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A wake-up call for Silicon Valley

By PhocusWire | February 23, 2015

Silicon Valley, to its credit, has always been a hotbed of optimism. In the Valley, the future is always bright.... Read More

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Trip38 wants to go global with first funding success

By Martin Cowen | February 23, 2015

Trip38 is the latest Bangalore-based travel tech start-up to pick up funding, with the travel management app confirming INR 6 crores (c$1 million) in Series A cash. The business featured as part of... Read More

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Startup pitch: ByHours to go beyond hotels to offer meeting rooms in hourly slots

By Sean O'Neil | February 22, 2015

ByHours is a website that lets travelers book rooms in three-hour increments. A year ago, the Spanish startup raised $3.6 million. In 2014, ByHours processed 150,000 transactions. In Spain, hotels... Read More

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Ich bin ein Berliner - THack brings travel hackathon roadshow to Germany

By Kevin May | February 20, 2015

Do you have an idea for a digital innovation in travel? Can you code a working mobile or web application in 24 hours that helps travelers discover, enhance or share their journey? Does your origina... Read More

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Are Airbnb's user reviews to be trusted?

By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2015

It appears that Airbnb users themselves have bought into the kumbaya, golden halo narrative that has long followed the sharing economy's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity. A recent academic re... Read More

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Facebook's transition to viewed impressions

By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2015

There's a change afoot for digital marketers — Facebook is pushing for a wholesale change in ad effectiveness measurement, moving from "impressions served" to "impressions viewed." The idea is to m... Read More

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Are consumer-facing travel startups on a road to nowhere?

By Kevin May | February 20, 2015

Yes, it's an incendiary question (and headline) - but it's also a particular element of the ecosystem surrounding travel startups that is rarely addressed. There is no definitive answer, of course,... Read More

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Logitravel turns over half a billion euros, carries 2.5m pax

By Martin Cowen | February 20, 2015

Majorca-based OTA Logitravel Group is confident that it can become a leading international player, with plans to expand its UK business and launch into Mexico this year. In 2014 it turned over €514... Read More

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AMEX targets corporate employee disruption, FastBooking wins Forte Village, and more...

By PhocusWire | February 20, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for February 2015. Friday 20 February 2015: AMEX launches disruption management platform AX... Read More

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Webjet in the market for more B2B buys

By Martin Cowen | February 19, 2015

Webjet has seen a strong performance from its Australian and New Zealand OTA business and a better-than-expected start to its global B2B operations, although its Zuji brand in Hong Kong and Singapore... Read More

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Startup pitch: Tripmule is competitive lead generation for travel agents

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2015

Tripmule has positioned itself as a direct lead generation tool for travel agents. Interested travelers land on the site and submit a request for replies related to a specific trip, including the date... Read More

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Why the future of tour operating could rest with the smartphone

By Kevin May | February 19, 2015

The tour operator industry has faced a number of challenges over the past five years. NB: This is an analysis by Ashish Sahasrabuddhe, co-founder of FlexiTech Solutions. As the global financial... Read More

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Breathometer ties in Uber and last-minute hotel stays for drunks

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2015

Breathometer is a connected device that calculates blood alcohol content from a small round whistle-like tool. Simply blow into the breathometer and the app shares BAC and pinpoints a time in which th... Read More

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Is dark social destroying your travel marketing strategy?

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2015

Dark social is digital sharing of content that's untraceable using traditional tracking methods. For example, when someone copies a URL and pastes it into a chat message or other direct communicati... Read More

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Priceline reported a solid 2014, on the strength of mobile, Asia

By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2015

Priceline Group had a better-than-expected 2014, with gross travel bookings of $50.3 billion, up from almost $40 billion a year ago. Gross profit for the year was $7.6 billion, up by a third from the... Read More

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