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Amadeus and the new long game in hotel technology
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Amadeus and the new long game in hotel technology
By Sean O'Neil | February 11, 2014
Late in 2013, Amadeus paid $500 million to get its hands on Newmarket International, a provider of cloud-based hotel technology. The acquisition was a sign that the Spain-based travel technology gi... Read More
Alibaba plots travel sector growth with offer for map service AutoNavi
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Alibaba plots travel sector growth with offer for map service AutoNavi
By Karthick Prabu | February 11, 2014
China ecommerce giant Alibaba is signalling travel expansion intentions with an offer to fully acquire leading mapping and navigation service AutoNavi. In May 2013, Alibaba acquired a 28% stake in... Read More
Rezdy raises $1 million, opens US office as overseas interest grows
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Rezdy raises $1 million, opens US office as overseas interest grows
By Karthick Prabu | February 10, 2014
Rezdy has attracted $1 million from new and existing investors, including Menulog's CEO and founder Leon Kamenev (ex-founder of HotelClub), and Art of Online Marketing's (AOOM) founder Chloe Lim. I... Read More
Aviasales attracts $10m investment for expansion and mobile development
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Aviasales attracts $10m investment for expansion and mobile development
By Linda Fox | February 10, 2014
More developments in Russian online travel this morning with news of $10 million in funding for Aviasales. The investment in the flights and hotels metasearch specialist comes from iTech Capital wh... Read More
Virgin Atlantic gets up close and personal with Google Glass
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Virgin Atlantic gets up close and personal with Google Glass
By Kevin May | February 10, 2014
Genuine (and valuable) uses of Google Glass at the sharp end of the travel industry have been relatively hard to come by so far. But Virgin Atlantic has now stepped forward with a pilot project to... Read More
Is travel ecommerce reaching a saturation point?
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Is travel ecommerce reaching a saturation point?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | February 10, 2014
Travel ecommerce (online travel, digital travel - the terms often vary) has been on a roll for quite a while now. The emergence of technology-fueled travel ecommerce can be traced back to the 1995/... Read More
Latest airline social rankings show snapshot of actual performance
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Latest airline social rankings show snapshot of actual performance
By Nick Vivion | February 10, 2014
Airlines are often vaunted as top performers on social media. One recent study placed airlines at the top for the most active, answering the most questions the quickest across industries. That very... Read More
Startup pitch: Kippsy curates vacation rental properties in the UK, starting with London
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Startup pitch: Kippsy curates vacation rental properties in the UK, starting with London
By Nick Vivion | February 10, 2014
The UK now has another player in the vacation rentals market, and it's called Kippsy. At the moment, the focus is on vacation rentals exclusively in the London area. Co-founder Phil Cooper is proud... Read More
Are travel agents REALLY booking less often with GDSs and going direct?
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Are travel agents REALLY booking less often with GDSs and going direct?
By Sean O'Neil | February 10, 2014
Another day, another report that says travel agents are booking less frequently with global distribution systems (GDSs). The latest study pedaling a rueful nostalgia is from 2014 Supplier-Travel Ag... Read More
Trekksoft raises $800,000 for tours and activities push - again
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Trekksoft raises $800,000 for tours and activities push - again
By Karthick Prabu | February 10, 2014
Swiss-based tours and activity technology solution provider Trekksoft (TLabs here) has raised another $800,000 from Redalpine Capital II and other prominent investors in Switzerland. Sound familiar... Read More
Expedia tapping into business-leisure travel fuzziness
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Expedia tapping into business-leisure travel fuzziness
By Linda Fox | February 10, 2014
Expedia big boss Dara Khosrowshahi was in London last week banging the drum about the blurring of lines between leisure and business travel. Social sharing and technology developments are making th... Read More
Rocketrip raises $2.6 million to speed up product development
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Rocketrip raises $2.6 million to speed up product development
By Karthick Prabu | February 9, 2014
Rocketrip has raised $2.6 million in Series A led by Canaan Partners with participation from Gencast Ventures and other investors. The New York-based travel management company (TLabs startup pitch... Read More
Taking a tumble in the snow - Sochi hotels not so popular on the web
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Taking a tumble in the snow - Sochi hotels not so popular on the web
By Kevin May | February 7, 2014
The 2014 Winter Olympics may not be popular in some quarters for political and ethical reasons - but it also appears much of the accommodation in Sochi isn't up to scratch either. It is somewhat ha... Read More
Industry standards: How do you measure up to the Periodic Table of B2B Digital Marketing Metrics?
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Industry standards: How do you measure up to the Periodic Table of B2B Digital Marketing Metrics?
By Nick Vivion | February 7, 2014
Fridays are always valuable days for reflection on the week, applying lessons learned to prioritizing the next week's tasks. One of they key variables in this always-learning cycle is the actual resul... Read More
Beyond the sharing economy-hipster hype - The REAL Airbnb effect
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Beyond the sharing economy-hipster hype - The REAL Airbnb effect
By Viewpoints | February 7, 2014
If I had an apartment or a house in a popular tourist destination, Airbnb would be my dream come true. NB: This is an opinion from Steve Brenner, co-owner of the Cross-Pollinate information site, o... Read More
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