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The ten travel startups in line for Lastminute.com group and Seedstars backing
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The ten travel startups in line for Lastminute.com group and Seedstars backing
By Sponsored Content | February 24, 2016
Ten travel startups are preparing their pitches for the chance to win up to $500,000 in funding as part of the first-ever dedicated travel track at the Seedstars Summit, in partnership with lastminute... Read More
Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services
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Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services
By Kevin May | February 24, 2016
Business travellers are being handed additional ground transportation options on the Egencia mobile app, through an integration with Uber. The Expedia Inc-owned travel management company has partne... Read More
Startup pitch: Hepstar, an insurance distributor, nets $2 million and eyes expansion
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Startup pitch: Hepstar, an insurance distributor, nets $2 million and eyes expansion
By Sean O'Neil | February 23, 2016
Hepstar, a Cape Town startup whose technology helps to distribute insurance ancillary products, has received a $2 million equity investment from Amadeus Capital Partners. Founded in 2013, Hepstar h... Read More
A need for speed in business travel booking systems
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A need for speed in business travel booking systems
By Linda Fox | February 23, 2016
Business travellers continue to be frustrated about how long it takes to book travel as well as lack of flexibility in systems says research from Egencia. Expedia's business travel arm surveyed mor... Read More
Best Western CEO has concerns over Airbnb (but doesn't mind selling rooms on it)
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Best Western CEO has concerns over Airbnb (but doesn't mind selling rooms on it)
By Kevin May | February 23, 2016
Back in July 2015, Best Western CEO and president David Kong started writing a blog known as "It's Personal". "As the name implies, I’ll take on issues that I’m passionate about," Kong wrote in his... Read More
Travel agents take note - some things haven’t changed...
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Travel agents take note - some things haven’t changed...
By Sponsored Content | February 23, 2016
With technology evolving faster than ever, there’s much discussion in the industry about what the future of travel will look like. NB This is a viewpoint by Eric Hallerberg, managing director for U... Read More
Lufthansa creates AirlineCheckins for universal passenger check-in
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Lufthansa creates AirlineCheckins for universal passenger check-in
By Kevin May | February 23, 2016
The tech development division of Lufthansa has quietly launched a new service so passengers can check in on any airline from a central point. The Berlin, Germany-based Lufthansa Innovation Hub has... Read More
American Airlines drops its Gogo inflight internet suit
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American Airlines drops its Gogo inflight internet suit
By Sean O'Neil | February 22, 2016
Only 10 days after filing, American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit asking a judge to get involved in a contract dispute with Gogo, which sells in-flight internet connectivity. Gogo's stock shares... Read More
Startup pitch: Stride applies metasearch to tours and adventure travel
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Startup pitch: Stride applies metasearch to tours and adventure travel
By Sean O'Neil | February 22, 2016
Stride Travel is a San Francisco startup that aims to help travelers find their perfect guided trip or tour. It says it is the first metasearch reviews website for all experiential pre-planned trips,... Read More
The Montcalm Mystery - comparison widgets, Booking.com and a PR fail
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The Montcalm Mystery - comparison widgets, Booking.com and a PR fail
By Kevin May | February 22, 2016
The idea of being able to compare rates from online travel agencies on a hotel website seems to get folk hot under the collar at the moment. Triptease has the comparison widget at the heart of its... Read More
GuestLogix is up for sale in court-ordered process
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GuestLogix is up for sale in court-ordered process
By Sean O'Neil | February 22, 2016
GuestLogix, a seller of payment processing technology to travel companies, is on the auction block, following its slip into creditor protection earlier this month. A court has okayed for the Toront... Read More
Business travellers split between traditional and alternative booking channels
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Business travellers split between traditional and alternative booking channels
By Linda Fox | February 22, 2016
Figures from the GBTA Foundation show business travellers from the UK, Germany and France are fairly evenly split between booking via traditional channels and alternative methods. The study shows t... Read More
Thomas Cook India links up with Airbnb for international packages
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Thomas Cook India links up with Airbnb for international packages
By Martin Cowen | February 22, 2016
Indian travellers could soon be able to walk into a branch of Thomas Cook India and book a flight-plus-Airbnb package after the pair announced that they were looking at ways of working together. Ab... Read More
Amadeus brings TripHobo into Next startup circle
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Amadeus brings TripHobo into Next startup circle
By Kevin May | February 22, 2016
Amadeus Next, an incubator-style division focused on nurturing startups in Asia-Pacific, has enlisted TripHobo to its portfolio of new businesses. The trip planning and itinerary service will join... Read More
HomeAway tweaks its rental commissions, adds traveler fee
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HomeAway tweaks its rental commissions, adds traveler fee
By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2016
This week HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, began rolling out a traveler fee to its US websites (HomeAway, VRBO, and VacationRentals.com), with a plan to introduce the fees globally later this y... Read More
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