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If Twitter was operated by Google
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If Twitter was operated by Google
By PhocusWire | August 5, 2015
Twitter should be a Google company. Okay, many people have said this before.... Read More
Ctrip firms up number one slot in China
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Ctrip firms up number one slot in China
By Martin Cowen | August 4, 2015
Ctrip's position as the biggest online travel firm in China looks safe, with second quarter revenues up 47% and similar growth expected for the next three months as well. The business sees itself a... Read More
A post-mortem on the demise of Google Plus
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A post-mortem on the demise of Google Plus
By PhocusWire | August 4, 2015
Create a social network or risk everything - the original internal pitch to fellow employees around the Googleplex.... Read More
Sabre's IPO was spectacularly successful, time has shown
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Sabre's IPO was spectacularly successful, time has shown
By Sean O'Neil | August 4, 2015
Sabre, the travel technology giant, saw its stock hit its highest point again today of $28 -- a significant jump over its $16 listing price at its initial public offering. (See its live chart.) Inv... Read More
Travelport predicts 50 per cent of global carriers will use its merchandising platform
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Travelport predicts 50 per cent of global carriers will use its merchandising platform
By Kevin May | August 4, 2015
Travelport is estimating almost half of the world's airlines may eventually join a core component of its Merchandising Platform. CEO and president Gordon Wilson says over 110 carriers have now sign... Read More
China's online travel sector becomes a game of musical chairs
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China's online travel sector becomes a game of musical chairs
By Martin Cowen | August 4, 2015
Tencent - one of China's big three e-commerce businesses - has made an offer to take full ownership of eLong. The announcement comes ten weeks or so after Expedia Inc sold its 62.4% stake in eLong... Read More
Duetto lands $30M more for its hotel revenue strategy services
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Duetto lands $30M more for its hotel revenue strategy services
By Sean O'Neil | August 4, 2015
Duetto, a revenue strategy service, said today that it has received a $30 million round of investment. This Series C round was led by Icon Ventures. Also participating were past investors, such as... Read More
Skyscanner bags global flight deal for MSN consumer platform
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Skyscanner bags global flight deal for MSN consumer platform
By Kevin May | August 4, 2015
Big league stuff for Skyscanner potentially, with it securing a deal to provide flight search to MSN in all of the Microsoft-run brand's global markets. Due to be announced later this week, the UK-... Read More
Commuter effect takes hold in travel as iPhone browsing overtakes iPad
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Commuter effect takes hold in travel as iPhone browsing overtakes iPad
By Linda Fox | August 4, 2015
A couple of interesting nuggets come out of recent research on mobile browsing and transactions. The aptly named 'Eclipse of the Desktop' mobile web survey shows that mobile traffic to travel websi... Read More
Startup pitch: Simpki delivers hip, multimodal metasearch for weekend trips in Europe
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Startup pitch: Simpki delivers hip, multimodal metasearch for weekend trips in Europe
By Sean O'Neil | August 3, 2015
Simpki is a consumer travel service that promises to filter more than 400,000 options for weekend vacations in Europe within "one click and two minutes's of time", offering recommendations that are ad... Read More
Oyo Rooms, with a 21-year-old CEO, nabs $100M Softbank-led investment
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Oyo Rooms, with a 21-year-old CEO, nabs $100M Softbank-led investment
By Sean O'Neil | August 3, 2015
Oyo Rooms, a booking platform for budget hotels and guesthouses in Southeast Asia, has received a $100 million investment round that was led by SoftBank Group, a Japanese conglomerate that owns Sprint... Read More
Tujia, China's HomeAway and Airbnb hybrid, closes $300M round
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Tujia, China's HomeAway and Airbnb hybrid, closes $300M round
By Sean O'Neil | August 3, 2015
Tujia, a vacation rental platform with a minority stake owned by HomeAway and with short-term listings that are like Airbnb's, has closed a $300 million round. The investment round valued the startup... Read More
Amadeus further boosts hospitality arm with acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro
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Amadeus further boosts hospitality arm with acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro
By Linda Fox | August 3, 2015
Amadeus is building out its hotel industry services through the acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro, with terms of the deal undisclosed. The purchase has been made by Amadeus-owned Newmarket, which was... Read More
Online travel growth in China shows no sign of slowing down
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Online travel growth in China shows no sign of slowing down
By Martin Cowen | August 3, 2015
Research from Macquarie Group into the online travel market in China has identified packages as the sector with the greatest potential. A detailed paper, shared with Tnooz, references company infor... Read More
Reflections on Ryanair's mobile website...
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Reflections on Ryanair's mobile website...
By Viewpoints | August 3, 2015
Ryanair quietly launched its first mobile booking website last month. This follows CEO Michael O’Leary’s announcement in its 2014 annual report that the carrier will no longer “allow” competitors to “... Read More
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