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Lesson to the travel industry: how book publishing dug its own Amazon grave

By PhocusWire | June 20, 2014

DISTRIBUTION: Ask anyone to give a selection of industries which have seen their retail, distribution and marketing strategies turned on their head as a result of the web and, inevitably, book publi... Read More

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Google Flight Search increases interactivity with visual airfare mapping

By Nick Vivion | June 20, 2014

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Four Seasons continues to diversify offering with vacation rental product

By Nick Vivion | June 20, 2014

Four Seasons has launched a brand-curated portfolio of vacation rentals, available via a new website. The subdomain features Four Seasons approved rentals that match the brand's exacting standards... Read More

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Digital competence is now determining hotel winners and losers

By Viewpoints | June 20, 2014

For years the online travel market has been a boon for travelers. We all know that. But since 2009, the price of Chanel’s quilted handbag and Cartier’s Trinity gold bracelet have increased 70% and... Read More

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Mobile still slow... but will dominate airline personalisation by 2017

By Linda Fox | June 20, 2014

Mobile is not yet performing as expected for the majority of airlines with check-ins via devices about half the anticipated level. As part of the 2014 Airline IT Trends survey, SITA has looked back... Read More

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Travel videos + Selfies = loads of social media love for Turkish Airlines

By Karthick Prabu | June 20, 2014

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Online tour guide service MyRealTrip secures $1 million capital uptick

By Karthick Prabu | June 19, 2014

MyRealTrip hopes to boost its platform to connect Koreans with destination experts and guides by raising $1 million in funding. The round was led by SmileGate Ventures, with participation from Caps... Read More

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Ten things to learn from the founder of a startup fund

By PhocusWire | June 19, 2014

STARTUPS: Y Combinator is held up by many as a hugely influential player in the startup ecosystem - at least in the US, where startup culture encourages both innovative entrepreneurship and risk-tak... Read More

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Garmin goes after Google Maps with twist on turn-by-turn directions

By Nick Vivion | June 19, 2014

Garmin, which has long been done for its in-vehicle navigation systems, has released a new mobile app for navigation. The app is called viago and expands from the more basic StreetPilot app, which... Read More

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Global Video Index shows growing imperative to deliver on digital video

By Nick Vivion | June 19, 2014

Video revenue specialist Ooyala has released the first quarter's video trends in its Global Video Index. While the research is focused on the internet on the aggregate, there are some interesting t... Read More

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Lessons for travel startups from Uber and OpenTable: Disrupt, fix or make money

By Alex Bainbridge | June 19, 2014

The last few weeks have seen two major travel startup new stories, perhaps giving hope to countless young businesses in the sector. Firstly, OpenTable "exited" to Priceline for a cool 2.6 billion d... Read More

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Priceline's acquisition of Buuteeq brings it right behind the hotel front desk

By Viewpoints | June 19, 2014

Acquiring Buuteeq says a lot about how Priceline sees direct hotel bookings. It’s the future, it wants in but at what cost? NB: This is a viewpoint from Thibault Lecuyer, vice president, ecommerce... Read More

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GetGoing says its B2B pivot is profitable

By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2014

In summer 2012, San Francisco startup GetGoing left the famed Y Combinator accelerator as a consumer-focused company. In May 2013, GetGoing (TLabs, here) came out of beta with its product. A consum... Read More

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Tujia, the Asian vacation rental site, raises $100 million

By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2014

It's a big day for entrepreneurs Melissa Yang and Jun Luo China's largest holiday rental site Tujia netted $100 million in Series C funding yesterday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Past... Read More

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Hot heads the only downside of Google Glass for Copenhagen Airport

By Linda Fox | June 18, 2014

Hot on the heels of its Google Glass trial with Virgin Atlantic, SITA has unveiled a second pilot scheme, this time at Copenhagen Airport. SITA Lab wanted to take the wearable technology and give i... Read More

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