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US Airways to judge: We'll accept $20 and Sabre's antitrust guilt
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US Airways to judge: We'll accept $20 and Sabre's antitrust guilt
By Sean O'Neil | April 28, 2015
US Airways has told the judge presiding over its antitrust case against Sabre Holdings that it would be willing to limit the monetary damages it seeks to a mere $20 in exchange for having a bench tria... Read More
Nor1 arrives with Wyndham Hotel Group, Kigo automates owner operation, Triptease hits a six, and more...
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Nor1 arrives with Wyndham Hotel Group, Kigo automates owner operation, Triptease hits a six, and more...
By PhocusWire | April 28, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for April 2015. Tuesday 28 April 2015: Nor1 signs Wyndham Hotel Group for pre-arrival ancillarie... Read More
GetTaxi rebrands worldwide, Getts into new verticals as a mobile marketplace
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GetTaxi rebrands worldwide, Getts into new verticals as a mobile marketplace
By Nick Vivion | April 28, 2015
The company formerly known as GetTaxi has rolled out its rebrand globally, going with Gett in the 32 cities in which it operates. The on-demand car app had been operating only in the US as Gett and... Read More
Are virtual tours of cruise ships and excursions enough to woo a new generation?
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Are virtual tours of cruise ships and excursions enough to woo a new generation?
By Kevin May | April 28, 2015
The cruise sector has a problem - one that its operators and biggest fans will kind of acknowledge, but always claim is evaporating. It's an image issue, where the very concept of a cruise trip is... Read More
Travel startups: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight
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Travel startups: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight
By Alex Bainbridge | April 28, 2015
The travel industry has not been very receptive recently to digital travel startups. Yes, articles are written, conference startup pitch invites are received, but generally the incumbents, or digit... Read More
Time for a quick glance at who has wound up on Apple Watch
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Time for a quick glance at who has wound up on Apple Watch
By Linda Fox | April 28, 2015
As Apple Watch fever takes hold, this is a roundup of news and announcements dedicated to applications for the device from tourism and hospitality for April 23 and 24, 2015. Babbel charting languag... Read More
Meet LEK Consulting, the airlines' fairy godmother
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Meet LEK Consulting, the airlines' fairy godmother
By Sean O'Neil | April 27, 2015
It's well known that management consultants help airlines analyze fleet purchases, potential mergers, and joint ventures with other airlines. But what's less appreciated is how consultancies have p... Read More
Travefy, a group travel planner and TMC tool, lands $1.8M in funding
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Travefy, a group travel planner and TMC tool, lands $1.8M in funding
April 27, 2015
Travefy, a website that helps groups plan trips, has raised $1.8 million in equity investment in its Series A round of funding. The money is in addition to the startup's $320,000 seed round in autu... Read More
Uber is the Rashomon of our time
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Uber is the Rashomon of our time
By PhocusWire | April 27, 2015
Travel and the tech industries love a rashomon, and in the past year or two, our collective subject of debate has been Uber.... Read More
How the Twitter tool Flock To Unlock can bring visitors flocking
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How the Twitter tool Flock To Unlock can bring visitors flocking
By Viewpoints | April 27, 2015
How do you combine the social muscle of a service such as Twitter with a travel brand in order to increase awareness of a destination? Expedia Media Solutions partnered with The Netherlands Board o... Read More
Headout raises seed round for US cities expansion
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Headout raises seed round for US cities expansion
By Linda Fox | April 27, 2015
Headout, a mobile application for tours and activities, has raised $1.8 million in seed funding to continue its expansion across US cities. Funding for the company which is live in New York and Las... Read More
Does your age make any difference to likely startup success?
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Does your age make any difference to likely startup success?
By PhocusWire | April 25, 2015
STARTUPS: How many times have you heard the comment along these lines: "My goodness, the founders look about 18 years old!". Plenty of times, especially in travel, where many wonderfully enthusiastic... Read More
Startup pitch: Ventoura drops into P2P tours with mobile only
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Startup pitch: Ventoura drops into P2P tours with mobile only
By Nick Vivion | April 24, 2015
Ventoura is a new travel startup taking on this very same P2P local tours and activities vertical. The model is familiar: Locals apply to join the platform and then create curated tours for travelers... Read More
Polarsteps will track travel statistics live from the Apple Watch
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Polarsteps will track travel statistics live from the Apple Watch
By Nick Vivion | April 24, 2015
Apple Watch is here. The device has begun to ship and a lucky few — namely celebrities — are already showing off their wrists. Travel startup Polarsteps, which we covered here, is one of the first... Read More
Hoteliers claim Booking.com parity agreement still wrong and anti-competitive
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Hoteliers claim Booking.com parity agreement still wrong and anti-competitive
By Kevin May | April 24, 2015
Booking.com's move to appease regulators over rate parity agreements with hotels has not been met with universal applause. Far from it, in fact. The Priceline Group-owned accommodation giant cla... Read More
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