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A hotel tech startup explains why hotel tech can be sexy (to investors)
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A hotel tech startup explains why hotel tech can be sexy (to investors)
By Kevin May | September 3, 2015
SnapShot Travel's recent fund-raise of Euro 25 million raised a few eyebrows in the industry. Not because the injection of capital is unwarranted, but it is one of the larger rounds in recent years... Read More
Ni hao, Hangzhou - THack is going back to China
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Ni hao, Hangzhou - THack is going back to China
By PhocusWire | September 3, 2015
We loved it China so much last year, we're bringing our THack roadshow of developer hackathons back for a second time. Produced once again with TravelDaily, THack China will run over the course of... Read More
A deep dive into metasearch channel management tools for hotels
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A deep dive into metasearch channel management tools for hotels
By Viewpoints | September 3, 2015
Metasearch continues to grow in importance for hotels around the world, and there is a range of tools and software available for hoteliers to manage their metasearch presence. NB: This is a guest a... Read More
Priceline eats further into restaurants with acquisition of AS Digital
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Priceline eats further into restaurants with acquisition of AS Digital
By Kevin May | September 3, 2015
The Priceline Group has made another move into the restaurant booking world with a deal to buy AS Digital. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. AS Digital is an Australia-based provider... Read More
Avoid these seven hidden costs in hotel marketing technology
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Avoid these seven hidden costs in hotel marketing technology
By Viewpoints | September 3, 2015
Are you preparing your technology budget for next year? When considering your options, it's important to understand how hidden costs can drive up the total cost of ownership and whittle away the ROI y... Read More
Apartum bags further funding for European expansion
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Apartum bags further funding for European expansion
By Linda Fox | September 3, 2015
Holiday rental comparison site Apartum has announced further seed funding to the tune of Euro 500,000. The latest round for the Barcelona-based startup comes from SeedSyndicates in Madrid, business... Read More
Meru blindsides upstart Uber with carpooling brand
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Meru blindsides upstart Uber with carpooling brand
By Martin Cowen | September 2, 2015
Meru Cabs, one of India's biggest traditional taxi businesses, has embraced the sharing economy and launched CarPool by Meru, integrating its new service into its main brand app. The move has raise... Read More
Hopper, the cheap flights app, adds instant booking, shifts platform from Hadoop to Spark
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Hopper, the cheap flights app, adds instant booking, shifts platform from Hadoop to Spark
By Sean O'Neil | September 2, 2015
At the start of the year, Hopper unveiled an iOS app with data-driven flight predictions. This product, which featured airfare forecasts and ticket price tracking, has gained traction with users. T... Read More
Amadeus CheckMyTrip to add Olset hotel recommendations
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Amadeus CheckMyTrip to add Olset hotel recommendations
By Sean O'Neil | September 2, 2015
Olset, a hotel booking recommendation startup, is integrating its service with Amadeus CheckMyTrip, an itinerary management solution that give travelers who sign up, or those with an Amadeus reservati... Read More
Closing the information gap between guests and hotels
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Closing the information gap between guests and hotels
By Viewpoints | September 2, 2015
Personalization is a concept that lies at the very heart of the travel industry -  the art of making people feel at home. NB This is a guest article by Jeff Hiscox, CEO of Newmarket, an Amadeus com... Read More
With turbulence tech every cloud (potentially) has a softer landing
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With turbulence tech every cloud (potentially) has a softer landing
By Linda Fox | September 2, 2015
WSI is claiming crowdsourcing from the clouds with its tracking system that automatically detects and relays information on turbulence. The company, a division of the Weather Company, says informat... Read More
TripAdvisor connects the dots between hotel performance and interaction with guests
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TripAdvisor connects the dots between hotel performance and interaction with guests
By Kevin May | September 2, 2015
TripAdvisor claims it has found a link between how engaged hoteliers are with travellers and the "performance" of a property on the website. Atmosphere Research Group was brought in by TripAdvisor... Read More
Hotels: Fill your “mobile white space”
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Hotels: Fill your “mobile white space”
By Viewpoints | September 1, 2015
New advances in hotel IT technology are creating a “mobile white space” that is set to transform the way guests interact with hotels. NB: This is a guest article by Viko Bhakta, co-founder/CEO Roo... Read More
Startup pitch: Bucket expands its text-parsing travel planner for Millennials
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Startup pitch: Bucket expands its text-parsing travel planner for Millennials
By Sean O'Neil | September 1, 2015
Bucket parses free form text from any source (online or from friends on, say, a Facebook page) and from any device to create a personalized trip plan. In August Bucket, a startup in San Francisco,... Read More
Amadeus acquires online booking engine supplier Pyton
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Amadeus acquires online booking engine supplier Pyton
By Kevin May | September 1, 2015
Another acquisition for Amadeus - snapping up Dutch travel technology company Pyton for an undisclosed fee. Pyton is best known for three core products: Waverunner (web booking engine), Elsy Arres... Read More
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