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Time for a shake-up - why we should consider axing code share flights
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Time for a shake-up - why we should consider axing code share flights
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 7, 2014
Consumer expectation should be (and is in general) that if they buy a ticket on airline X then the same conditions apply no matter who actually carries them. Conventional wisdom in the airline worl... Read More
Now we spend more time using technology than sleeping
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Now we spend more time using technology than sleeping
By PhocusWire | August 7, 2014
SYSTEMS: Should such research which outlines how long we spend using our laptops and mobiles surprise us? Not really. Whilst there are obvious questions regarding our overall tech-life balance, bran... Read More
Priceline to invest $500 million in Ctrip
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Priceline to invest $500 million in Ctrip
By Karthick Prabu | August 6, 2014
Priceline Group is to bolster its Asia-Pacific presence by ploughing $500 million into China's largest online travel agency, Ctrip. The Group will acquire up to 10% of Ctrip shares in the open mark... Read More
Social Tables stakes out $8 million to bolster hospitality product
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Social Tables stakes out $8 million to bolster hospitality product
By Nick Vivion | August 6, 2014
Special event diagramming and management startup Social Tables, which has been making the conference circuit this year with its cloud solution, has secured $8 million in Series A financing. The rou... Read More
Opportunities in video marketing remain, as brands become media companies
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Opportunities in video marketing remain, as brands become media companies
By Nick Vivion | August 6, 2014
Consumers increasingly perceive brands as media companies, a perception that is both fueled by companies creating more engaging content and consumer expectation of more interactive and interesting adv... Read More
Crawling is the new API - a legal and technical rough guide for the travel industry
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Crawling is the new API - a legal and technical rough guide for the travel industry
By Kevin May | August 6, 2014
For the past six years, we have been asking ourselves one fundamental question for our business. "How do we get data from the transport providers we want to integrate?" NB: This is an analysis by Ve... Read More
Something for modern car rental providers to aim for: heads-up display navigation
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Something for modern car rental providers to aim for: heads-up display navigation
By Kevin May | August 6, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKL4PJICS40" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/navdy.jpg"] Over in sat-nav-land th... Read More
Ctrip asserts supremacy, but gears up for even deeper penetration
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Ctrip asserts supremacy, but gears up for even deeper penetration
By Viewpoints | August 6, 2014
Chinese OTA Ctrip is building the accelerated growth momentum shown by the strong results in the recent quarters. And going forward, it is targeting even a bigger slice of the total pie. NB: This a... Read More
Startup pitch: BidTravel, an agency for Spanish speakers, gets digitally savvy
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Startup pitch: BidTravel, an agency for Spanish speakers, gets digitally savvy
By Sean O'Neil | August 5, 2014
Bidtravel is the new online presence of an offline travel agency in Spain named Viajes Malabi. For English-speakers, the name is a bit misleading: There is no auction, or bidding, aspect; BidTravel... Read More
Travelport looks beyond even Beyond Air, eNett possibly bigger than mothership some day
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Travelport looks beyond even Beyond Air, eNett possibly bigger than mothership some day
By Kevin May | August 5, 2014
Travelport has signalled one of the reasons it has upped its stake in eNett, the payment service joint venture of which it now owns 73%. Speaking following the release of its latest financial earni... Read More
Hotel lands in media maelstrom with anti-review site policy for weddings [UPDATED]
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Hotel lands in media maelstrom with anti-review site policy for weddings [UPDATED]
By Nick Vivion | August 5, 2014
The horror stories of social media gone astray are covered in depth, especially when they are related to anti-Yelp or other anti-review sentiment. One recent case has soared into the outrage strato... Read More
Now you can see investor ties between travel tech startups
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Now you can see investor ties between travel tech startups
By Sean O'Neil | August 5, 2014
CrunchBase, a database of startups, has released an update that makes it easier to explore the investor ecosystem. The tool now helps to cast more light on intriguing family ties among the major st... Read More
Dear Google, I am writing an open letter from the search wilderness
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Dear Google, I am writing an open letter from the search wilderness
By Viewpoints | August 5, 2014
Dear members of the Google Search team, its VPs, board members, advisors, shareholders and anyone with a couple of minutes to spare. I write this letter in the forlorn hope that somebody within the... Read More
The problem with being a startup founder
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The problem with being a startup founder
By PhocusWire | August 5, 2014
STARTUPS: There is a certain allure to being a startup founder/entrepreneur - meaning that often it appears even the most mundane problems need some new type of service to fix them. Travel is a clas... Read More
Travel package marketplace WeAreHolidays raises another undisclosed round
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Travel package marketplace WeAreHolidays raises another undisclosed round
By Karthick Prabu | August 5, 2014
India-based startup WeAreHolidays has captured new investment from Matrix Partners India. Existing investors - Blume Ventures and GSF Superangel Investors - also participated in the round. Again... Read More
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