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Olacabs raises $42 million, allocates over a third to buy cars for drivers
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Olacabs raises $42 million, allocates over a third to buy cars for drivers
By Karthick Prabu | July 11, 2014
Taxi aggregator Olacabs has raised a $42 million Series C investment from Hong Kong-based hedge fund Steadview Capital and venture firm Sequoia Capital. Existing investors in the India-based compan... Read More
Marriott and EasyJet each try tracing travelers' whereabouts, via iBeacon
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Marriott and EasyJet each try tracing travelers' whereabouts, via iBeacon
By Sean O'Neil | July 10, 2014
In unrelated experiments, hotel giant Marriott International, low-cost airline EasyJet, and selected airports worldwide have all begun tests to electronically track customers as they move about, via s... Read More
Barcelona in flow motion: Catalan tourism's viral marketing [VIDEO]
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Barcelona in flow motion: Catalan tourism's viral marketing [VIDEO]
By Sean O'Neil | July 10, 2014
British photographer Rob Whitworth has made a tourism video of Barcelona, which he calls a work of "flow motion." Whitworth used time lapse photography to condense the 26,014 photos he recently sho... Read More
Travel affiliates saw growth in overall bookings last year
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Travel affiliates saw growth in overall bookings last year
By Nick Vivion | July 10, 2014
Affiliate network CJ Affiliate by Conversant Media has released its latest report which benchmarks the performance of the travel category affiliates in its network. The report, available for downlo... Read More
Why TripAdvisor has a chance to eat the lunch of Booking.com
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Why TripAdvisor has a chance to eat the lunch of Booking.com
By Viewpoints | July 10, 2014
Tripadvisor’s Tripconnect is the first real challenger to Booking.com and is the first step to get hoteliers back in control of their online distribution channel. Now that the Tripconnect platform... Read More
Startup pitch: Base7booking democratizes hotel management systems
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Startup pitch: Base7booking democratizes hotel management systems
By Sean O'Neil | July 9, 2014
Like many hoteliers years ago, Frank Martin, the owner of Le Bourg 7 -- a boutique bed-and-breakfast in Lutry, Switzerland -- found himself unhappy with Web-based property management systems (PMSes).... Read More
HotelQuickly raises $4.5 million, bids to strengthen same-day booking in Asia-Pacific
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HotelQuickly raises $4.5 million, bids to strengthen same-day booking in Asia-Pacific
By Karthick Prabu | July 9, 2014
Last-minute hotel booking player HotelQuickly has raised a $4.5 million Series A-1 round led by GREE, Inc. William E. Heinecke, CEO and chairman of Thailand-based Minor International, also particip... Read More
Google Glass just got even dorkier - and smarter - with telekinetic technology
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Google Glass just got even dorkier - and smarter - with telekinetic technology
By Nick Vivion | July 9, 2014
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Royal Caribbean's latest is a vessel for emerging robo-screen technology [VIDEO]
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Royal Caribbean's latest is a vessel for emerging robo-screen technology [VIDEO]
By Nick Vivion | July 9, 2014
Royal Caribbean has upped the ante as far as ocean-going tech with its latest ship, 'the Quantum of the Seas.' The brand's Quantum class of ships has consistently pushed the boundaries as far as sh... Read More
Silicon Valley should start funding useful things for the rest of us
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Silicon Valley should start funding useful things for the rest of us
By PhocusWire | July 9, 2014
STARTUPS: News that a tech startup which simply sends the word "Yo" to friends had raised $1 million recently left many either scratching their heads or despairing at the types of services which are... Read More
Chinese consumers warming up to Xiaomi, surpassing Apple on engagement
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Chinese consumers warming up to Xiaomi, surpassing Apple on engagement
By Nick Vivion | July 9, 2014
Here's a bit to warm the hearts of the anti-Apple crowd: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has surpassed Apple as far as average engagement times in apps. This is the first time that an Android-based ha... Read More
Travelata bags Series B funding, plans expansion to Russian regions
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Travelata bags Series B funding, plans expansion to Russian regions
By Linda Fox | July 9, 2014
Online agency Travelata has raised $7 million in Series B funding from existing investor MCI Management and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. According to a statement the funds... Read More
How to increase mobile conversions by using travel reviews
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How to increase mobile conversions by using travel reviews
By Margaret Ady | July 9, 2014
Before we get into how travel reviews fit in, let's have a reminder of some key statistics about mobile. In 2014, approximately 40% of leisure travelers and 35% of business travelers will use mobil... Read More
Duetto nets $21M to further help hotels optimize their rates
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Duetto nets $21M to further help hotels optimize their rates
By Sean O'Neil | July 9, 2014
Many hotels want to eliminate middlemen distributors of their rooms, like Booking.com and other travel agencies, which charge high commissions. Duetto aims to help hotels optimize their rates using... Read More
Transport startups continue to attract big money as Busbud raises $9 million
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Transport startups continue to attract big money as Busbud raises $9 million
By Karthick Prabu | July 9, 2014
Online metasearch service Busbud has raised $9 million in a Series A round co-led by OMERS Ventures and Revolution Ventures. In May 2013 the Montreal-based bus search brand raised $1.2 million from... Read More
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