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Amadeus to buy corporate travel IT brand i:FAO
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Amadeus to buy corporate travel IT brand i:FAO
By Kevin May | April 3, 2014
Amadeus is splashing the cash again - it is buying German corporate travel technology company i:FAO in a deal valuing the company at Euro 67 million. The deal will see Amadeus buy 68.5% of the i:FA... Read More
SpiceJet website crashes during 1 Rupee flight sale, sends users to Navitaire
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SpiceJet website crashes during 1 Rupee flight sale, sends users to Navitaire
By Karthick Prabu | April 3, 2014
Confusing and frustrating time for SpiceJet customers this week when a ticket sale caused the airline's website to go down for hours. The carrier launched a three-day sale starting from April 1 where... Read More
Popularity of mobile web diminishes as native apps capture more usage
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Popularity of mobile web diminishes as native apps capture more usage
By Nick Vivion | April 2, 2014
Flurry has taken a look at the popularity of the mobile web versus native apps - and the mobile web is losing out steadily to native apps. The company's blog shares the freshest-of-fresh data, whic... Read More
Bravofly Rumbo seeking up to $340m in Swiss public listing
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Bravofly Rumbo seeking up to $340m in Swiss public listing
By Linda Fox | April 2, 2014
Switzerland-based online travel group Bravofly Rumbo has confirmed the price range for its initial public offering in Zurich with trading slated for 16 April. A statement from the company sets the... Read More
Entertainment Benefits takes on Peek and Viator with Plum merger
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Entertainment Benefits takes on Peek and Viator with Plum merger
By Nick Vivion | April 2, 2014
Specialized distribution specialists Entertainment Benefits Group has announced a merger with local New York competitor Plum Benefits. Entertainment Benefits is not often in the news; it primarily... Read More
Forecast: Global travel boom to outpace global GDP growth during the next decade
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Forecast: Global travel boom to outpace global GDP growth during the next decade
By Sean O'Neil | April 2, 2014
Global travel has proved resilient, steadily growing during economic doldrums and geopolitical turmoil. If you go by one economic forecast, it will continue to climb through the clouds over the next d... Read More
Tansler picks PayPal exec, GoEuro hits Benelux, Funder gets funded - April 2014
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Tansler picks PayPal exec, GoEuro hits Benelux, Funder gets funded - April 2014
By PhocusWire | April 2, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel STARTUPS in tourism and hospitality for April 2014. Friday 4 April 2014: VacationFutures appoints Simon Lehmann to its advisory boa... Read More
TripAdvisor rental service Holiday Lettings gets tough on owners who take a booking privately
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TripAdvisor rental service Holiday Lettings gets tough on owners who take a booking privately
By Kevin May | April 2, 2014
Holiday Lettings, the vacation rental brand owned by TripAdvisor, has struck off more 2,100 properties from its system this year for bad service. The company says 1% of its total portfolio of renta... Read More
Japanese tours and activities service Catarizm raises $2 million
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Japanese tours and activities service Catarizm raises $2 million
By Karthick Prabu | April 2, 2014
Catarizm, the company that runs Asoview, a Tokyo-based online booking service for tours and activities, has raised $1.93 million from Globis Capital Partners and Jafco Ventures. The company will us... Read More
Hot Hotels brings funding total to $1M, plans international expansion
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Hot Hotels brings funding total to $1M, plans international expansion
By Karthick Prabu | April 1, 2014
Last-minute mobile-only hotel booking service Hot Hotels has received a seed investment from Axon Partners Group. Prior to the injection of capital, the Spain-based company had received some financ... Read More
Airbnb's Shared City initiative spawns paid hotel taxes in Portland, San Francisco
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Airbnb's Shared City initiative spawns paid hotel taxes in Portland, San Francisco
By Nick Vivion | April 1, 2014
Accommodations booked through hosts on Airbnb will soon be charged hotel taxes in both Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco, California. The announcement comes on the heels of CEO Brian Chesky's ove... Read More
Instagram continues to thrive under Facebook, showing massive surge in 2013
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Instagram continues to thrive under Facebook, showing massive surge in 2013
By Nick Vivion | April 1, 2014
Instagram has enjoyed a massive surge in the United States, the latest stats from eMarketer show. In 2013, the photo platform thrived under Facebook's umbrella, seeing a spike of 35% in US-based us... Read More
How to pull back the sheets on Hotel Tonight and its performance
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How to pull back the sheets on Hotel Tonight and its performance
By Sean O'Neil | April 1, 2014
Like many private companies, Hotel Tonight, a pioneer of last-minute booking apps, is coy about the effectiveness of its e-marketing effort. But clues to its performance can be found in a sample of... Read More
A deep dive into Asia-Pacific low cost carriers, GDS channels and collaboration
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A deep dive into Asia-Pacific low cost carriers, GDS channels and collaboration
By Karthick Prabu | April 1, 2014
As competition increases among low cost carriers across Asia-Pacific, some are adopting GDSs for the first time or collaborating with other airlines. Abacus, the APAC-based travel technology soluti... Read More
Six mobile trends to boost sales of travel products
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Six mobile trends to boost sales of travel products
By Pamela Whitby | April 1, 2014
With mobile bookings becoming mainstream and roaming charges falling, could 2014 be the year of in-trip services? NB: This is a report by Pamela Whitby, editor for EyeforTravel. For the past few... Read More
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