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The new Ryanair - a mobile-first travel retailer
News / Technology
The new Ryanair - a mobile-first travel retailer
By Martin Cowen | March 3, 2015
Ryanair is promising "a big investment in digital and a big investment in data" this year as it enters... Read More
Options Away, an airfare lock startup, raises $3.5 million
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Options Away, an airfare lock startup, raises $3.5 million
By Sean O'Neil | March 2, 2015
Options Away, a provider of a service for locking in airfares as a hedge against airline price hikes,... Read More
Android to become central nervous system — including seamless translation into any language
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Android to become central nervous system — including seamless translation into any language
By Nick Vivion | March 2, 2015
Seamless translation into any language via a "lightweight wearable" could soon be a reality, suggested... Read More
CreateTrips adds to seed round, explores b2b potential
News / Technology
CreateTrips adds to seed round, explores b2b potential
By Linda Fox | March 2, 2015
Trip planning mobile application CreateTrips has added $800,000 to its seed funding bringing the total... Read More
Zip lining through the Amazon is Google's next StreetView trick
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Zip lining through the Amazon is Google's next StreetView trick
By Nick Vivion | March 2, 2015
Google is constantly sending its StreetView bubble — called a Trekker — around the world to document... Read More
Google Flights comes out of beta, but still isn't profitable
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Google Flights comes out of beta, but still isn't profitable
By Sean O'Neil | March 2, 2015
Google Flights, the travel metasearch tool, has officially come out of beta. The Flights product now... Read More
Ola buys TaxiForSure for $200 million
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Ola buys TaxiForSure for $200 million
By Martin Cowen | March 2, 2015
India's biggest taxi app Ola has bought TaxiForSure, the country's second largest taxi firm, in a cash... Read More
5 hotel distribution trends in 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]
News / Distribution
5 hotel distribution trends in 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | February 27, 2015
March is upon us, and as winter theoretically fades into spring, there's still a solid bit of 2015... Read More
Oracle Micros ties up with SiteMinder [UPDATED]
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Oracle Micros ties up with SiteMinder [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | February 27, 2015
For a couple of years now, SiteMinder, the Australia-based hotel channel manager, has been stealing... Read More
Citymaps raises $6 million to fuel its Yelp/Google Maps mashup
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Citymaps raises $6 million to fuel its Yelp/Google Maps mashup
By Nick Vivion | February 27, 2015
Citymaps is a mashup of Yelp and Google/Apple Maps, spinning mobile mapping in a new direction. This... Read More
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Startup Stage: Hotel Splitter builds hotel booking platform around split stays
The startup compares traditional hotel bookings with multi-hotel itineraries, aiming to reduce... Read More