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Datalex platform continues to grow

By Martin Cowen | August 26, 2015

Three new customers, and the impact of some wins from last year, is behind a double-digit increase in the revenues Datalex is generating from its commerce platform. The Dublin-based tech firm issue... Read More

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Samba time for São Paulo developers - THack makes its Brazilian debut

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2015

The Brazilian city of São Paulo will host our first hackathon in South America, our third continent in as many months. THack São Paulo will run over the course of two days from Saturday 29 August t... Read More

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Why some travel companies thrive in China

By Viewpoints | August 26, 2015

It's well-known in the tech industry that breaking into China is no easy feat. NB This is a guest article by Alistair Hann, chief technology officer for Skyscanner. Many companies have tried and... Read More

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KLM and Schipol Airport invest in Internet of Things

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2015

Dutch startup Undagrid has received investment from KLM and Schipol Airport via Mainport Innovation Fund, a partnership between the airline, airport, Rabobank and Delft University of Technology. Th... Read More

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What's On York, Vegas.com, United focuses on airports in new app, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for August 2015: Tuesday 26 August 2015: Make It York unveils app Destination management com... Read More

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Employees shun city jobs for greener pastures at Airbnb and Uber

By Linda Fox | August 25, 2015

Here's an interesting study from Escape the City on the companies people would most like to join if they took the plunge and left their existing careers. Unsurprisingly Escape the City was set up a... Read More

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Seedstars World talks to lastminute.com group CEO on travel startups

By Viewpoints | August 25, 2015

Seedstars World (SSW) is a Swiss company which runs an annual competition for startups. Winners from 50 startup competitions worldwide will meet for a grand finale in Switzerland, where they will part... Read More

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Despite headwind, Qunar triples its mobile revenue, bets on merchant model

By Martin Cowen | August 25, 2015

China's second biggest OTA Qunar has said that it is "closing the gap" with market leader Ctrip and that leisure travel in China is "immune" to the recent slowdown in the country's growth. The OTA'... Read More

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Startup pitch: Razoom, a tour aggregator, signs with Amadeus Brasil

By Sean O'Neil | August 25, 2015

Razoom aims to become the largest tours-and-activities aggregator in Latin America by distinguishing itself with superior supplier management tools. The Rio de Janeiro-based startup says that it is... Read More

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Sharing economy hits the mark with business travellers

By Viewpoints | August 25, 2015

The landscape of today’s sharing economy is quickly expanding across a diverse range of services. And while pioneers such as Uber continue to capture headlines and consumer market share, data shows ho... Read More

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Startup pitch: bd4travel wants to get travel companies closer to customers

By Linda Fox | August 25, 2015

Bd4travel was founded about two years ago after the three founders, who had worked together at Traveltainment, joined forces to address the potential for big data in the travel industry. The trio,... Read More

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Faster wifi at 39,000ft is due soon in the US, after watchdogs give OK

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2015

Inflight wifi speeds are about to see a step-change spike because Gogo Inflight, a leading airline internet provider in the US, has received final-stage Federal Aviation Administration approval for be... Read More

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Think with Google debuts a travel dashboard to help US marketers

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2015

Today Google's marketing research arm, Think with Google, unveiled its Travel Dashboard -- a free online tool that highlights recent and year-over-year trends based on Google data across the car renta... Read More

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Turning vacation pics into GIFs, Booking.com lunges for marketing gold

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2015

Booking.com, the hotel reservation giant owned by Priceline Group, has come up with a clever marketing campaign that helps users transform their vacation shots into GIFs, or animated, looping short vi... Read More

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This Air France ad is the top travel brand video of 2015, so far, says Google

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2015

Congratulations (or, we should say, félicitations ) to Air France for having created an advertisement that has been more popular than any other video from any other travel company so far in 2015, acco... Read More

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