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Olset grabs first funding round, grows via personal assistant app

By Sean O'Neil | January 16, 2014

Olset, a start-up that makes an automated virtual travel agent, says today that it has completed its first tranche of external funding, securing $500,000. The lead investor is Montage Ventures. Oth... Read More

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Travel DEVICES roundup - January 2014

By PhocusWire | January 16, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for January 2014. 30 January 2014: Alipay e-wallet launches taxi booking Alibaba's payment s... Read More

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Why an exit feels more like a new start - more lessons from travel startup land

By Viewpoints | January 16, 2014

Recently my company Travelatus joined tours and activities marketplace Excursiopedia and became part of a small company that’s got the potential to grow huge. NB: This is a viewpoint from Valentin... Read More

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Five big picture travel technology trends to (re)shape the industry

By Viewpoints | January 16, 2014

At this time of year, many experts from the industry will be pondering what 2014 holds in store for travel technology and other elements of tech. They often make predictions about what we’ll see un... Read More

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Startup pitch: Tourlandish wants to bring Asia Pacific tours and activities online

By Karthick Prabu | January 16, 2014

A new entrant to the multi-billion dollar tours and activities ecosystem is Bangalore-based startup - Tourlandish. The startup provides a global marketplace for tours and activities service provide... Read More

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What have been the game-changers in social media so far?

By PhocusWire | January 16, 2014

SOCIAL: "Tweeting it", "Share that link on Facebook", "I'll ping you on Whatsapp"... Phrases that are as common with individuals as they with brands nowadays. But the rise of social media with both... Read More

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Ryanair wants ticket distribution via agencies, talking to all three GDSs

By Kevin May | January 15, 2014

When we said hell had frozen over at Ryanair, as it finally opened a Twitter account, we were being tongue in cheek - but it now appears the cold spell has continued in a serious way. Just three da... Read More

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Skypicker nabs $500,000 investment and buys WhichAirline

By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2014

Skypicker, a European booking agency focusing on low-cost carriers, recently received an investment of $500,000 from Touzimsky Airlines. Investments are held in the form of an increase in share cap... Read More

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Travel STARTUPS roundup - January 2014

By PhocusWire | January 15, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel STARTUPS in tourism and hospitality for January 2014. 22 January 2014: Kuaidi Dache accepts Alipay China-based taxi hailing app... Read More

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Hotel giants fall victim to spam attack on Google

By Linda Fox | January 15, 2014

Google has confirmed it is working to fix an attack on big brand hotels including Marriott and Hilton, which sees links to their websites redirected to a third party. The search giant declined to m... Read More

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Hipmunk CEO eyes buoyant 2014, as mobile goes nuts

By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2014

Hipmunk, the flight and hotel metasearch company, enjoyed an extraordinary blitz of West Coast tech media fanfare after its launch in August 2010. Yet many long-time members of the travel industry... Read More

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Secret Escapes to unleash mobile strategy via JustBook acquisition

By Linda Fox | January 15, 2014

Interesting moves in the same-day hotel booking world this morning with news that Germany-based JustBook has been acquired by Secret Escapes. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but JustBook... Read More

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Brick-by-brick - China starts dismantling wall of air distribution

By Karthick Prabu | January 15, 2014

Possible game-changer alert: the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the licenses of two foreign GDSs to sell overseas airline tickets in the country. In late 2012, Tnooz rep... Read More

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Tours and activities service BeMyGuest acquires Indiescapes

By Karthick Prabu | January 14, 2014

In an effort to expand its presence in South East Asia, Singapore-based tours and activities service provider BeMyGuest has acquired Indiescapes. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This acqui... Read More

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TCritic: Nomad charger makes on-the-go charging as simple as USB

By Nick Vivion | January 14, 2014

The digital nomad is most certainly power hungry - one has to look no further than the tangle of cords that emerges from the average attendee's bag during a conference or at security to see how import... Read More

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