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Facebook and WhatsApp most popular for Asia Pacific travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2014

Accor Hotels has surveyed more than 6,500 travellers from the Asia Pacific region to produce its second Social Media Monitor highlighting behaviour across the various social networks. The research sh... Read More

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Hovelstay - yes, Hovelstay - nets $1.2M for its cheap lodging platform

By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2014

A treehouse yurt. A tent in a Hawaiian forest. A FEMA-certified dome. These are some of the examples of quirky places to rent for under $99 a night via Hovelstay, a Glendale, Calif.,-based startup.... Read More

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More than tech needed to secure Internet of Things-led devices

By PhocusWire | October 23, 2014

SYSTEMS: The so-called Internet of Things is wonderful, right? It allows (or will do eventually) our glittering array of devices and other bits of technology to talk to one another and make digital... Read More

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Groupon steps into battle for local on mobile with new Pages product

By Nick Vivion | October 23, 2014

Taking a "page" from the Yellow Pages, merchant deals brand Groupon has announced a new product called "Pages" that brings together seven million merchants in one place. The concept is a familiar "... Read More

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The art of the pitch: the travel industry doesn't care about your exit strategy

By Valyn Perini | October 23, 2014

I’ve sat through, and sometimes judged, many pitch competitions in the travel industry over the last few years. My role as a judge has always been as an industry subject matter expert, not an inves... Read More

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Air New Zealand ends The Hobbit trilogy with self-proclaimed best in-flight safety video ever

By Martin Cowen | October 23, 2014

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Lufthansa to outsource its IT services to IBM

By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2014

Lufthansa Group says it may shortly sell its IT infrastructure division to IBM, while also outsourcing its IT infrastructure services to IBM for seven years. The deal "will be signed shortly", said... Read More

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Apple Maps Connect gives businesses control of listings - and a way to register iBeacons

By Nick Vivion | October 22, 2014

Apple received serious flak for its disastrous rollout of Apple Maps two years ago (read more about that here), and has finally wised up by allowing businesses to claim and alter their listings on the... Read More

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MeetingsBooker.com raises Euro 1 million in latest funding round

By Nick Vivion | October 22, 2014

MeetingsBooker.com has raised Euro 1 million in its latest financing, with plans to use the cash infusion to further fuel growth and hire an additional 25 employees in customer service, IT and market... Read More

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Skyscanner buys its way further into mobile with Distinction acquisition

By Kevin May | October 22, 2014

Skyscanner has once again acquired a company to boost a strand of its strategy - this time Hungarian mobile software agency, Distinction. The acquisition, terms of which were not disclosed, will fo... Read More

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Is the new sharing economy in travel a democracy or a republic?

By Viewpoints | October 22, 2014

It seems like for as long as we have had the internet there has been talk of how it can and is “democratizing” anything and everything. There is the "democratization of technology", the "democratiz... Read More

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eHi's $25m investment in taxi app revealed

By Martin Cowen | October 22, 2014

Hat-tips galore to the Asian tech media for unearthing another taxi app investment - eHi spent $25m this April buying an 8.4% stake in Kuaidi Dache. The investment was mentioned in eHi's 300-plus-p... Read More

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Dreamlines cruise site buys scale in Australia

By Martin Cowen | October 22, 2014

Dreamlines, an online cruise portal with global ambitions, has bought two Australian cruise sites for an undisclosed sum. Its purchase of Cruisecentre and Cruiseaway gives the Hamburg, Germany-base... Read More

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Startup pitch: Australia's Tripbooka aims to link agents with travellers

By Sean O'Neil | October 21, 2014

New Aussie site Tripbooka is one of a few dozen companies that will be making their pitches at the Travel Innovation Summit at the PhoCusWright Conference in Los Angeles in November. Here's the com... Read More

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825 miles of pristine Florida beaches now available for virtual exploration

By Nick Vivion | October 21, 2014

In a partnership with Google, Visit Florida has documented 825 miles of its white-sand beaches for virtual exploration. The feature, up on the Visit Florida website here, is dubbed "the Beach Finde... Read More

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