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Expedia talks up its transactional voice first on Google Assistant

By Martin Cowen | October 10, 2018

Expedia has made voice commerce in travel a reality with the the launch of a new Expedia Action on... Read More

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Shifts in European vacation rental as HomeToGo acquires Casamundo and Wimdu closes

By Linda Fox | October 8, 2018

Vacation rental metasearch specialist Hometogo buys Casamundo, with terms of the deal undisclosed.... Read More

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Travel Appeal adds €3M in funding to bring its data science sauce to more travel businesses

By Linda Fox | October 4, 2018

Travel Appeal has raised €3 million in funding for develop its technology and speed up expansion.... Read More

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Sabre talks up speed and smart retailing as it launches airline platform

By Linda Fox | October 4, 2018

Sabre has unveiled its retail platform with Aeroflot, Ethiopian and Etihad as launch partners.... Read More

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Startup Pitch - ProveSource sees social proof as key to conversion

By Martin Cowen | October 4, 2018

As we all know, travellers have a vast range of options when it comes to what to buy and who to buy it... Read More

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Hopper secures $100 million Series D

By Martin Cowen | October 3, 2018

Hopper has raised CA$130m ($100 million) in a Series D round with the cash earmarked to expand its... Read More

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Vacasa buys Oasis Collections to build international momentum

By Martin Cowen | October 2, 2018

Tech-enabled vacation rentals platform Vacasa has bought Oasis Collections for an undisclosed sum,... Read More

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Russian airline group S7 earmarks $50M for startups

By Linda Fox | October 2, 2018

Russia-based S7 Group, which already includes an airline and space program, is turning its attention... Read More

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In The Big Chair - Kris Naudts of Culture Trip

By Linda Fox | October 1, 2018

Kris Naudts has a background in academic psychiatry but left the field in 2011 to found Culture Trip,... Read More

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Airbnb adds boutique hotels in Thailand via local trade partnership

By Linda Fox | September 27, 2018

Airbnb partners with local trade association in Thailand to add boutique properties... Read More

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