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What Else? Inbed.me changes to WeHostels, Louisiana, TheTrainLine, Mobile usage, Nexxus fund
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What Else? Inbed.me changes to WeHostels, Louisiana, TheTrainLine, Mobile usage, Nexxus fund
By PhocusWire | May 29, 2012
Inbed.me becomes WeHostels. Music theme for Louisiana DMO, TheTrainLine apps, eDigitalResearch mobile study, Nexxus funds PriceTravel... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More
Rome2Rio grabs $450,000 investment round, appoints ex-Viator boss as interim CEO
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Rome2Rio grabs $450,000 investment round, appoints ex-Viator boss as interim CEO
By Kevin May | May 29, 2012
Multi-modal travel search startup Rome2Rio has secured $450,000 in seed funding and brought in seasoned industry figure Rod Cuthbert to act as its interim CEO.... Read More
Social media-loving Ibiza clubbers can now pay at their hotel using fingerprints
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Social media-loving Ibiza clubbers can now pay at their hotel using fingerprints
By Kevin May | May 29, 2012
Lavished with praise and envy in equal measure by some last year for its RFID tag-driven, social media frenzy for clubbers, Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel is at it again.... Read More
Social seating with a twist as Satisfly puts airlines in control, seeks patents
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Social seating with a twist as Satisfly puts airlines in control, seeks patents
By Linda Fox | May 29, 2012
The social seating storm that began late last year with KLM is gathering in intensity as Satisfly has unveiled Air Baltic as the first partner for its service.... Read More
Asia hotel prices - May to July 2012
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Asia hotel prices - May to July 2012
By PhocusWire | May 28, 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 Asia.... Read More
Tablet stats getting interesting as ownership in Brazil and China outstrips UK and US
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Tablet stats getting interesting as ownership in Brazil and China outstrips UK and US
By Linda Fox | May 28, 2012
Some interesting figures and an update on travel tech trends shared at an OpenJaw customer conference in Dublin last week... Read More
I love the smell of startups in the morning - travel and the making of Apocalypse Now
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I love the smell of startups in the morning - travel and the making of Apocalypse Now
By Kevin May | May 28, 2012
Tnooz loves analogies. But here is a grim one: running a travel startup could be compared to the making of Apocalypse Now, the seminal 1979 film about the Vietnam war.... Read More
Wego buys into Valadoo social-led deal site
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Wego buys into Valadoo social-led deal site
By Kevin May | May 28, 2012
Wego has made a strategic investment in Indonesian startup Valadoo in a bid to consolidate its position in the country and expand the travel deal site elsewhere.... Read More
Celebrities line up to push KLM social seat selection service
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Celebrities line up to push KLM social seat selection service
By Kevin May | May 28, 2012
Fresh from launching and then extending its social media-led Meet & Seat platform, KLM is turning to some of the Holland's high profile celebrities to promote the service.... Read More
Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week - Listening, Flashing pans, Equal apps, Nostalgia
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Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week - Listening, Flashing pans, Equal apps, Nostalgia
By PhocusWire | May 27, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Triptrotting sees funding rise to $1.5M
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Triptrotting sees funding rise to $1.5M
By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2012
Women power can be powerful financially.... Read More
Sabre to give agency contracts to antitrust probe, Travelport, AA, US Airways and Orbitz
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Sabre to give agency contracts to antitrust probe, Travelport, AA, US Airways and Orbitz
By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2012
The US Justice Department Antitrust Division's probe of the global distribution systems is apparently alive and well -- and travel agencies in North America apparently are getting dragged right into the middle of the fray.... Read More
Fly.com thinks its new fare calendar is fairest one of all
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Fly.com thinks its new fare calendar is fairest one of all
By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2012
Mark this down on your calendars: Fly.com now says its new Custom Fare Calendar is a travel industry first because it sources real-time fare data while competitors' fare calendars rely on user searches.... Read More
Fill ya boots, screenscapers - Ryanair has removed its reCAPTCHA tool
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Fill ya boots, screenscapers - Ryanair has removed its reCAPTCHA tool
By Kevin May | May 25, 2012
Temporarily, anyway. Ryanair made a big thing in late-2011 about its attempts to crack down on metasearch engines scraping content to fill their search results for airlines.... Read More
What Else? Destinology socially, GoCarShare festies, CarTrawler switches, Multicom cancels, WHL unites
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What Else? Destinology socially, GoCarShare festies, CarTrawler switches, Multicom cancels, WHL unites
By PhocusWire | May 25, 2012
Destinology targets social, GoCarShare tunes up for festivals, CarTrawler grabs two new senior hires, Multicom loves Medhotels, WHL creates joint venture with ResOnline... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More