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Yatra sees drastic dip in offline bookings after banknote ban

By Martin Cowen | December 14, 2016

Indian OTA Yatra has identified an immediate offline-to-online shift in bookings after the government took some older banknotes out of circulation at short notice. The so-called "demonitisation" wa... Read More

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How travel agents can meet the needs of the connected traveler

By Sponsored Content | December 14, 2016

Despite the dominance of Expedia Inc, Priceline Group and Ctrip, there are enough openings and opportunities for travel agents of all shapes and sizes - online, offline and emerging startups - to su... Read More

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Suiteness raises $5 million to expand web booking of hotel suites

By Kevin May | December 14, 2016

Suiteness wants to double the number of cities on its roster, using funds from $5 million capital-raise it has unveiled this week. The booking platform for luxury and apartment-style hotel suites s... Read More

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Startup Pitch - BikesBooking wants a new path for two-wheeled activities

By Kevin May | December 14, 2016

BikesBooking is trying to change long-held behaviour amongst travellers where services such as the rental of bikes and scooters are often secured in-destination. The company has created an online r... Read More

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Tripping.com nets $35 million, as investors come knocking for travel metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | December 14, 2016

Investors are positioning themselves to take advantage of the proven model of travel metasearch in many of the world’s markets, as witnessed by Ctrip's recent purchase of Skyscanner for $1.7 billion a... Read More

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Travel startups find a place to grow at Travelport Labs accelerator

By Sponsored Content | December 14, 2016

Just a year old and Travelport Labs accelerator already has kicked-off its third cohort at Travelport’s offices in Denver, Colorado. Travelport began its startup accelerator in 2015 to help entrepren... Read More

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Ten cities where travel tech is hot

By Viewpoints | December 13, 2016

In the business venture world, travel tech startups and established firms alike have to compete for attention with financial tech, property tech, education tech, to say nothing of AI and security, the... Read More

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DNA analysis, 3D makers and neurotech to make for future hotel stays

By Linda Fox | December 13, 2016

With the help of Institute for Global Futures, Hotels.com has come up a forecast of what the hotel of the future might look like. The company describes the trends as 'super-tech meet super science'... Read More

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Customer-centric hotel payments can help generate more direct bookings

By Sponsored Content | December 13, 2016

The hotel industry’s next big challenge is to offer a service that supports guests throughout their journey - from inspiration, booking and payment, to transfers, check-in, stay and departure. NB:... Read More

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TripAdvisor leads $5.2 million round in travel data specialist Traxo

By Kevin May | December 13, 2016

Traxo has landed another sizeble investment round - this time a Series B injection led by TripAdvisor to the tune of $5.2 million. The user review giant joins existing backers Thayer Ventures, Adva... Read More

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Sabre wants agents to sell (literally) everything but the kitchen sink to travellers

By Kevin May | December 13, 2016

The world of ancillaries has gone up a gear with the introduction of, well, everything for travel agents to try and up-sell to consumers. Sabre has struck a deal with YouArrive so that its network... Read More

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Airbnb demand increasingly hitting hotels, not online travel agencies

By Kevin May | December 12, 2016

Use of Airbnb is growing faster than industry commentators predicted, with hotels the main losers in the new accommodation war. A large survey and follow-up analysis by global financial services gi... Read More

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Hacking startup marketing - lessons from a year of pitch competitions

By Viewpoints | December 12, 2016

Last year, my co-founder and I launched Hello Scout to help hotels get more TripAdvisor reviews via an SMS concierge service. We’d signed up some great beta partners and built out a product that we we... Read More

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Honda invests in Grab

By Martin Cowen | December 12, 2016

Honda is the latest automotive manufacturer to get involved in the ride-hailing sector, taking an equity stake as part of a wider strategic partnership with Southeast Asia's Grab. Grab, formely Gra... Read More

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Top of the tech pops - Blockchain, voice, bots and virtual reality finds their way

By Kevin May | December 12, 2016

Many of the digital forces that have impacted on the travel industry in recent years have come from internal changes. Consider trends such as consolidation, meta-booking, the evolution of distribut... Read More

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