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WANTED: Selfie competition in travel - must use elves, donkey or legs

By Karthick Prabu | January 24, 2014

At some point the "selfie" trend is going to be so tragically uncool (if it isn't getting that way already) that marketers will not dare utter its name. Until then, travel brands the world over wil... Read More

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Online travel agents and the growing quest for personalisation

By Viewpoints | January 24, 2014

Over the past couple of years the travel technology industry has seen an explosion of online travel agents (OTAs); the vast majority claiming to be all things to all people. It’s a trend that shows n... Read More

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How to not be hated just because you come from Silicon Valley

By PhocusWire | January 24, 2014

STARTUPS: Silicon Valley is an inspirational place. It has inspired startups to set up shop there; it has inspired the creation of an entire ecosystem of tech media brands; it has inspired other loc... Read More

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Airlines are the most socially active industry (with KLM at the top)

By Karthick Prabu | January 23, 2014

Airlines face the heat from passengers when expectations aren't met, but when it comes to being social, they are apparently the best sector on the web. Social Bakers, a social media marketing speci... Read More

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Startup pitch: Furlocity aims to be the Kayak of pet travel

By Sean O'Neil | January 23, 2014

Yes, online travel is going to the dogs. And cats. Furlocity, a pet travel site in the US, claims to be the first website to offer pet owners a way to find kennels and similar lodging for dogs and... Read More

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Discrimination in P2P marketplaces: Do whites really make more money than blacks?

By Nick Vivion | January 23, 2014

The Internet has been abuzz with a recently released study from the Harvard Business School that found that black hosts on Airbnb were charging 12% less than white hosts for similar listings. So is th... Read More

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A walk around the hotel room of the future [IMAGES]

By Kevin May | January 23, 2014

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMDlCNdfgRk" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fitur-hotel-main.jpg"] A year ago at... Read More

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Chinese retailer acquires last-minute hotel booking service HotelVP

By Karthick Prabu | January 23, 2014

Jingdong Mall (JD), one of the largest online retailers in China, has acquired HotelVP, a last-minute hotel reservation service in China, according to a local media. Although HotelVP and JD have no... Read More

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Leveraging hotel technology to win trust from guests

By Karthick Prabu | January 23, 2014

The hospitality industry should put relationships, not properties, first, and shift from ‘transactions’ to ‘interactions’ to build lasting relationships, says a report. The study from InterContinen... Read More

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Startup pitch: Eoasia enables travellers to book Asian tours and activities online

By Karthick Prabu | January 22, 2014

Booking tours and activities online is a hot trend in the Asian travel industry alongside taxi mobile app services that are attracting millions in funding. In the past few years, a number of startu... Read More

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GoEuro, the multimodal site, receives millions more in investment

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

Today GoEuro, a Berlin-based metasearch site, said it has received several million dollars in funding from Lakestar, an investment group, which will take a minority share of equity. GoEuro declined... Read More

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Skyscanner's airfare data opened to airlines, airports, and marketers for B2B Big Data access

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

Without fanfare, Skyscanner, a metasearch company, has jumped into the Big Data game. Travel players such as airlines, airports, and tourism marketing organizations can now tap into Skyscanner's airfa... Read More

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Seatback digital billboards: Airline trays are about to get a tech-heavy makeover

By Nick Vivion | January 22, 2014

Thanks to Clear Channel Airports, one of the most unchanged elements of the in-flight experience is about to get a makeover: the seat-back tray. The SmartTray, the product line created by the epony... Read More

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IATA amends New Distribution Capability resolution, Open Allies now quiet [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has been communicating with International Air Transport Association (IATA) on its proposed New Distribution Capability (NDC). A decision of approval of Res... Read More

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Not only about big investment - A guide to bootstrapping a travel startup

By Stephen Joyce | January 22, 2014

So you’ve got an incredible, game-changing idea for a travel startup and now you’re trying to figure out how to fund the business. If you’re an avid reader of Tnooz, TechCrunch, Mashable, and the o... Read More

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