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Chinese retailer acquires last-minute hotel booking service HotelVP

By Karthick Prabu | January 23, 2014

Jingdong Mall (JD), one of the largest online retailers in China, has acquired HotelVP, a last-minute hotel reservation service in China, according to a local media. Although HotelVP and JD have no... Read More

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Leveraging hotel technology to win trust from guests

By Karthick Prabu | January 23, 2014

The hospitality industry should put relationships, not properties, first, and shift from ‘transactions’ to ‘interactions’ to build lasting relationships, says a report. The study from InterContinen... Read More

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Startup pitch: Eoasia enables travellers to book Asian tours and activities online

By Karthick Prabu | January 22, 2014

Booking tours and activities online is a hot trend in the Asian travel industry alongside taxi mobile app services that are attracting millions in funding. In the past few years, a number of startu... Read More

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GoEuro, the multimodal site, receives millions more in investment

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

Today GoEuro, a Berlin-based metasearch site, said it has received several million dollars in funding from Lakestar, an investment group, which will take a minority share of equity. GoEuro declined... Read More

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Skyscanner's airfare data opened to airlines, airports, and marketers for B2B Big Data access

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

Without fanfare, Skyscanner, a metasearch company, has jumped into the Big Data game. Travel players such as airlines, airports, and tourism marketing organizations can now tap into Skyscanner's airfa... Read More

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Seatback digital billboards: Airline trays are about to get a tech-heavy makeover

By Nick Vivion | January 22, 2014

Thanks to Clear Channel Airports, one of the most unchanged elements of the in-flight experience is about to get a makeover: the seat-back tray. The SmartTray, the product line created by the epony... Read More

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IATA amends New Distribution Capability resolution, Open Allies now quiet [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has been communicating with International Air Transport Association (IATA) on its proposed New Distribution Capability (NDC). A decision of approval of Res... Read More

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Not only about big investment - A guide to bootstrapping a travel startup

By Stephen Joyce | January 22, 2014

So you’ve got an incredible, game-changing idea for a travel startup and now you’re trying to figure out how to fund the business. If you’re an avid reader of Tnooz, TechCrunch, Mashable, and the o... Read More

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Uber's rollercoaster ride: fluctuating prices, physical attack in Paris, moral attack in SFO

By Karthick Prabu | January 22, 2014

Uber has had an eventful 2014, so far, be it the heavy price cut it announced for UberX in many cities, its competitive moves in Shanghai and Bangalore, the violent protests against it in Paris, or th... Read More

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Ryanair fares now show up in Google Flight Search

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

After much hype, Ryanair, the Irish low-cost airline, revealed that its fare and availability data is now available via Google Flight Search, a metasearch tool. It's available for users of Google F... Read More

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Sabre IPO - a deep-dive into the official filing

By Linda Fox | January 21, 2014

The paperwork required as preparation for the proposed Sabre IPO is where the real devil in the detail lies. The S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission tells us where the company... Read More

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Markets slam Expedia over a reported Google penalty, but revenue impact may be tiny

By Sean O'Neil | January 21, 2014

Expedia Inc's stock (EXPE) was pummelled earlier today by 4% in early US exchange trading. The selloff was in response to a report that the flagship site, Expedia.com, may have lost as much as a qu... Read More

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HEDNA New Orleans brings payments, devices and connectivity to the forefront for hotels

By Nick Vivion | January 21, 2014

The recent Hotel Electronic Distribution Networking Association conference brought together professionals from across the hotel ecosystem, from suppliers to revenue managers to third-party distributio... Read More

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Sabre unveils plan to IPO

By Kevin May | January 21, 2014

Sabre has filed its registration for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US. The company says the number of shares to be sold in the business... Read More

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Gogobot is enjoying go-go growth, but says it's not social travel

By Sean O'Neil | January 21, 2014

Gogobot, a travel reviews site, claims five straight quarters of monetization growth at a pace of about 50% per quarter. Traffic is up. It says it drew 115% more unique visitors in December 2013 th... Read More

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