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Secret Escapes secures £8 million, plots international expansion
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Secret Escapes secures £8 million, plots international expansion
By Linda Fox | October 15, 2012
Luxury flash sales site Secret Escapes has won £8m in new funding with Index Ventures leading the round... Read More
As the Asian tech powerhouse continues to grow, can offline travel agents compete?
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As the Asian tech powerhouse continues to grow, can offline travel agents compete?
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | October 14, 2012
While air passenger volumes have started moderating in the second half of the year, Asia’s still the best place to be at right now when it comes to growth compared to the rest of the world.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - SEO games, Birthdays all round, Haters, Instant bookings, Walk-Ins
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Best of Tnooz last week - SEO games, Birthdays all round, Haters, Instant bookings, Walk-Ins
By PhocusWire | October 14, 2012
Most popular and most commented last week - and what's coming up next...... Read More
Expedia tries to sell a $250M-per-night cruise trip [IMAGE]
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Expedia tries to sell a $250M-per-night cruise trip [IMAGE]
By Kevin May | October 12, 2012
No offence to Celebrity Cruises, but if a cruise trip was going to almost $250 million a night presumably passengers would want more than, well, a cabin on the Celebrity Constellation.... Read More
Don't sweat it: $250k bridge loan up for grabs at the Travel Innovation Summit
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Don't sweat it: $250k bridge loan up for grabs at the Travel Innovation Summit
By Nick Vivion | October 12, 2012
Bootstrapping a startup is one of the most common ways to push through to profitability: reduce costs, keep it simple and use lean methodology to push out a minimum viable product for the least amount of money upfront.... Read More
Boxever wants to bring genuine Big Data to airlines
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Boxever wants to bring genuine Big Data to airlines
By Kevin May | October 12, 2012
What happens you bring together a load of former-brainiacs from Datalex and dangle the tempting world of Big Data in front of them? You get a new Dublin, Ireland, startup called Boxever.... Read More
Big shuffle at Travelport includes departure of marketing chief
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Big shuffle at Travelport includes departure of marketing chief
By Linda Fox | October 12, 2012
Travelport is passing off a series of high level commercial changes as part of the 'delivery of ongoing strategic business objectives'.... Read More
Is miles to cash the future as mobile wallet allows users to spend anywhere?
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Is miles to cash the future as mobile wallet allows users to spend anywhere?
By Linda Fox | October 12, 2012
Here's an interesting development as a demonstration of the way airline frequent flier and loyalty schemes are headed.... Read More
Taxi Magic ramps up luxury service and buys Aleph Global dispatch system
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Taxi Magic ramps up luxury service and buys Aleph Global dispatch system
By Kevin May | October 12, 2012
Just days after MyTaxi debuted in the US in a broadside against Uber, more moves in the car sharing sector as Taxi Magic looks to boost its top-end product by enhancing the back-end.... Read More
The Scan: TripAdvisor tests running on the cloud (AWS), and more travel tech news
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The Scan: TripAdvisor tests running on the cloud (AWS), and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2012
TripAdvisor, Amazon Web Services, Facebook, FlightStats, masFlight, FCm Travel Solutions, and GVN and all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 12 October.... Read More
American Airlines moves to reassure agencies as Sabre trial nears
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American Airlines moves to reassure agencies as Sabre trial nears
By Kevin May | October 11, 2012
American Airlines has reiterated claims it wants to reach a "fair settlement" with Sabre and customers booking GDS-connected agents will not be affected in the upcoming antitrust trial.... Read More
Hotwire finally releases its first iPhone app, wooing last-minute travelers
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Hotwire finally releases its first iPhone app, wooing last-minute travelers
By Sean O'Neil | October 11, 2012
Today Expedia-owned Hotwire launched its first ever travel app for for iPhone and iPod Touch.... Read More
What airline, what device and when - a quick guide to mobile and internet access
By Linda Fox | October 11, 2012
As airlines begin touting their best(est), fastest, in-flight electronic services, business travellers will be needing a guide to which airline offers in-flight wifi, when it can be used and on what device.... Read More
Prototype boarding gate scans for explosive particles right before flight
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Prototype boarding gate scans for explosive particles right before flight
By Linda Fox | October 11, 2012
Achieving some sort of balance between airport security and long, frustrating queues for travellers is an ongoing challenge for airports... Read More
Switchfly adds $2.8 million in funding, helping it Facebookize travel loyalty rewards
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Switchfly adds $2.8 million in funding, helping it Facebookize travel loyalty rewards
By Sean O'Neil | October 11, 2012
Switchfly has raised $2.8 million in Series C financing, adding the $15 million it netted earlier this year.... Read More
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