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Chope carves out $8m in funding for Asia expansion
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Chope carves out $8m in funding for Asia expansion
By Linda Fox | June 30, 2015
The Chope Group has announced funding of $8 million led by Asia-based investment company F&H Fund Management. Chope is an online restaurant platform enabling users to make confirmed reservation... Read More
TSpotlight - Travel needs to get its personalization act together
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TSpotlight - Travel needs to get its personalization act together
By PhocusWire | June 30, 2015
A new report, produced by Tnooz in association with Boxever, concludes that travel firms have no excuse not to start working on personalization strategies. A Brief History of Personalization - Past... Read More
What tech-savvy travellers want, what the industry is giving them (or not)
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What tech-savvy travellers want, what the industry is giving them (or not)
By Kevin May | June 30, 2015
New research reveals a worrying disconnect between what so-called connected travellers want from a trip and how parts of the industry are failing to respon. For example, almost half (45%) of travel... Read More
Expedia grins with RouteHappy expansion, Utrip customises users, and more...
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Expedia grins with RouteHappy expansion, Utrip customises users, and more...
By PhocusWire | June 30, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for June 2015. Tuesday 30 June 2015: Expedia and RouteHappy expand "Happiness Data" programme... Read More
SiteMinder pockets ICG, Swiss clocks in with Travelport, Hotelzon drives with Cabforce, and more...
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SiteMinder pockets ICG, Swiss clocks in with Travelport, Hotelzon drives with Cabforce, and more...
By PhocusWire | June 30, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for June 2015. Tuesday 30 June 2015: SiteMinder pockets ICG Software for distribution T... Read More
Startup pitch: Faralong moves into adventure travel with group buying model
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Startup pitch: Faralong moves into adventure travel with group buying model
By Nick Vivion | June 29, 2015
The adventure travel trade has seen new startups come along over the past year, from Inspired Challenge to Embark.org. The latest entry into adventure travel is called Faralong. The adventure trave... Read More
Seismic or subtle? The five big technology tremors coming to travel
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Seismic or subtle? The five big technology tremors coming to travel
By Viewpoints | June 29, 2015
Technology has rapidly transformed business, from how individuals connect with each other to the ways companies deliver products and solutions that meet consumer needs. NB: This is an analysis by S... Read More
Norway airports fly to Amadeus cloud, Red Hat tip from Amadeus and Swiss family fares, and more...
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Norway airports fly to Amadeus cloud, Red Hat tip from Amadeus and Swiss family fares, and more...
By PhocusWire | June 29, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for June 2015. Monday 29 June 2015: Avinor Group puts airports in the Amadeus cloud The stat... Read More
Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
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Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
By Linda Fox | June 29, 2015
Hundredrooms, a holiday rental metasearch service, has closed a seed round of Euro 1m led by early stage venture capital company Inveready. Other investors participating  in the round include Capit... Read More
Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
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Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
By Martin Cowen | June 28, 2015
Four months or so after a $200 million takeover, India's biggest taxi app Ola has confirmed that the first cross-sell arrangement with TaxiForSure. Residents of Mumbai and Delhi can now book TaxiFo... Read More
OneFineStay raises $40 million round from Hyatt and VCs
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OneFineStay raises $40 million round from Hyatt and VCs
By Kevin May | June 28, 2015
Home rental service OneFineStay has confirmed a $40 million investment round and installed a new senior management team. Amongst the investors in the Series D injection of capital is global hotel b... Read More
Spotlight on how travel consumers behave when searching on mobile devices
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Spotlight on how travel consumers behave when searching on mobile devices
By Kevin May | June 26, 2015
Metasearch brand Kayak has produced a comprehensive report into the behaviour of mobile travellers - covering everything from search patterns, booking trends and usage. The results are pretty inter... Read More
Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
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Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2015
Carlson Wagonlit Travel has identified five key trends which will have the greatest impact on business travel going forward. The 'Faster, Smarter, better?' study highlights mobile technologies, cus... Read More
Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
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Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Matterport, a Mountain View startup whose cameras scan rooms to produce three-dimensional replicas, received a $30 million Series C funding round yesterday. The raise comes from a mixture of new an... Read More
What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
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What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Shutterstock, the stock imagery platform, has trawled through its download data to reveal travel-related trends. The 2015 Shutterstock travel trends report lets a person choose a country from a dro... Read More
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