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Click&Boat sails off with a €4 million investment

By Linda Fox | June 13, 2018

Boat rental startup Click&Boat has raised €4 million and says it plans to expand globally as well as... Read More

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How Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and internal growth

By Linda Fox | June 13, 2018

Ever wondered how Booking Holdings thinks about acquisitions and growth more widely? It's recent... Read More

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Yotel looks to Plug and Play to help it drive further innovation

By Linda Fox | June 12, 2018

Yotel is known for trying different concepts at its hotels. The Yobot, robot to help with luggage, at... Read More

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Takeaways from a day on the Irish travel startup scene

By Linda Fox | May 30, 2018

Ireland has produced some solid startups over the years from CarTrawler to Datalex and OpenJaw.... Read More

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LoveHolidays gets some cash for customer acquisition

By Martin Cowen | May 29, 2018

WeLoveHolidays Ltd has sold an undisclosed stake in UK-based OTA loveholidays.com to a private equity... Read More

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Introducing the Ctrip customer-centricity playbook for global supremacy

By Martin Cowen | May 24, 2018

Ctrip's first quarter 2018 financials contain some impressive triple-digit growth figures, while... Read More

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Travelaer directs airlines towards brand dotcom conversion rates

By Martin Cowen | May 21, 2018

The direct booking conversation is often monopolised by hotels, but there is no reason why airline... Read More

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Startup pitch: Trill wants to make travel content within UGC bookable

By Linda Fox | May 21, 2018

Consumers turn to multiple sources when researching and booking a trip or, the elements that make up... Read More

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Factors pushing business travellers to add a leisure element

By Linda Fox | May 18, 2018

Expedia Media Solutions has released its latest research on business travellers taking time out for... Read More

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HolidayPirates' CEO on never spending on Google, tech partnerships and financial autonomy

By Martin Cowen | May 17, 2018

This is the latest in a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@ITB, recorded live over three days at... Read More

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