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TripScanner's open booking tool tracks unmanaged business travel

By Sean O'Neil | September 30, 2013

Launched last week, TripScanner is a browser-based, "open booking" enterprise tool to help small- and midsized-businesses manage their travel expenses. As the startup puts it: "Employees are fre... Read More

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Airbnb celebrates New York victory, vows to fight on [UPDATED]

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2013

Airbnb is claiming a victory for the sharing economy after a New York appeal board overturned an earlier ruling. Back in June, the accommodation marketplace said it was going to help Nigel Warren,... Read More

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Human touch - Personalization can define the future of the travel industry

By Viewpoints | September 30, 2013

Henry Ford – the pioneer of mass production - made motor vehicles affordable for the man on the street. But affordability came at the cost of choice. NB: This is a viewpoint from Boyan Manev, vice... Read More

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Tnooz takes hackathons to a new level in travel [hint: we are using Big Data]

By Kevin May | September 30, 2013

If Big Data is the (valid, we think) buzzy phrase kicking about in travel, then perhaps it's time to let developers see what they can do with some of the industry's real data in a hackathon. Two an... Read More

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What’s the cost of equipping a plane with wifi?

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2013

How and what to charge for onboard connectivity is a dilemma for airlines. People are used to free wifi in the local coffee shop and other public places so there’s a question of whether they’re prepar... Read More

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Indian airlines and airports must embrace mobile, social and other tech to boost passenger experience

By Karthick Prabu | September 30, 2013

Alarm call for Indian airlines - next generation of travellers will prefer technology over human contact, want to interact real-time using apps and receive personalized offers via social media. A s... Read More

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Wotif overtakes WebJet - Top Australia travel websites, August 2013

By PhocusWire | September 29, 2013

All change at the top of the charts for the most popular Australia travel websites as WebJet loses its coveted number one position to rival Wotif. WebJet may have gained a slither of market share b... Read More

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Expedia extends lead at the top - Top New Zealand travel websites, August 2013

By PhocusWire | September 29, 2013

The gap between Wotif and Expedia in the list of leading New Zealand travel websites has grown to almost 3% market share between July and August this year. Expedia increased its share of the agency... Read More

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LoungeBuddy carves out a comfortable niche in airline lounges

By Nick Vivion | September 27, 2013

It's not often that a new niche is created in travel - so what LoungeBuddy has accomplished in a short time is impressive. Only available since last week's launch of Apple's new iOS7, LoungeBuddy i... Read More

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Liftopia carves out another $5 million in latest funding round

By Nick Vivion | September 27, 2013

Liftopia, the ski industry technologists, has closed a $5 million round of funding. This round was headed up by Industry Ventures with participation from new investors ru-Net, Thayer Ventures, Sale... Read More

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In travel marketing it's all about optimising for search and last clicks

By Viewpoints | September 27, 2013

Without getting too deep into the problem of attribution, I want to put something out there for consideration... NB: This is a viewpoint from Nicholas Ward, president at Koddi Your attribution m... Read More

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JoGuru wants to use a new formula to create global trips

By Karthick Prabu | September 27, 2013

You do not need to use complex computer science to agree with JoGuru when it says people spend a lot of time researching global trips and putting all the pieces together. But it has studied the mar... Read More

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Middle East hotel prices - August to October 2013

By PhocusWire | September 27, 2013

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East. The Rategain data covers Middle E... Read More

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Decolar loses some ground to rivals - Top Brazil travel websites, August 2013

By PhocusWire | September 26, 2013

Still a fair way ahead, but Decolar has seen its market leading position narrowed to 8% market share ahead of rivals such as Submarino. Second placed Submarino gained around 2% market share between... Read More

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Location services: The iPhone 5S just brought travel apps closer to nirvana

By Viewpoints | September 26, 2013

Location and motion-centric technology in Apple's iPhone 5S could have massive implications for travel and life-logging apps such as Rove, Foursquare, GateGuru, and Moves. What hasn't been apprecia... Read More

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