers adopt programmatic buying in a big way
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Travel advertisers adopt programmatic buying in a big way
By Sean O'Neil | May 29, 2014
Today Turn, a marketing and analytics firm, published a report on global and regional trends in digital advertising. Comparing global data January through April 2014 with the same period a year ear... Read More
Mary Meeker's 2014 Internet trends report and its relevance to travel
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Mary Meeker's 2014 Internet trends report and its relevance to travel
By Sean O'Neil | May 29, 2014
Mary Meeker, partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, gives a famous presentation on digital trends every year. Yesterday she released her 2014 State of the Internet repor... Read More
TripAdvisor claims biggest mobile deal yet, signs Telefonica ahead of World Cup
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TripAdvisor claims biggest mobile deal yet, signs Telefonica ahead of World Cup
By Kevin May | May 29, 2014
TripAdvisor wants to get to the heart of football fans descending on Brazil this summer - striking a deal with Telefonica in what it says is its largest mobile deal to date. Although the agreement... Read More
GrabTaxi raises $15 million, plots Southeast Asia expansion
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GrabTaxi raises $15 million, plots Southeast Asia expansion
By Karthick Prabu | May 29, 2014
On-demand mobile taxi hailing service GrabTaxi has raised over $15 million in Series B, led by GGV Capital. The latest round for the Southeast Asia-focused service includes participation from trave... Read More
OpenJaw wins Asia Miles deal, SpiceJet launches MySpiceTrip, and more
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OpenJaw wins Asia Miles deal, SpiceJet launches MySpiceTrip, and more
By PhocusWire | May 29, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for May 2014. Thursday 29 May 2014: OpenJaw creates redemption platform for Asia Miles The... Read More
TourRadar raises $500,000 for group tours and activities platform
News / Distribution
TourRadar raises $500,000 for group tours and activities platform
By Kevin May | May 29, 2014
Almost a year to the day since it wooed an ex-Expedia CEO to invest, group tour and activity booking service TourRadar has raised another $500,000. New angel investors in the Austria-based company... Read More
Startup pitch: Winerist gets a sip of funding for its wine and culinary tours website
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Startup pitch: Winerist gets a sip of funding for its wine and culinary tours website
By Sean O'Neil | May 29, 2014
Winerist is a booking platform for travelers that focuses on wine and food travel. Based in London, the startup says that in April it secured a "sizeable" but unspecified seed round that came from... Read More
Germany crushes the US when it comes to radical innovation in technology
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Germany crushes the US when it comes to radical innovation in technology
By PhocusWire | May 28, 2014
SYSTEMS: In the slightly blinkered world of the popular tech press, if you've invented Twitter or Google or Facebook then you're one click away from a Nobel Prize. Except in the real world of techno... Read More
Travelzoo celebrates mobile joy, Tripomatic replicates mobile for web, and more
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Travelzoo celebrates mobile joy, Tripomatic replicates mobile for web, and more
By PhocusWire | May 28, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for May 2014. Wednesday 28 May 2014: Travelzoo celebrates almost four million app downloads... Read More
Please, remember, mobile travel is here to stay - so here is the low-down on how people use their devices
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Please, remember, mobile travel is here to stay - so here is the low-down on how people use their devices
By Kevin May | May 28, 2014
So-called mobile travel has been around long enough now that patterns are emerging around user search and booking behaviour. Ahead of the release of a report on European travel technology trends, P... Read More
The Internet of Things enables vacation rentals to be remotely managed
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The Internet of Things enables vacation rentals to be remotely managed
By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2014
Managing vacation rentals can be a chore because properties are often scattered in remote locations. What if "smart devices" enabled property managers to control functions like setting the thermostat... Read More
Amadeus snaps GermanWings, Sabre gets Iberia bags, Travelport signs up CityJet, and more
News / Distribution
Amadeus snaps GermanWings, Sabre gets Iberia bags, Travelport signs up CityJet, and more
By PhocusWire | May 28, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for May 2014. Wednesday 28 May 2014: Amadeus and GermanWings sign distribution and ancillar... Read More
Next wave of Google driver-less cars have almost zero controls
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Next wave of Google driver-less cars have almost zero controls
By PhocusWire | May 28, 2014
SYSTEMS: Flying cars, jet-powered skateboards - the stuff that Trekkies get a little too excited about and where futurologists predict the travel industry will be some day. Maybe not, but early prot... Read More
For Sabre, high praise from its underwriters -- plus, Travelocity may regain profitability
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For Sabre, high praise from its underwriters -- plus, Travelocity may regain profitability
By Sean O'Neil | May 27, 2014
Today eight securities firms initiated analyst coverage of Sabre Holdings, the travel technology firm, which had its initial public offering last month. Four of the company’s underwriters, which ha... Read More
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