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Planning and booking service Minube raises $1.6 million for Latin America push

By Kevin May | April 22, 2015

European startup Minube has captured Euro 1.5 million ($1.6 million) in funding to spearhead its expansion across the Atlantic Ocean. Fundación José Manuel Entrecanales (FJME) led the round through... Read More

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Ceetiz, the French activities startup, nabs Euro 3 million funding round

By Sean O'Neil | April 21, 2015

Ceetiz.com, a tours and activities booking website based in France, has said it closed its first fundraising of Euro 3 million last month. Participating investors included the BPI, Entrepreneur V... Read More

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Could Twitter's new Buy Now button gain traction in travel for in-destination bookings?

By Nick Vivion | April 21, 2015

Along its journey to commercialization, Twitter has been experimenting with elements of e-commerce to turn tweets into transactions. The idea is that a business can push out a media-laden tweet wit... Read More

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All in the mind? Artificial Intelligence in travel

By Viewpoints | April 21, 2015

Yes, the death of travel agents at the hands of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been greatly exaggerated yet again. NB: This is an analysis from Larry Smith, partner, Thematix. For those who kn... Read More

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MakeMyTrip buys travel planning startup MyGola

By Kevin May | April 21, 2015

Online travel agency giant MakeMyTrip has dipped into the coffers of its Innovation Fund to buy fellow Indian travel brand MyGola. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. MakeMyTrip says it has pu... Read More

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Virtual reality, B2B data visualization, and interactive itineraries emerge at THack Seattle

By Nick Vivion | April 21, 2015

Seattle was the latest stop on the THack global travel hackathon train — and, despite the town's reputation for a consistent light drizzle, the weekend was picture perfect Puget Sound. As the sun s... Read More

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No, Amazon isn't launching a travel site, but it did this instead

By Sean O'Neil | April 21, 2015

No, Amazon is not creating a travel brand to compete with the Expedias of this world, a spokesperson has said. But today its sub-brand Amazon Local has added some modest improvements to how it mar... Read More

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Time to mobilise (not panic!) as Google makes search changes

By Linda Fox | April 21, 2015

Another day, another Google algorithm change and this time it's about mobile search and mobile friendliness. Many are calling it "mobilegeddon" or "mopocalpyse", but the idea of a sort of "spring c... Read More

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Cleartrip onto Apple Watch, easyJet has a Mobile Host, HotelTonight adds rate-tracking and more...

By PhocusWire | April 21, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for April 2015. Tuesday 21 April 2015 Cleartrip makes time for Apple Watch app Cleartrip is... Read More

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As rate parity falters, what OTAs and hotels may do next

By Sean O'Neil | April 21, 2015

In Europe, rate parity is a piñata that everyone's taking a whack at. But not everyone in the industry agrees about what they'll find inside. Probes in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Irel... Read More

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Booking.com makes changes to rate parity clauses in Europe

By Kevin May | April 21, 2015

Booking.com says it will support changes put on it by regulators to amend hotel price agreements. The Priceline Group-owned accommodation booking giant will "abandon its price, availability and boo... Read More

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Startup pitch: RoomsTonite joins last-minute hotel booking frenzy

By Martin Cowen | April 20, 2015

Bangalore-based RoomsTonite places itself under the startup pitch microscope with a refreshingly straightforward proposition - it connects travellers looking for a room with hotels in India which have... Read More

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Really, mobile is the travel destination

By Viewpoints | April 20, 2015

“On and shortly after April 21, 2015, a lot of people in e-commerce and SEO at travel companies are going to get fired." This is how Susan Black, Co-Founder of Black & Wright, got the attention... Read More

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Sacrificing free coffee and peanuts for on-board wifi [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | April 20, 2015

In a similar vein as guests apparently now willing to swap some hotel amenities for free wifi, air passengers are also willing to trade to items get connected. No surprise there, really - who reali... Read More

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Time for the communicative airport to take flight

By Viewpoints | April 20, 2015

Over the past few years, airlines and third-parties have been the primary source of day-of-travel information. But today's travelers now expect airports to keep them informed through mobile technology... Read More

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