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H-A-C-K is not a four-letter word

By Viewpoints | October 17, 2014

Well, yes, arithmetically, H-A-C-K is a 4-letter word. But, in contrast to some other 4-letter words in common vernacular, H-A-C-K is a word that represents great things for today’s technology comp... Read More

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Momondo Group raises £80 million from Great Hill Partners

By Kevin May | October 17, 2014

Big fund-raising deal alert: Momondo Group has taken a cash injection of £80 million (approximately $130 million) from Boston-based Great Hill Partners. The company claims the investment, in a deal... Read More

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Watch out, Bangalore - THack is coming back!

By Kevin May | October 16, 2014

THack is returning to Bangalore... Get ready to code away for the chance to win your share of US$10,000 (or more) in cash and other prizes. It is, once again, all about pulling together ideas and f... Read More

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Google Glass blamed for user web addiction

By PhocusWire | October 16, 2014

SYSTEMS: Early lesson for the manufacturers of wearable technology - well, at least the kind that you wear on your head in the form of spectacles. Google Glass might make you look a bit silly, or ev... Read More

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Marketing watch: TripAdvisor users contribute new video advertising for cash prize

By Nick Vivion | October 16, 2014

UPDATE: TripAdvisor reached out to Tnooz to share that the company actually boosted the winnings from $1k to $10k for all runners-up due to the quality of their submissions. Quite impressive jump in p... Read More

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Travelzoo announces third quarter revenue dip

By Linda Fox | October 16, 2014

Deals publisher Travelzoo has revealed a 10% decrease year-on-year to $33.5 million in revenue for the third quarter ending September 30. The company's net income for the period was $2.5 million wi... Read More

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Google defends flight search - it's hard to do it well and industry doesn't appreciate us

By Kevin May | October 16, 2014

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has claimed the company is still "working on it", in a wide-ranging speech about in search in general and its flight product. In a keynote address in Germany this week,... Read More

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Abacus bombards market with new products driven by Sabre

By Martin Cowen | October 16, 2014

Abacus International's commercial and corporate relationship with Sabre is giving it the impetus to take control of the Asia Pacific distribution market, while also putting both at the front of the qu... Read More

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What to do about credit card fraud in the travel industry?

By Viewpoints | October 16, 2014

Consumers, businesses and the credit card industry are plagued by the increasing occurrences of credit card fraud from small to large incidences. NB: This in an analysis by Coleen Smith from WEX In... Read More

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Startup pitch: TourMatters takes a media approach to multi-day tours

By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2014

Boston-based startup TourMatters seems, at first glance, to be just another tours-and-activities website. But a second look reveals that it is exclusively focused on multi-day tours and that it has... Read More

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IATA and Travel Capitalist Ventures open a $5M NDC Innovation Fund

By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2014

Today at its annual conference, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it was creating a stand-alone venture capital fund, the NDC Innovation Fund. The fund is jointly run by Trave... Read More

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Datalex leads NDC distribution pilot with Swiss Air fare family and ancillaries

By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2014

The pace is quickening for the travel industry's adoption of dynamic packaging for airline retail products and ancillaries. Dublin-based Datalex, a provider of ecommerce tools, says that its retai... Read More

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Chinese travelers booking over 30% of travel via mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | October 15, 2014

The revenue specialists at eRevMax have compiled statistics on the chinese traveler, highlighting some key takeaways when targeting the Chinese travel industry. The vast majority of Chinese Interne... Read More

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Hertz rolls out companion app to facilitate pre-rental trip planning

By Nick Vivion | October 15, 2014

Rather than concede to the pervasive mobile mapping app, Hertz has created a companion mobile app product to enhance the utility - and thus perceived value - of its in-car GPS system, NeverLost. Th... Read More

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Hey there, travel startup, you want to work with an airline eh?

By Daniele Beccari | October 15, 2014

If they will admit it or not is another thing entirely, but all travel startups at some stage dream of striking a deal with a major airline. Working with an airline means PR and visibility, pride,... Read More

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