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Airbnb, a rumour of Chinese state funding and implications for home rental
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Airbnb, a rumour of Chinese state funding and implications for home rental
By Martin Cowen | March 14, 2017
One of the Chinese government's biggest investment funds reportedly put $100 million into Airbnb's billion dollar fundraising round, which closed last week. The rumour appears to have come from Sky... Read More
Lessons from Snapchat - travel and hospitality brands getting it right
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Lessons from Snapchat - travel and hospitality brands getting it right
By Nick Vivion | March 14, 2017
With every new platform comes the inevitable sighs from overworked digital marketers. “Not another one” becomes the common refrain. There are generally two camps when it comes to new channels with... Read More
Peakwork brings bookings via Facebook ads
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Peakwork brings bookings via Facebook ads
By Martin Cowen | March 14, 2017
Travel firms using Peakwork's Player Hub can now embed real-time pricing and availability into their Facebook and Instagram ads via a new API connection. The German dynamic packaging tech specialis... Read More
Denmark forges tourism ties with China via Dianping partnership
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Denmark forges tourism ties with China via Dianping partnership
By Marisa Garcia | March 14, 2017
Denmark has signed a historic agreement with Chinese travel site Dianping, becoming the first European nation to appear on the Chinese product reviews and group-buying platform. Dianping is China's... Read More
The app revolution is not over but the easy money has gone
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The app revolution is not over but the easy money has gone
By Nick Vivion | March 13, 2017
The ‘End of Apps’ has been overblown. The rise of chatbots has encouraged articles about the demise of apps from the likes of The Telegraph, Recode, and The Independent. Taken at face value, it’s e... Read More
Amadeus flexes startup support muscles, backs Flyr and Betterez
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Amadeus flexes startup support muscles, backs Flyr and Betterez
By Kevin May | March 13, 2017
Amadeus is putting more money into travel startups through its Amadeus Ventures division - this time backing Betterez and Flyr. The undisclosed investments join its backing of a number of travel st... Read More
The ins and outs of where and how people book hotels
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The ins and outs of where and how people book hotels
By Kevin May | March 13, 2017
Online travel agencies remain the dominant booking force for hotels around the world - although some regional quirks illustrate the popularity of apparent old school methods. A paper by Sabre and P... Read More
Stride Travel one year on
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Stride Travel one year on
By PhocusWire | March 13, 2017
Stride Travel, the adventure tours and trips search and review site, has just completed its first year in business and has generated at least $30 million in referral value to its supply partners so fa... Read More
Lufthansa gets closer to passengers as it goes Home with Google
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Lufthansa gets closer to passengers as it goes Home with Google
By Marisa Garcia | March 13, 2017
As it stretches its wingspan in the digital sphere, Lufthansa has added new functionality which lets passengers query their Google Home device for updates on bookings. Sebastian von Herff, manager... Read More
Death of Postcard & Tag is the consumer travel app challenge in a nutshell
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Death of Postcard & Tag is the consumer travel app challenge in a nutshell
By Kevin May | March 11, 2017
Another week, another consumer-facing travel app goes to the busy startup graveyard in the sky. Postcard & Tag will close in a few weeks in what its CEO Ruth Thomason says is a "heart-wrenching... Read More
Voopter brings in $600K round, claims top flight search role in Brazil
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Voopter brings in $600K round, claims top flight search role in Brazil
By Kevin May | March 11, 2017
Four-year-old Brazilian flight search engine Voopter has attracted the attention of overseas investors again, this time almost doubling its previous round. Travel Capitalist Ventures is behind the... Read More
Millennials, dark social, influencers and payola - a cautionary tale for hotels
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Millennials, dark social, influencers and payola - a cautionary tale for hotels
By Viewpoints | March 10, 2017
TV advertising is long dead – a part of marketing’s ancien régime that communicates less effectively today than a pet rock. NB: This is a viewpoint by Simon Finne, co-founder of Loopon. Think ab... Read More
Activity tech house Rezdy brings in $1.8 million funding round
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Activity tech house Rezdy brings in $1.8 million funding round
By Kevin May | March 10, 2017
The financial backer of SiteMinder and Stackla has led a $1.8 million investment in Rezdy, the tours and activities technology provider. Bailadour Technology Investments was joined by fellow Austra... Read More
What you need to know about live video streaming in travel
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What you need to know about live video streaming in travel
By Nick Vivion | March 10, 2017
Since becoming available widely in April 2016, Facebook Live has become the go-to platform for live video streaming. Facebook’s user penetration brought live streaming to the world’s biggest audien... Read More
Another billion dollars for Airbnb
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Another billion dollars for Airbnb
By Martin Cowen | March 10, 2017
Airbnb's latest SEC filing showing another billion dollars has been added to its warchest. The filing also shows that 40 investors were involved in the round, which reportedly values the business a... Read More
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