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Heavily-backed Top10 unveils app, reckons big hotel players missing the UEX nail
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Heavily-backed Top10 unveils app, reckons big hotel players missing the UEX nail
By Linda Fox | June 10, 2014
Hot on the heels of receiving $8 million in a Series B round, hotel comparison service Top10 is launching its mobile application. The claim is that the app (released for Apple devices) makes findin... Read More
Vacation rental management service TurnKey raises $3 million
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Vacation rental management service TurnKey raises $3 million
By Karthick Prabu | June 10, 2014
TurnKey, a US-based vacation rental management startup, has raised $3 million in seed fund led by Silverton Partners. The round also includes a sizeable number of other investors, including a strin... Read More
Startup pitch: PinMeTo wants to show businesses the importance of location data
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Startup pitch: PinMeTo wants to show businesses the importance of location data
By Linda Fox | June 10, 2014
In the quest for a way for businesses to improve the management and use of location data, PinMeTo was born. The Sweden-based startup's customers were asking for a solution and the team, originally... Read More
Dots to a connected world - collaboration, more collaboration (and data concerns)
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Dots to a connected world - collaboration, more collaboration (and data concerns)
By Linda Fox | June 10, 2014
A couple of years ago the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group got together to come up with solutions to improve traffic, travel, transport and trade. Following on from a hefty body of... Read More
Homestay grabs $3 million funding, buys rival HomestayBooking
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Homestay grabs $3 million funding, buys rival HomestayBooking
By Kevin May | June 10, 2014
Homestay, a self-styled "Airbnb competitor" for hosted stays around the world, has landed $3 million from Delta Partners. The capital raise for the Dublin-based startup was supported by the country... Read More
Dwellable raises $2 million to expand mobile app for vacation rentals
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Dwellable raises $2 million to expand mobile app for vacation rentals
By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2014
Seattle-based Dwellable has announced a $2 million round of financing. The round was led by Version One Ventures and Maveron, and will be used to "continue the rapid pace of innovation on all mobil... Read More
BeMyGuest raises $800,000, wants GDSs to help spread activities to consumers
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BeMyGuest raises $800,000, wants GDSs to help spread activities to consumers
By Karthick Prabu | June 9, 2014
BeMyGuest, a Singapore-based tours and activities marketplace, has raised $800,000 seed after winning a TV startup competition. The Start-UP Asia competition on regional station ChannelNews Asia sa... Read More
Startup pitch: Hallways creates a digital social layer for the hostel experience
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Startup pitch: Hallways creates a digital social layer for the hostel experience
By Nick Vivion | June 9, 2014
Hallways is a social network geared towards connecting backpackers staying in hostels. By connecting these travelers with a specific style of travel, the startup creates a social layer that is agnosti... Read More
How consumers search and book hotels across multiple devices [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How consumers search and book hotels across multiple devices [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | June 9, 2014
Always connected traveller... Multi-device strategy... Omni-channel retailing... Fancy phrases to explain the fact that we just don't use a computer on its own any more and hotels need to think about... Read More
Out of 151 countries, which WiFi hotspots have the fastest WiFi?
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Out of 151 countries, which WiFi hotspots have the fastest WiFi?
By Nick Vivion | June 9, 2014
WiFi testing app Rotten WiFi has seen results from 151 countries over 60 days, showing which internet connections are the speediest. The app, which bills itself as the way for travelers to test and... Read More
Wanted: The airline that helps you right when you need it
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Wanted: The airline that helps you right when you need it
By Viewpoints | June 9, 2014
Customers rely on self-service technology to book flights, check in, change seats, and board their flight. But when something disrupts their plans, their tech-savvy tendencies tend to go out the wi... Read More
Watch out: luxury travellers in Asia-Pacific are the most prolific on social media
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Watch out: luxury travellers in Asia-Pacific are the most prolific on social media
By Karthick Prabu | June 9, 2014
Luxury travellers in the Asia-Pacific region contribute the highest online reviews amongst global travellers. Or so says a survey by Brand Karma and International Luxury Travel Market after the pai... Read More
Startup pitch: Well funded Musement helps travelers skip queues at top sights
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Startup pitch: Well funded Musement helps travelers skip queues at top sights
By Sean O'Neil | June 9, 2014
Musement is a new tours and activities site and app that aims to help travelers book tickets to popular local attractions on demand or in advance. This startup in Milan currently offers admission t... Read More
Uber raises $1.2 billion in investment and puts valuation at eye-watering $17 billion
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Uber raises $1.2 billion in investment and puts valuation at eye-watering $17 billion
By Kevin May | June 6, 2014
The founders of Uber will indeed be treating themselves this weekend after announcing a mammoth $1.2 billion investment round. The US-based, private car rental service has secured its latest inject... Read More
TripAdvisor's latest air travel survey highlights favorite technologies
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TripAdvisor's latest air travel survey highlights favorite technologies
By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2014
TripAdvisor's now-annual survey of air travelers has revealed which travel technologies respondents are most appreciative of. The survey asked 4,300 US travelers about the state of air travel, with... Read More
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