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Secret Escapes raises $60 million from Google Ventures and others
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Secret Escapes raises $60 million from Google Ventures and others
By Kevin May | July 25, 2015
Huge round in the bank for flash hotel sale site Secret Escapes - securing $60 million from a list of venture capital heavyweights. The Series C investment brings the total amount raised so far by... Read More
Aeroflot moves to cut costs, scraps credit card payments via GDSs
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Aeroflot moves to cut costs, scraps credit card payments via GDSs
By Kevin May | July 24, 2015
Nowhere near on the scale of recent shenanigans involving Lufthansa, but another major carrier is trying to make life difficult for some intermediaries. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot  has changed i... Read More
TripAdvisor adds Hyatt to instant booking, so now 235K hotels are instantly bookable
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TripAdvisor adds Hyatt to instant booking, so now 235K hotels are instantly bookable
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2015
Since February, TripAdvisor's market cap has soared by about a third to $13.4 billion, despite a dip after second quarter earnings were announced yesterday. NB: This article has been updated since... Read More
With kids taking so much tech on a trip, travel brands could take advantage
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With kids taking so much tech on a trip, travel brands could take advantage
By Kevin May | July 24, 2015
Pretty shocking (perhaps) figures from a study of travellers which reveals that on average a family will pack more than £2,000 ($3,000) worth of technology on a trip. Whilst nothing is going to (or... Read More
Cleartrip sees benefit of mobile web revamp
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Cleartrip sees benefit of mobile web revamp
By Martin Cowen | July 23, 2015
Indian OTA Cleartrip is still seeing more room nights booked from desktop than mobile, with some interesting patterns emerging between the different mobile platforms. Its Quarterly Insight infograp... Read More
Tourico puts tech at the heart of China plans
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Tourico puts tech at the heart of China plans
By Viewpoints | July 23, 2015
Tourico believes supporting hotel companies with the right technology is key to scaling up a high-volume, wholesale model in China. NB This is a guest article by Ritesh Gupta, a reporter for China... Read More
Hello to the man who funds the future
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Hello to the man who funds the future
By PhocusWire | July 23, 2015
Marc Andreessen, he of Andreessen Horowitz fame, is 43 years old and six feet five inches tall.... Read More
TripAdvisor gives high profile spot to paying hotels in new ad test
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TripAdvisor gives high profile spot to paying hotels in new ad test
By Kevin May | July 23, 2015
TripAdvisor is piloting a series of new prominent advertising spots on some of its most important pages on the site. Visitors landing on one of TripAdvisor's city pages, for example, will now see a... Read More
SITA buys German airport tech firm Delair
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SITA buys German airport tech firm Delair
By Martin Cowen | July 23, 2015
SITA is continuing to build out its airport IT product range, buying German airport process management specialists Delair Air Traffic Systems for an undisclosed sum. Delair operates what is known a... Read More
Startup pitch: HundredRooms, Spain's rental metasearch, deploys its Euro 1M
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Startup pitch: HundredRooms, Spain's rental metasearch, deploys its Euro 1M
By Sean O'Neil | July 22, 2015
Founded in early 2014, HundredRooms is Spain's first homegrown holiday rental metasearch service. A month ago, it announced that it had received an investment round of Euro 1 million, led by Inver... Read More
Tourism Australia signs up with Expedia Media Solutions
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Tourism Australia signs up with Expedia Media Solutions
By Sean O'Neil | July 22, 2015
Tourism Australia has signed a three-year marketing partnership with Expedia Media Solutions to help boost inbound visitors -- primarily Americans and Britons in the first year. The direct marketin... Read More
MakeMyTrip buys 28% stake in HolidayIQ for $15 million
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MakeMyTrip buys 28% stake in HolidayIQ for $15 million
By Martin Cowen | July 22, 2015
India's leading travel reviews site, HolidayIQ, has sold a 28% stake to MakeMyTrip for $15 million, with "mobile" very much the focus of the resulting strategic partnership. The investment is being... Read More
Taylor Swift: Can online travel learn from her haggling skill?
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Taylor Swift: Can online travel learn from her haggling skill?
By Viewpoints | July 22, 2015
Everyone and anyone who supports fairness in internet commerce should take note of a new hero – or more appropriately a new heroine – and her name is Taylor Swift. NB This is a guest article by Dan... Read More
ClickTripz buys TheSuitest to add data science to hotel technology
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ClickTripz buys TheSuitest to add data science to hotel technology
By Kevin May | July 22, 2015
TheSuitest, a hotel search engine that crunches data to give additional information on room options, was acquired by ClickTripz this week. The company was created in 2013 by "hedge-fun coders and r... Read More
Travel firms need to watch WeChat
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Travel firms need to watch WeChat
By Viewpoints | July 21, 2015
WeChat is introducing a wealth of new features and some of them could be of interest to travel marketers. NB This is a guest article by Ritesh Gupta, a reporter from China Travel News. WeChat's... Read More
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