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Car sharing service Zimride sold to Enterprise
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Car sharing service Zimride sold to Enterprise
By Karthick Prabu | July 15, 2013
On-demand ride sharing company Lyft has sold its peer-to-peer carpool service Zimride to car rental giant Enterprise.... Read More
Check Facebook regularly? No wonder we feel bad about ourselves
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Check Facebook regularly? No wonder we feel bad about ourselves
By PhocusWire | July 14, 2013
Researchers from Humboldt University and Darmstadt Technical University have recently published a study on Facebook’s role in our own unhappiness.... Read More
MARKETING - Product news, launches and more - July 2013
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MARKETING - Product news, launches and more - July 2013
By PhocusWire | July 14, 2013
British Airways launches VisitMum campaign - promoting flights from US to India.... Read More
Sonic skyline of London spurs interest in new roaming WiFi provider
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Sonic skyline of London spurs interest in new roaming WiFi provider
By Nick Vivion | July 12, 2013
A fun Friday promotion brings an iconic skyline into sonic focus, as European roaming WiFi provider Fogg translates London's skyline into a audio representation.... Read More
Meograph makes multimedia rich for travel, tourism and destination marketers
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Meograph makes multimedia rich for travel, tourism and destination marketers
By Nick Vivion | July 12, 2013
With certain recent acquisitions, such as Mapquest's roll-up of travel blogging company Everlater or Yahoo's purchase of Tumblr, the market for rich media creation platforms continues to draw interest.... Read More
Admit it - true innovation in travel is a bit of myth
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Admit it - true innovation in travel is a bit of myth
By Viewpoints | July 12, 2013
Different sources give slightly various definitions for "innovation", but all of them agree that it is something new that is being introduced to our life, whether it is a new idea, method, or device.... Read More
Social discovery applications might just be too creepy for the masses
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Social discovery applications might just be too creepy for the masses
By PhocusWire | July 12, 2013
The premise of social discovery seems simple: Uncover the people and events around you, in real time, based on user interests and/or locations.... Read More
TripAdvisor Connect: Known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns
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TripAdvisor Connect: Known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns
By Linda Fox | July 12, 2013
In life there are some certainties, some things that are less sure and others that fall somewhere in the middle.... Read More
Travspire wants to inspire travellers to experience handpicked activities
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Travspire wants to inspire travellers to experience handpicked activities
By Karthick Prabu | July 12, 2013
Even when the travel industry is trying to go online, be digitally accessible, trying to offer all services online, taking advantage of SoLoMo features, we have a startup that goes back to basics.... Read More
Price, reviews and ratings: How consumers evaluate a hotel room purchase in a social world
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Price, reviews and ratings: How consumers evaluate a hotel room purchase in a social world
By Viewpoints | July 11, 2013
Most industry insiders agree that social media impacts consumer buying behavior, but how it influences consumer buying behavior and hotel pricing has been the subject of much debate.... Read More
Risk versus gain - five questions to ask before replacing your reservation tech
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Risk versus gain - five questions to ask before replacing your reservation tech
By Viewpoints | July 11, 2013
It seems to me that hardly a month goes by without someone introducing their new 'ground breaking' technology.... Read More
Google gets into recommendations on the go with its updated Maps app for Android
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Google gets into recommendations on the go with its updated Maps app for Android
By Sean O'Neil | July 11, 2013
Google has updated its Maps app for Android devices. The app's new Explore feature suggests places to eat, shop, and sleep for travelers on the go. Offline maps have also been restored.... Read More
Should travel companies brace themselves for a mobile wallet war?
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Should travel companies brace themselves for a mobile wallet war?
By Linda Fox | July 11, 2013
You've heard of Apple's Passbook, Google Wallet and maybe even Samsung Wallet but what about all the other digital wallet initiatives out there?... Read More
Three questions for Kei Shibata about Asia travel tech
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Three questions for Kei Shibata about Asia travel tech
By Sean O'Neil | July 11, 2013
We ask Kei Shibata, CEO at Venture Republic in Tokyo, if he thinks same-day hotel booking sites can survive, how he would start a meta search site today, and why Western players are struggling in Asia.... Read More
Silvercar raises $5 million funding
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Silvercar raises $5 million funding
By Karthick Prabu | July 11, 2013
US-based luxury airport car rental company Silvercar has raised $5 million in funding, according to a submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission.... Read More
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