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Concur invests $2M in voice tech tool Evature, first startup on receiving end of $150M fund
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Concur invests $2M in voice tech tool Evature, first startup on receiving end of $150M fund
By Kevin May | November 12, 2012
Israel-based Evature is the first recipient of an new programme created by travel and expense technology company Concur to invest in startups.... Read More
Momondo name to carry Cheapflights into non-English speaking territories
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Momondo name to carry Cheapflights into non-English speaking territories
By Linda Fox | November 12, 2012
Cheapflights Media has rebranded to Momondo Group as it prepares to extend its presence to non-English speaking destinations.... Read More
The Scan: China business travel to outstrip the US and more travel tech news
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The Scan: China business travel to outstrip the US and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | November 12, 2012
HRG, Egencia, Inntopia, RateGain, Digital Alchemy, Masabi and IFE all feature in today's news roundup of snippets from across the travel technology industry... Read More
Travelport offers tours and activities to agents, FlexTrip and AdventureLink feeding Rooms & More
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Travelport offers tours and activities to agents, FlexTrip and AdventureLink feeding Rooms & More
By Kevin May | November 11, 2012
More evidence that the tour and activity sector is finally going mainstream, with Travelport giving agents tools to sell products from suppliers direct to leisure travellers.... Read More
Middle East hotel prices - November 2012 to January 2013
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Middle East hotel prices - November 2012 to January 2013
By PhocusWire | November 11, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East.... Read More
Priceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)
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Priceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 11, 2012
In 2008, Delta announced its long awaited marriage to Northwest Airlines. In doing so it started in motion a chain of events that continues to define the market for the distribution of air products.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - All about Priceline-Kayak, more tours, semantic, global pages and maturity
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Best of Tnooz last week - All about Priceline-Kayak, more tours, semantic, global pages and maturity
By PhocusWire | November 11, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
The trav-olution begins again? Desti brings Siri-like personal assistant into the travel ecosystem
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The trav-olution begins again? Desti brings Siri-like personal assistant into the travel ecosystem
By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012
Desti joins the ranks of travel startups claiming to be on the path to "travel nirvana" with their Siri-spawned travel planning iPad app.... Read More
UK regulator upholds complaint against airline review site Skytrax
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UK regulator upholds complaint against airline review site Skytrax
By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012
The UK regulator Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint filed by KwikChex accusing airline review company Skytrax of misleading claims of authentic reviews.... Read More
Flat-Club targets US student community after recent European roll out
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Flat-Club targets US student community after recent European roll out
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2012
Flat-Club, a rental marketplace targeting students and alumni, has extended its service from Europe to the US starting with 30 universities... Read More
RFID wristbands are so last year - social media-loving hotel connects fingerprints to Facebook
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RFID wristbands are so last year - social media-loving hotel connects fingerprints to Facebook
By Kevin May | November 9, 2012
The Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel certainly made the industry sit and listen for a bit when it launched a project in 2011 to allow its clubbing-crazed guests to interact with Facebook via RFID wristbands.... Read More
Engage at Every Stage: a trademarked call to action for mobile marketers
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Engage at Every Stage: a trademarked call to action for mobile marketers
By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012
The CMO Council has trademarked a signature call to action for mobile marketers called Engage at Every Stage, which urges mobile marketers to use emerging Mobile Relationship Marketing (MRM) to increase customer interaction.... Read More
Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
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Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
By Evan Konwiser | November 8, 2012
Priceline is acquiring Kayak for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. Yes, read it again. While unexpected, interestingly the news does not fundamentally tell us anything about the industry.... Read More
Priceline buys Kayak for $1.8 billion
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Priceline buys Kayak for $1.8 billion
By Kevin May | November 8, 2012
In a leftfield move, Priceline has agreed to buy metasearch engine Kayak for $1.8 billion.... Read More
A Photographer's Journey ties travel images to a real-world exhibition, curated on Facebook
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A Photographer's Journey ties travel images to a real-world exhibition, curated on Facebook
By Nick Vivion | November 8, 2012
The latest Air France campaign brings in Le Meridien to curate a real-world exhibition of travel imagery on Facebook.... Read More
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