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In 2015, TripAdvisor grew its vacation rental listings 18%, to 770,000
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In 2015, TripAdvisor grew its vacation rental listings 18%, to 770,000
By PhocusWire | February 19, 2016
TripAdvisor is quiet about its vacation rental businesses, at least relative to the noise its competitors like HomeAway and Airbnb make about their own services-- and compared with how much the Massac... Read More
Travel tech industry smells money in gigantic new Istanbul airport
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Travel tech industry smells money in gigantic new Istanbul airport
By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2016
Turkey is on track to spend more than $5 billion on Istanbul Grand Airport (IGA), which -- if it fulfills its ambitions -- will have six runways and four terminals. By the end of next year, its fir... Read More
Travel companies silent on the US vs Apple debate, so far
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Travel companies silent on the US vs Apple debate, so far
By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2016
Yesterday the technology industry was in an uproar over a US government request made of Apple relating to the security protections on an iPhone. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked a... Read More
B2B revenues double for Skyscanner
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B2B revenues double for Skyscanner
By Martin Cowen | February 19, 2016
Skyscanner's 2015 results show how the Edinburgh-based tech business is building a global consumer presence at the same time as its B2B unit has doubled revenues in a year. Mobile is driving the co... Read More
Qyer users respond positively to French connections
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Qyer users respond positively to French connections
By Martin Cowen | February 18, 2016
Destination consultancy Resonance has tried a different approach to analysing the Chinese outbound market by data-mining reviews  posted onto Qyer.com. It looked at 1.2 million reviews of 94,000 at... Read More
Choice Hotels opens a vacation rental platform to (kind of) compete with Airbnb
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Choice Hotels opens a vacation rental platform to (kind of) compete with Airbnb
By Juliana Shallcross | February 18, 2016
Making good on its promise from last month, Choice Hotels confirmed that it will start offering vacation rentals. Choice Hotels CEO Steve Joyce had hinted at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit... Read More
Travelport enjoys hotel booking role and payment IT growth
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Travelport enjoys hotel booking role and payment IT growth
By Kevin May | February 18, 2016
Travelport hopes to strengthen its position as one of the leading hotel distributors after seeing its total number of booked room nights increased to 65 million in 2015. The company has no stated a... Read More
Twitter offers Delta and other airlines customer support prompts
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Twitter offers Delta and other airlines customer support prompts
By Sean O'Neil | February 18, 2016
Airlines are among many companies that interact with customers via Twitter for customer service complaints. Today Twitter pulled the wraps off "customer support prompts," which should help airline sta... Read More
Instart Logic acquires Kwicr, the mobile app accelerator
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Instart Logic acquires Kwicr, the mobile app accelerator
By Sean O'Neil | February 18, 2016
Given our mobile-first world, travel brands need to get their mobile user experience to come up to speed, literally (given Internet bandwidth variability). Enter, Instart Logic, a seller of mobile... Read More
Weekendesk tables Euro 5 million for European expansion
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Weekendesk tables Euro 5 million for European expansion
By Linda Fox | February 18, 2016
Short-break specialist Weekendesk has raised Euro 5 million from existing investor Otium Capital. The Paris-based company says it has achieved 27% sales growth in 2015 with total sales of Euro 65 m... Read More
AccorHotels invests in holiday rentals to understand expectations
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AccorHotels invests in holiday rentals to understand expectations
By Linda Fox | February 18, 2016
French accommodation giant AccorHotels has announced strategic investments in two holiday rental companies. The hotel operator has acquired a 49% stake in Squarebreak, an online service offering up... Read More
Tours site Triip.me picks up $500,000 seed round from Gobi
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Tours site Triip.me picks up $500,000 seed round from Gobi
By Martin Cowen | February 18, 2016
Triip.me, a Vietnam-based platform connecting tour guides with independent travellers, has earmarked a $500,000 seed round to grow its team, expand its footprint and attract users. The investment c... Read More
Priceline Group spent $2.8 billion on online advertising in 2015
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Priceline Group spent $2.8 billion on online advertising in 2015
By Kevin May | February 18, 2016
Little wake-up call shared today by the Priceline Group for consumer-facing startups thinking they can challenge the big boys and girls of the online travel world. In its fourth quarter and full ye... Read More
Triptease woos in $7 million in Series A funding
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Triptease woos in $7 million in Series A funding
By Kevin May | February 17, 2016
Hotel pricing and data technology company Triptease has $7 million to play with following a Series A fund-raising drive. Backing the company will be Notion Capital and Episode 1 Ventures - both compa... Read More
Switchfly unveils a suite of air, hotel, and agency tools, doubles its staff
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Switchfly unveils a suite of air, hotel, and agency tools, doubles its staff
By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2016
Switchfly, the travel technology company, has unveiled a suite of business-to-business (B2B) tools for travel brands to provide semi-personalized experiences to travelers. The tools take the fast-grow... Read More
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