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Startup pitch: Penroads wants to connect travellers for experience sharing
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Startup pitch: Penroads wants to connect travellers for experience sharing
By Linda Fox | May 29, 2015
It was Penroads' founder Harry Fu first solo backpacking experience that got him thinking about a way to facilitate meeting fellow travellers and sharing experiences. During a trip to Thailand he i... Read More
Jump! Google and GoPro are slashing the cost of virtual reality travel
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Jump! Google and GoPro are slashing the cost of virtual reality travel
By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015
Google expanded several of its virtual reality initiatives -- including a partnership with sport cameramaker GoPro -- that will slash the cost of producing and sharing 360-degree, three-dimensional vi... Read More
Apple buys Metaio, which powers augmented reality travel apps, catalogs, and displays
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Apple buys Metaio, which powers augmented reality travel apps, catalogs, and displays
By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015
Apple has bought Metaio, the augmented reality technology company, according to a scoop by Techcrunch. Tnooz has had its eye on Metaio as far back as five years ago Four years ago we checked in... Read More
Watch out, TripIt: Google Inbox adds Trip Bundles, an itinerary-tracker
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Watch out, TripIt: Google Inbox adds Trip Bundles, an itinerary-tracker
By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015
Google's new email service, Inbox, now automatically groups all the messages about a trip into a bundle, possibly threatening Concur's TripIt itinerary tool. As of today, Inbox, a next-generation,... Read More
Online DNA - how TripAdvisor puts reviews under the microscope
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Online DNA - how TripAdvisor puts reviews under the microscope
By Linda Fox | May 28, 2015
For years TripAdvisor has kept how it vets its reviews a closely guarded secret, prompting calls for verified reviews and column inches from the media on supposed mistreated hotels. Now, the review... Read More
Retailing is not just for airlines
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Retailing is not just for airlines
By Martin Cowen | May 28, 2015
Cruise lines, loyalty schemes and train operators can benefit from merchandising technologies and techniques just as much as airlines, says OpenJaw Technologies. Airlines are the driving force behi... Read More
Could brainwaves be the key to understanding and mitigating pilot error?
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Could brainwaves be the key to understanding and mitigating pilot error?
By Nick Vivion | May 28, 2015
Technology is pervasive throughout the flight experience — so why not use it to analyze pilots' brainwaves to understand how they respond to stress and thus mitigate pilot error? In a bid to unders... Read More
GoEuro debuts multi-modal search app, 3mundi gets smart, Ryanair upgrades app, and more...
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GoEuro debuts multi-modal search app, 3mundi gets smart, Ryanair upgrades app, and more...
By PhocusWire | May 28, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Thursday 28 May 2015: GoEuro launches multi-modal app The air, train and coach... Read More
Desktop travel bookings tipped for rapid drop, mobile becoming booking mainstay
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Desktop travel bookings tipped for rapid drop, mobile becoming booking mainstay
By Nick Vivion | May 27, 2015
SITA has released the results of its latest Passenger IT Trends survey, showing rising use of mobile apps for check-ins and a continued reliance on self-service fueled by technology. The survey is on... Read More
Can travel agents thrive by partnering with travel media companies — and vice versa?
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Can travel agents thrive by partnering with travel media companies — and vice versa?
By Nick Vivion | May 27, 2015
AFAR Media continues to push the boundary between media company and travel curator with its latest AFAR Journeys push to connect readers to curated, bookable itineraries in Switzerland. The digital... Read More
Why Twitter needs to change (sadly against the wishes of users)
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Why Twitter needs to change (sadly against the wishes of users)
By PhocusWire | May 27, 2015
Twitter has a problem. It wants to appeal to everyone, all at once.... Read More
Lights, camera, action! Market your hotel online like a Hollywood film trailer
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Lights, camera, action! Market your hotel online like a Hollywood film trailer
By Viewpoints | May 27, 2015
The Hollywood film trailer provides an incredibly useful and effective blueprint for hotel marketing. NB: This is a guest article by Richard Holmes, a freelance travel copywriter and hotel speciali... Read More
Batuta raises $2.5m for booking platform
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Batuta raises $2.5m for booking platform
By Linda Fox | May 27, 2015
Palestine-based online travel service Batuta has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from local private equity fund Siraj Palestine Fund l. The startup, founded more than two years ago as a tra... Read More
TripAdvisor ditches DaoDao brand in China, favours owls and journeys instead
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TripAdvisor ditches DaoDao brand in China, favours owls and journeys instead
By Kevin May | May 27, 2015
An "owl" and a "journey" are at the heart of a new brand for TripAdvisor in China, after axing the DaoDao name it has used since 2009. Mao Tu Ying will now be used as the global brand for the user... Read More
Amadeus secures Bangladesh Airways, Travelport gets Air Lituanica and AirAsia, and more...
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Amadeus secures Bangladesh Airways, Travelport gets Air Lituanica and AirAsia, and more...
By PhocusWire | May 27, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION  in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Wednesday 27 May 2015: Amadeus secures Biman Bangladesh Airways The cont... Read More
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