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AXA invests in airfare forecaster Flyr in Europe

By Sean O'Neil | January 19, 2015

Flyr, the San Francsico-based airfare forecasting startup, is expanding to Europe in early 2015, thanks to a $500,000 equity investment from Axa Seed Factory, the venture arm of Axa, the world's large... Read More

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Gogo gets a boost with FCC approval of next-gen satellite

By Nick Vivion | January 18, 2015

Wi-Fi speeds are about to see an enormous improvement at 30,000 feet - Gogo has received FCC approval for its next-gen 2Ku technology. The approval paves the way for installation and deployment on... Read More

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Google pursues higher quality local reviews with Local Guides program

By Nick Vivion | January 18, 2015

Google has launched a program called Local Guides in a concerted effort to increase the quality and quantity of local reviews on its platform. The program is a replacement for its City Guides, whic... Read More

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Booking.com re-enters last-minute fray with mobile-only Booking Now

By Nick Vivion | January 16, 2015

As traveler behavior trends towards last-minute bookings, pretty much every OTA has launched a new last-minute solution. Booking.com had one of the earlier entrants to this space, with Booking.com... Read More

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Travel hashtags - #types and #reasonsforuse

By Kevin May | January 16, 2015

Twitter (and its social media cousins at Facebook and Instagram) has ensured hashtags have become part of modern digital vernacular. The use of hashtags has become popular in areas as diverse as po... Read More

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Ryanair claims second screen-scraping victory

By Linda Fox | January 16, 2015

Low-cost airline Ryanair has won a case in the European Court of Justice preventing PR Aviation from screen-scraping the Irish airline's database. The Dutch Supreme Court referred the proceedings t... Read More

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Startup pitch: Tripda connects passengers with drivers on long distance rides

By Nick Vivion | January 15, 2015

The latest travel startup pitch comes from Tripda, a platform to connect those offering long distance ride sharing to those travelers seeking the same. Previously relegated to Craiglist postings, soci... Read More

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Come the revolution: The startup world is due for another wave

By PhocusWire | January 15, 2015

Surfers and entrepreneurs have a lot in common. They’re both constantly searching for the next big wave.... Read More

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2015 will be the year that the sharing economy grows up

By Viewpoints | January 15, 2015

Even beyond the world of travel, it is hard to argue with the statement that 2014 was the year of the sharing economy. From Uber’s $40 billion valuation (I apologize in advance if this number is ou... Read More

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Marriott won't block personal wifi hotspots after all

By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2015

Marriott has backed off of its plan to block guests from using their personal wifi devices at any of its managed hotels, including its conference facilities, the US-based conglomerate said in a statem... Read More

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Chinese taxi-hailing app Kuaidi Dache raises $600M [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2015

UPDATE: An official announcement has been released today: KuaiDi Dache, China’s Leading Mobile Taxi Booking App, Secures US$600 Million Investment from SoftBank Group, Alibaba Group and Tiger Gl... Read More

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Rategain secures investment, targets North America and APAC

By Martin Cowen | January 15, 2015

Ten years after launch, hotel IT business Rategain has confirmed its first ever funding round, with TA Associates stumping up the cash. Financial details are not disclosed, although reports put the... Read More

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Travelstart makes acquisition as it looks to leverage social data

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2015

Online travel agency Travelstart has acquired social seating specialist Satisfly for an undisclosed sum. The Cape Town-based OTA says the acquisition will enable it to target customers with persona... Read More

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South Korea gets a messaging-based licensed taxi app

By Martin Cowen | January 14, 2015

Daum Kakao, one of South Korea's biggest digital businesses, is launching a taxi-hailing app, making a lot of noise about the fact that it will only be available for registered drivers. Kakao Taxi... Read More

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Australian players fearful of Booking.com's boom, Wotif's weakness

By Sean O'Neil | January 14, 2015

Why did Australian regulators okay Expedia Inc's $703 million acquisition of Wotif Holdings last October? Documents released on Tuesday explain their official reasoning. At the core, the regulators... Read More

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