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Book2Meet looks at Europe and beyond with new capital raise

By Martin Cowen | September 21, 2015

Book2Meet, a platform for the online booking of meeting rooms, has raised another Euro 2 million. The brand was launched in November 2014 and was previously known as lastminutemeetingroom.com. I... Read More

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Writer's adblock: How ad blocking may change travel writing and publishers

By Stuart McDonald | September 21, 2015

I’m not going to go to deep into the pros and cons of actually using an adblocker, other than to say I don’t agree with their use — especially if a publisher makes it clear it doesn’t want you to use... Read More

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Startup pitch: BidFlyer, an airline ticket auction white-label platform, lands $1M

By Sean O'Neil | September 20, 2015

BidFlyer, an Israeli startup that is a white-label platform for airlines, has raised $1 million in funding for its business model, which involves putting small batches of airline tickets up for auctio... Read More

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These 10 Asian travel startups are promising, says Seedstars World

By Viewpoints | September 18, 2015

The travel industry is an attractive market for disruptive entrepreneurs to tap into. With more than 1.1 billion people travelling out of their home country in 2014 alone, there is a huge market poten... Read More

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Airlines not trying very hard to fight intermediaries in Google search

By Kevin May | September 18, 2015

Online travel agencies and metasearch engines are pushing airlines out of Google search engine results. In fact, digital marketing agency EveryMundo reckons airlines are so out of the picture when... Read More

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Startup pitch: Doris & Dicky tout budget boutique hotels

By Martin Cowen | September 18, 2015

Doris & Dicky is a UK-based startup with a razor-sharp focus on one product - budget boutique hotels - and two customer segments - 25 to 35-year-olds and empty nesters. This focus comes out of... Read More

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How a tweak to an agency system brought joy to a low cost carrier

By Kevin May | September 18, 2015

This summer will remembered (in travel tech circles) as the moment when a legacy carrier tried to flex its muscles against the Global Distribution Systems (GDSs). Lufthansa's Euro 16 surcharge on b... Read More

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Apple vs Google vs Facebook - AKA the death of the web

By PhocusWire | September 17, 2015

You might think the conversation about ad blocking is about user experience.... Read More

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Facebook makes big push for airline advertisers to harness people power

By Kevin May | September 17, 2015

Facebook wants airlines to take a long look at how they manage their marketing and move away from last-click attribution. Such is the reliance by many carriers on existing online advertising models... Read More

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If numbers are up, why are hotel owners so frustrated?

By Viewpoints | September 17, 2015

Revenue management and marketing are ready for disruption. The same approach with the same tools, yielding the same results is no longer acceptable. Note: This is a guest article by Rich Maradik, f... Read More

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Lyft and Didi confirm investment, launch Rides Everywhere partnership

By Martin Cowen | September 17, 2015

Users of China's biggest-by-far taxi app Didi Kuaidi will be able to use the app to book a Lyft ride when they are in the US, and vice-versa, under a new strategic partnership between the two. Lyft... Read More

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Regulator closes hotel booking probe, claims not a high priority

By Kevin May | September 17, 2015

A British competition watchdog has dropped an investigation into hotel booking rate discount, claiming a "restriction on administrative priority grounds". The Competition and Markets Authority was... Read More

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Hey, travel managers: Groupize launches tool for small groups and meetings

By Sean O'Neil | September 17, 2015

Phone and email are still the preferred tools of most personal assistants (PAs) and sales executives for booking small group hotel stays. About four out of five of these arrangements are neither tr... Read More

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US watchdog approves Expedia merger with Orbitz

By Sean O'Neil | September 16, 2015

Expedia Inc’s $1.3 billion deal to take over Orbitz Worldwide has received approval from the US Justice Department, after intenser-than-usual scrutiny. The merger of content between the online trav... Read More

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BlaBlaCar raises a $200M Series D, with Insight Venture Partners chipping in

By PhocusWire | September 16, 2015

BlaBlaCar, Paris-based service that lets you hitch an intercity ride with travelers who are already taking a car, said today that it had raised $200 million. Insight Venture Partners and Lead Edge... Read More

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