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Airbnb is forecast to have $12.3 billion in bookings in 2016

By Sean O'Neil | April 11, 2016

Hard data on the financials of private company Airbnb are notoriously difficult to nail down. But a new estimate by US investment bank Cowen & Company predicts that the bookings site will process... Read More

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Turkish Airlines plugs into the world of travel startups

By Kevin May | April 11, 2016

Turkish Airlines is the latest to tap into the startup ecosystem following its backing for the Plug and Play accelerator scheme for newbies in travel. The airline says it will be one of the support... Read More

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Startup pitch: WhereisWhere wants to map the travel world

By Linda Fox | April 11, 2016

WhereisWhere is a map-based tourism marketing platform enabling businesses to load and manage their content on the site and directly connect with travellers. The Singapore-based business is current... Read More

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HomeRez woos Euro 4 million from Expedia vet and others, plots expansion

By Kevin May | April 11, 2016

Vacation rental online booking and distribution service HomeRez has banked Euro 4 million from a panel of angel investors and two financial houses. Investing in the two-year-old company are Entrepr... Read More

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Airlines shouldn't worry about Google Flights' latest moves

By Viewpoints | April 11, 2016

Google has been investing substantially in its flights metasearch product, turning it into a more useful tool for consumers who are still in the "inspiration" stage. NB: This is a guest viewpoint b... Read More

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Expedia-backed Wingz, the airport ride service, talks expansion

By Kristine Hansen | April 8, 2016

Geoff Mathieux was on his way to the airport one day when he had an idea for a business start-up. Would it be possible to get a ride from someone else also en route to catch a flight? And so Wingz... Read More

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Japan to test fingerprint-based ID and payments for foreign visitors

By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2016

Apple's Touch ID, which lets a fingerprint unlock the iPhone, has revived interest around the world in the century-old method of fingerprint analysis and its possible uses. This summer, the Japanes... Read More

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Is it time to move on from Millennials and put some thought to Gen Z?

By Linda Fox | April 8, 2016

When you think about how much time and column inches are given over to marketing to Millennials, perhaps it's time to start thinking about the next generation. Some recent research from Childwise s... Read More

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Three principles for hotels wanting to boost direct bookings

By Viewpoints | April 8, 2016

The Battle for Direct Bookings has exploded this year. Online travel agencies are developing loyalty programs in an attempt to "own the customer" even more concretely, and, in turn, hotels are startin... Read More

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Startup pitch: Zingle, a mobile messaging service, lands Hyatt as a client

By Sean O'Neil | April 7, 2016

Zingle, a mobile messaging startup, was chosen this week as Hyatt’s global preferred guest messaging service. That's a coup for the San Diego-based startup, which has invented what it calls the first-... Read More

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Gogo leads call for aviation connectivity standards to cope with the Internet of Things

By Sean O'Neil | April 7, 2016

Gogo, the in-flight internet provider, has underwritten a hefty report into what the Internet of Things (IoT) means for the aviation sector. One of its key calls is for the creation of industry standa... Read More

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Flight metasearch DoHop reports a record quarter, redesigns site

By Sean O'Neil | April 7, 2016

Dohop, the Reykjavik-based metasearch provider, is reporting its "best first quarter" since it began, and has also launched a new site design. It recently accepted the 2016 Icelandic Innovation Award.... Read More

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Enterprise mobility adoption is travel’s unsung opportunity

By Glenn Gruber | April 7, 2016

“We’ve got to move at the speed of mobile.” “Mobile app release cycles are like dog years.” “Mobile is the key to transforming our business.” We’ve all heard statements like these. In fact, PwC’s... Read More

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General Catalyst leads $15 million investment in AirMap, a drone airspace IT startup

By Sean O'Neil | April 7, 2016

AirMap, a provider of airspace services for drones, has raised a $15 million Series A financing led by General Catalyst Partners, the venture capital firm that has previously backed Airbnb, Datalogix,... Read More

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Why airports are slow to install beacons

By Benét Wilson | April 7, 2016

During a recent trip to Miami International Airport, I had the chance to try out the facility’s app, which is driven by beacons, or short-range, location-detection devices. Miami International is s... Read More

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