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Triptease captures $2 million to woo direct bookings for hotels
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Triptease captures $2 million to woo direct bookings for hotels
By Kevin May | February 19, 2015
Hotel marketing service Triptease has raised $2 million in seed funding from Episode 1 Ventures and Notion Capital. The support from outside investors is the first in the company's history since it... Read More
Stayzilla.com secures $15 million to add non-hotel rooms
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Stayzilla.com secures $15 million to add non-hotel rooms
By Martin Cowen | February 19, 2015
Indian alternative-accommodation site Stayzilla.com will use its $15 million Series B funding to increase the number of bookable properties to 50,000 by the end of year. Currently it has more 20,00... Read More
HolidayIQ works with Indian govt on offline mobile guides
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HolidayIQ works with Indian govt on offline mobile guides
By Martin Cowen | February 18, 2015
HolidayIQ.com has launched a series of offline mobile travel guides, in conjunction with the Indian tourism ministry, covering more than 1,300 destinations in India. Each guide needs to be download... Read More
FlightStream offers a scintillating view of worldwide flight patterns
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FlightStream offers a scintillating view of worldwide flight patterns
By Nick Vivion | February 18, 2015
This one's for the avgeeks out there: FlightStream has compiled a shiny, twinkling visualization of worldwide flight patterns. By tracking the filed plans of flights between airports worldwide, the... Read More
BookingPal takes $5 million from Thayer and Amadeus for vacation rental distribution push
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BookingPal takes $5 million from Thayer and Amadeus for vacation rental distribution push
By Kevin May | February 18, 2015
More capital into the coffers of BookingPal following a Series B investment to the tune of $5 million led by Thayer Ventures. Joining Thayer in the round are PAR Capital Ventures and Amadeus Ventur... Read More
Sabre posts earning gains for 2014, right on track
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Sabre posts earning gains for 2014, right on track
By Sean O'Neil | February 18, 2015
Many people doubt the strength of global distribution systems to survive in an era of change. Sabre Holdings's chief executive, Tom Klein, is not among them. No surprise why. For full year 2014, th... Read More
Airlines: think Amazon, think digital data, think revenue
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Airlines: think Amazon, think digital data, think revenue
By Viewpoints | February 18, 2015
Airlines are now capable of collecting and analyzing more and more traveler data including mobile app and social media behavior, session history from in-flight connectivity, travel history, and previo... Read More
Twitter is now apparently even more worthless than you think
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Twitter is now apparently even more worthless than you think
By PhocusWire | February 18, 2015
At the heart of the media's chattiest technology - Twitter - is a hollow sharing economy.... Read More
Stop your Booking moaning - ad regulator clears Booking.com campaign
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Stop your Booking moaning - ad regulator clears Booking.com campaign
By Kevin May | February 18, 2015
Booking.com has escaped a ticking off by the UK's advertising watchdog over a TV and cinema campaign. The Advertising Standards Authority received just short of 2,500 complaints following the launc... Read More
Startup pitch: Xotelia is a channel manager for B&Bs, villas, and chalets
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Startup pitch: Xotelia is a channel manager for B&Bs, villas, and chalets
By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2015
Xotelia is a channel manager dedicated to bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs), gîtes, chalets, flats, and other rentals. It connects to online travel agencies (OTAs), such as Booking.com-owned villas.com... Read More
India's iTraveller nabs first $1 million round
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India's iTraveller nabs first $1 million round
By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2015
iTraveller, a platform using proprietary technology to connect travellers with suppliers, has secured $1 million in Series A funding. The Bangalore, India-based business featured as part of Tnooz S... Read More
PriceMatch, a hotel yield manager with a hip vibe, raises $9M
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PriceMatch, a hotel yield manager with a hip vibe, raises $9M
By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2015
European startups have been working on fresh ways to help hotels to maximize occupancy and revenue. Many of their technological solutions replace one-time purchases of desktop software with softwar... Read More
A suitable time-lapse video for a city where everything is over the top [VIDEO]
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A suitable time-lapse video for a city where everything is over the top [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | February 17, 2015
Dubai, a city which prides itself on being one of the most extravagant on the planet. Step forward Rob Whitworth, a photographer who specialises in creating time-lapse clips of destinations, who ha... Read More
The modern technology world will drive your brain totally nuts
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The modern technology world will drive your brain totally nuts
By PhocusWire | February 17, 2015
In an era of email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter, we’re all required to do several things at once. But this constant multitasking is taking its toll.... Read More
Loyalty in travel isn’t dead - it's evolving and it's personal
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Loyalty in travel isn’t dead - it's evolving and it's personal
By Viewpoints | February 17, 2015
Loyalty used to be as simple as status. A guest stays with you, he or she gets points and you give them something, maybe a room upgrade or a free breakfast. NB: This is an analysis by Carolyn Murph... Read More
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