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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
CMO of Booking.com becomes CEO of Priceline brand
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CMO of Booking.com becomes CEO of Priceline brand
By Sean O'Neil | February 27, 2015
Paul Hennessy, the chief marketing officer (CMO) of Booking.com for the past three years, will step up... Read More
Amadeus closes year on a high, scoping further acquisitions if price right
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Amadeus closes year on a high, scoping further acquisitions if price right
By Linda Fox | February 27, 2015
Gains across both distribution and the IT solutions businesses as well as mergers and acquisition... Read More
Do digital payments affect tipped wages in hospitality?
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Do digital payments affect tipped wages in hospitality?
By Nick Vivion | February 26, 2015
Digital payments are primed for growth, especially as Google prepares to enter the fray with its own... Read More
Move along there now, Airbnb just looking for business as usual
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Move along there now, Airbnb just looking for business as usual
By Linda Fox | February 26, 2015
It must be exciting in the early days to be dubbed disruptive and gain column inches, good and bad,... Read More
Never mind the robots, give me a travel deal!
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Never mind the robots, give me a travel deal!
By Martin Cowen | February 26, 2015
Digital agency BIO polled 2,000 British holidaymakers online and found that "saving money" is the most... Read More
HotelTonight tests a concierge messaging service
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HotelTonight tests a concierge messaging service
By Sean O'Neil | February 25, 2015
Mobile on-demand travel startup HotelTonight has been doing limited tests of a concierge service. A... Read More
Startup pitch: SmartCrowdz adds a marketing layer to event management
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Startup pitch: SmartCrowdz adds a marketing layer to event management
By Sean O'Neil | February 25, 2015
SmartCrowdz is a startup in Columbus, Ohio, creates websites and mobile apps for event managers. The... Read More
Behind the scenes of Airbnb's impressively intricate commercial
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Behind the scenes of Airbnb's impressively intricate commercial
By Nick Vivion | February 25, 2015
Move over Wes Anderson, there's a new twee game in town: it's Airbnb's latest commercial, which can... Read More
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Travel startup funding rounds were elusive in Q3, while acquisitions were more abundant.... Read More