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These 10 Asian travel startups are promising, says Seedstars World
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These 10 Asian travel startups are promising, says Seedstars World
By Viewpoints | September 18, 2015
The travel industry is an attractive market for disruptive entrepreneurs to tap into. With more than 1.1 billion people travelling out of their home country in 2014 alone, there is a huge market poten... Read More
Airlines not trying very hard to fight intermediaries in Google search
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Airlines not trying very hard to fight intermediaries in Google search
By Kevin May | September 18, 2015
Online travel agencies and metasearch engines are pushing airlines out of Google search engine results. In fact, digital marketing agency EveryMundo reckons airlines are so out of the picture when... Read More
Startup pitch: Doris & Dicky tout budget boutique hotels
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Startup pitch: Doris & Dicky tout budget boutique hotels
By Martin Cowen | September 18, 2015
Doris & Dicky is a UK-based startup with a razor-sharp focus on one product - budget boutique hotels - and two customer segments - 25 to 35-year-olds and empty nesters. This focus comes out of... Read More
How a tweak to an agency system brought joy to a low cost carrier
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How a tweak to an agency system brought joy to a low cost carrier
By Kevin May | September 18, 2015
This summer will remembered (in travel tech circles) as the moment when a legacy carrier tried to flex its muscles against the Global Distribution Systems (GDSs). Lufthansa's Euro 16 surcharge on b... Read More
Apple vs Google vs Facebook - AKA the death of the web
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Apple vs Google vs Facebook - AKA the death of the web
By PhocusWire | September 17, 2015
You might think the conversation about ad blocking is about user experience.... Read More
Facebook makes big push for airline advertisers to harness people power
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Facebook makes big push for airline advertisers to harness people power
By Kevin May | September 17, 2015
Facebook wants airlines to take a long look at how they manage their marketing and move away from last-click attribution. Such is the reliance by many carriers on existing online advertising models... Read More
If numbers are up, why are hotel owners so frustrated?
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If numbers are up, why are hotel owners so frustrated?
By Viewpoints | September 17, 2015
Revenue management and marketing are ready for disruption. The same approach with the same tools, yielding the same results is no longer acceptable. Note: This is a guest article by Rich Maradik, f... Read More
Lyft and Didi confirm investment, launch Rides Everywhere partnership
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Lyft and Didi confirm investment, launch Rides Everywhere partnership
By Martin Cowen | September 17, 2015
Users of China's biggest-by-far taxi app Didi Kuaidi will be able to use the app to book a Lyft ride when they are in the US, and vice-versa, under a new strategic partnership between the two. Lyft... Read More
Regulator closes hotel booking probe, claims not a high priority
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Regulator closes hotel booking probe, claims not a high priority
By Kevin May | September 17, 2015
A British competition watchdog has dropped an investigation into hotel booking rate discount, claiming a "restriction on administrative priority grounds". The Competition and Markets Authority was... Read More
Hey, travel managers: Groupize launches tool for small groups and meetings
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Hey, travel managers: Groupize launches tool for small groups and meetings
By Sean O'Neil | September 17, 2015
Phone and email are still the preferred tools of most personal assistants (PAs) and sales executives for booking small group hotel stays. About four out of five of these arrangements are neither tr... Read More
US watchdog approves Expedia merger with Orbitz
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US watchdog approves Expedia merger with Orbitz
By Sean O'Neil | September 16, 2015
Expedia Inc’s $1.3 billion deal to take over Orbitz Worldwide has received approval from the US Justice Department, after intenser-than-usual scrutiny. The merger of content between the online trav... Read More
BlaBlaCar raises a $200M Series D, with Insight Venture Partners chipping in
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BlaBlaCar raises a $200M Series D, with Insight Venture Partners chipping in
By PhocusWire | September 16, 2015
BlaBlaCar, Paris-based service that lets you hitch an intercity ride with travelers who are already taking a car, said today that it had raised $200 million. Insight Venture Partners and Lead Edge... Read More
RoomKey Technologies, the mobile services startup for hotels, scores a $1M investment
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RoomKey Technologies, the mobile services startup for hotels, scores a $1M investment
By Sean O'Neil | September 16, 2015
Viko Bhakta, co-founder and CEO Roomkey Technologies, is in a good mood today as he announces a $1 million investment. The seed round was led by investment firms 500 Startups, 500 Mobile Collective... Read More
Q&A with new DHISCO CEO Toni Portmann, on taking Pegasus beyond the hotel switch
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Q&A with new DHISCO CEO Toni Portmann, on taking Pegasus beyond the hotel switch
By Sean O'Neil | September 16, 2015
Late last year, Toni Portmann took on the challenge of being a turnaround artist for Pegasus Solutions, the company that created the original "hotel switch." A tech pioneer, Pegasus eventually help... Read More
What comes around, goes around - the call center is no longer a cost center
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What comes around, goes around - the call center is no longer a cost center
By Viewpoints | September 16, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I was at a client dinner with a major online travel partner. After introductions, the gentleman sitting next to me asked "Have your clients changed their view of the call center... Read More
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