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Four very basic mistakes that stall many ecommerce startups

By PhocusWire | January 13, 2015

Consumers have overwhelmingly embraced online shopping.... Read More

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Interactive Airbnb map shows where people are Airbnbing in real-time

By Nick Vivion | January 13, 2015

Airbnb is no stranger to clever marketing campaigns, although some of them haven't ended so well. This time last year there was the Birdhouse campaign, which led to threatened litigation for brand co... Read More

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Startup pitch: Vamo fuses scope of a travel agent with online booking tool

By Nick Vivion | January 13, 2015

Today's startup pitch comes from Vamo, an emerging travel startup that promises to fuse a travel agent's ability to handle complex itineraries with the conveniences of a fully-customizable online book... Read More

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Hack attack on some United and American accounts, 20 other travel sites

By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2015

Stolen usernames and passwords have been used by thieves to hack into the mileage accounts of frequent fliers at United and American, say the airlines. Both carriers tell Tnooz they are confident t... Read More

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TravelClick buys hotel video production company TVTrip

By Kevin May | January 13, 2015

Hotel technology giant TravelClick has acquired France-based TVTrip, in a bid to improve its marketing services to property owners. No terms for the deal were disclosed. TVTrip was created in 20... Read More

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Uber data to make cities a better place to be

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2015

Uber plans to share its data with the city of Boston following a partnership which aims to help manage growth as well as improve congestion and reduce pollution. In a blog post, Uber says it will d... Read More

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The reality of distribution in tours and activities

By Stephen Joyce | January 13, 2015

I write this article in the hope that someday soon the reality of distribution in the tours and activities space will change, and change dramatically. For years I've been advocating for increased d... Read More

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Expedia creates new Sell Tonight tool to help hotels push last-minute rooms

By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2015

Expedia Inc is adding a "Sell Tonight" function to Expedia PartnerCentral (EPC), the extranet that hotel managers use to upload room and rates inventory to the company's online travel agencies. The... Read More

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Singapore Airlines and MTT, SITA and OnAir unite for analytics platform, and more...

By Kevin May | January 13, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for January 2015. Tuesday 13 January 2015: Singapore Airlines strikes Mobile Travel Technologies... Read More

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SilverRail nabs most of Linkon, the Swedish train booker

By Sean O'Neil | January 12, 2015

SilverRail Technologies, a business-to-business platform for train ticketing, has acquired 75% of Linkon (pronounced "link on"), which powers the online retailing of Swedish trains. The 110-employe... Read More

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RelayRides revs up car-sharing, fueled by $52M in financing to date

By Sean O'Neil | January 12, 2015

RelayRides, a marketplace connecting car owners with car renters, is having a good trip, says CEO Andre Haddad. Haddad describes 2014 as a breakthrough year for his company, which booked three time... Read More

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India's Zomato targets Yelp with purchase of Urbanspoon

By Nick Vivion | January 12, 2015

Zomato is a restaurant-focused startup that was founded in India in 2008. Since then, the company has expanded steadily throughout the world - except for the United States. This is rapidly changing... Read More

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Facebook still king of popular kids on social media, with highest engagement

By Nick Vivion | January 12, 2015

Much has been made about the impending demise of Facebook, most especially when considering the platform's waning popularity among teenage users. The stats related to the network's slowing user gro... Read More

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Happy maps - charting more than just an A to B experience

By Linda Fox | January 12, 2015

Out with cars and concrete buildings and in with public spaces and Victorian houses - that's what researchers at Yahoo Labs would have us believe when it comes to navigating a city. Based on the pr... Read More

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Airbnb ecosystem expands to include hosts-hosting-hosts service

By Nick Vivion | January 12, 2015

The continued success of sharing economy companies such as Airbnb and HomeAway has led to a wholesale shift in city economics as more residents rent accommodation to visitors. And just as the pressure... Read More

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