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Trivago readies for public life, files for IPO in the US

By Kevin May | November 15, 2016

Trivago has ended months of speculation and announced its intention to list on the public financial markets for the first time. The Germany-based metasearch engine intends to place itself on NASDAQ... Read More

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Musement goes forward with $10 million investment win

By Kevin May | November 15, 2016

Musement has shown there is still a bit of capital swilling about for consumer-facing platforms for tours and activities - landing a $10 million round this week. The Series B investment was led by... Read More

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Expedia brings its web test tubes to the UK

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2016

Expedia Inc has created a "usability lab" based in London, its first outside of the US. The role of the lab is to study consumer behaviour in terms of how they research and book travel via Expedia... Read More

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Uberisation of flight search arrives as empty leg private jets fly in

By Kevin May | November 14, 2016

Interesting development in the world of travel search with Aviasales adding private jets into results in order to help fill so-called empty legs. The Russia-based metasearch engine has collaborated... Read More

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Vacasa tops up its Series A to $40 million

By Sean O'Neil | November 14, 2016

Vacation rental management company Vacasa has expanded its Series A financing of $35 million to $40 million, with an injection of equity investment from US insurer Assurant. The Portland, Ore.-base... Read More

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Travel trends and how payments help you stay ahead of the curve

By Sponsored Content | November 14, 2016

The travel industry is by its very nature an innovative and fast-moving environment, so staying on top of trends that affect it can seem to be a never-ending pursuit. Success in this field requires... Read More

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Softbank admits wrinkles in its investment in taxi-hailing app Ola

By Kevin May | November 14, 2016

Japanese finance house and investment group Softbank has signalled a financial write-down in its backing of Indian cab-hailing app Ola. In an earnings report last week, Softbank revealed a loss of... Read More

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A pat down by robots coming soon to airport security?

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2016

Robots and artificial intelligence are being tipped to take over security processes at airports and hotel check-in says a report. The survey reveals that while respondents from both the UK and US b... Read More

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Black Friday as a case study in how to make loyalty schemes work harder

By Viewpoints | November 11, 2016

Last year Black Friday sales figures for the UK topped £1 billion, and as the event continues to deliver as one of the biggest shopping events in the retail calendar. NB: This is a viewpoint by Jam... Read More

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Lufthansa brings Mildred to the chat table

By Linda Fox | November 11, 2016

Lufthansa is the latest to join the chatbot rush with its Mildred assistant on Facebook Messenger. The chatbot enables users to search for flights over the next nine months and claims to find the c... Read More

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Trekksoft and Bokun pool supply to create tour and activity marketplace

By Kevin May | November 11, 2016

Two of Europe's software providers for suppliers of tours and activities have combined to create what they claim will be the biggest product marketplace in Europe. Trekksoft and Bokun say their uni... Read More

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Startup pitch: MindYourFleet offers car rental firms a platform to compete with Uber/Ola

By Martin Cowen | November 11, 2016

In the era of Uber, car rental firms are having the rethink how they operate, when they are the best option, what they offer that Uber can't and where they need to deploy their inventory. India's M... Read More

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Hotel gives like a local, lends Airbnb and rental owners its boutique services

By Kevin May | November 11, 2016

A UK hotel has taken a novel approach to connecting into the growing world of shared or rented properties for use with travel accommodation. The Bermondsey Square Hotel in London has given access t... Read More

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Mobile in travel: driving innovation with APIs

By Sponsored Content | November 10, 2016

Tech giant IBM handily describes APIs as "the building blocks of transformation" and "the digital glue that links services, applications and systems”. NB: This is an article written by Tnooz in con... Read More

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TUI makes investment in tech provider Peakwork

By Kevin May | November 10, 2016

European tour operating giant TUI Group has taken a 15.4% stake in Peakwork, the Germany-based software provider that was formed in 2009. The financial details behind the investment are not disclos... Read More

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