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Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
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Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
By Linda Fox | June 29, 2015
Hundredrooms, a holiday rental metasearch service, has closed a seed round of Euro 1m led by early stage venture capital company Inveready. Other investors participating  in the round include Capit... Read More
Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
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Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
By Martin Cowen | June 28, 2015
Four months or so after a $200 million takeover, India's biggest taxi app Ola has confirmed that the first cross-sell arrangement with TaxiForSure. Residents of Mumbai and Delhi can now book TaxiFo... Read More
OneFineStay raises $40 million round from Hyatt and VCs
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OneFineStay raises $40 million round from Hyatt and VCs
By Kevin May | June 28, 2015
Home rental service OneFineStay has confirmed a $40 million investment round and installed a new senior management team. Amongst the investors in the Series D injection of capital is global hotel b... Read More
Spotlight on how travel consumers behave when searching on mobile devices
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Spotlight on how travel consumers behave when searching on mobile devices
By Kevin May | June 26, 2015
Metasearch brand Kayak has produced a comprehensive report into the behaviour of mobile travellers - covering everything from search patterns, booking trends and usage. The results are pretty inter... Read More
Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
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Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2015
Carlson Wagonlit Travel has identified five key trends which will have the greatest impact on business travel going forward. The 'Faster, Smarter, better?' study highlights mobile technologies, cus... Read More
Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
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Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Matterport, a Mountain View startup whose cameras scan rooms to produce three-dimensional replicas, received a $30 million Series C funding round yesterday. The raise comes from a mixture of new an... Read More
What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
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What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Shutterstock, the stock imagery platform, has trawled through its download data to reveal travel-related trends. The 2015 Shutterstock travel trends report lets a person choose a country from a dro... Read More
Version diversion in travel - a dilemma for mobile engineers
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Version diversion in travel - a dilemma for mobile engineers
By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015
Mobile specialists and marketers needs to consider many thing when developing apps for travellers from China. NB: This is a guest article by Ritesh Gupta, a reporter for China Travel News. For s... Read More
How to fine tune your selling channels in travel
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How to fine tune your selling channels in travel
By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015
In today’s multichannel environment there’s no shortage of ways for travel sellers to connect with customers. What’s the best channel mix for your business today – and are you ready for tomorrow?... Read More
SITA shows time for watches and tablets in airport operations
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SITA shows time for watches and tablets in airport operations
By Linda Fox | June 25, 2015
Airline IT specialist SITA and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport are claiming a first with the deployment of Apple Watch for airport ground staff. The service was developed by SITA Lab,... Read More
The world of hotel web marketing and distribution, in one complex chart
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The world of hotel web marketing and distribution, in one complex chart
By Kevin May | June 25, 2015
Rate parity, search engine optimisation, keyword buying, distribution strategies - themes that many a hotel owner or intermediary grapple over every day. The life of the hotel sector marketer or di... Read More
Positive airline outlook ups the need for a better ancillary strategy
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Positive airline outlook ups the need for a better ancillary strategy
By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015
Travel for business and leisure is on the rise and a combination of factors are positively affecting airline industry profits. NB: This is an analysis by Bob Dufour, president at Fusion. With fe... Read More
Booking.com to amend parity terms - closure or a can of worms?
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Booking.com to amend parity terms - closure or a can of worms?
By Linda Fox | June 25, 2015
Booking.com says it will amend its rate parity clauses across Europe by July 1 in line with commitments given to competition authorities in France, Italy and Sweden in April. The Priceline-owned ac... Read More
Treebo raises $6m as India's hostels get professional
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Treebo raises $6m as India's hostels get professional
By Martin Cowen | June 24, 2015
Interest from investors in the Indian accommodation sector shows no sign of slowing down, with Treebo picking up its first funding round - $6 million from SAIF and Matrix Partners India. The Bangal... Read More
Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality
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Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality
By Nick Vivion | June 24, 2015
Beyond the impending doom of Tropical Storm Bill, there were two clear standouts from this year's HITEC in Austin 2015: robots and personalization. Robot revolution Despite rising in mainstream... Read More
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