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Smartvel gets funding boost for its destination content technology
News / Startups
Smartvel gets funding boost for its destination content technology
By Linda Fox | October 24, 2018
Destination content technology company Smartvel has received $1.05 million in funding for further... Read More
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News / Startups
Mapify plots expansion following $1.3M in funding
By Linda Fox | October 22, 2018
Social travel site Mapify gets $1.3 million in seed funding.... Read More
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News / Technology
Lufthansa partners with IBM Watson for AI-driven advertising
By Linda Fox | October 19, 2018
Lufthansa is claiming a first with the launch of an advertising campaign using artificial... Read More
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News / Technology
AirAsia enlists Google for help in digital transformation
By Linda Fox | October 18, 2018
AirAsia is working with Google Cloud to apply AI and machine learning technology to its data.... Read More
Vertoe stores up $1.85M in seed funding to expand storage platform
News / Startups
Vertoe stores up $1.85M in seed funding to expand storage platform
By Linda Fox | October 18, 2018
New York-based Vertoe raises seed funding for its luggage storage business.... Read More
Kiwi.com prizes input from coders
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Kiwi.com prizes input from coders
By Martin Cowen | October 18, 2018
Flight comparison website Kiwi.com is relaunching its Travelling Salesman Challenge for 2018, after... Read More
StartUp Pitch - Mobile hotel training platform Boost gets EHL funding
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StartUp Pitch - Mobile hotel training platform Boost gets EHL funding
By Martin Cowen | October 18, 2018
Boost, a startup providing a mobile learning platform for the hospitality industry, has announced... Read More
Startup Pitch - Hooch Black combines subscriber discounts with digital rewards
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Startup Pitch - Hooch Black combines subscriber discounts with digital rewards
By Martin Cowen | October 16, 2018
Consumer-facing subscription models in travel and other verticals existed before the internet. Paying... Read More
TravelPerk quickly adds $44M round, plans rapid expansion of business travel tech
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TravelPerk quickly adds $44M round, plans rapid expansion of business travel tech
By Linda Fox | October 15, 2018
TravelPerk has announced $44 million in Series C funding, just seven months after it attracted a... Read More
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Better metrics urged in corporate travel to improve the traveler experience
By Linda Fox | October 15, 2018
Travel managers could take into account wider data and traveler insights to demonstrate trip ROI.... Read More
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