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Airbnb plays digital inclusion card to get inventory in rural India
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Airbnb plays digital inclusion card to get inventory in rural India
By Martin Cowen | November 28, 2016
The global homestay landgrab continues apace, taking in many twists and turns. The latest move sees... Read More
Startup pitch: Clickatick opens ticketing platform to organise the SME tours and activities sector
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Startup pitch: Clickatick opens ticketing platform to organise the SME tours and activities sector
By Linda Fox | November 25, 2016
Clickatick has just launched its beta service - a ticketing platform to bring small to medium sized... Read More
Trip Tap Toe receives funding for marketing and recruitment
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Trip Tap Toe receives funding for marketing and recruitment
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2016
Trip Tap Toe, a New Delhi-based travel portal has received investment from a private investor in... Read More
Thomas Cook - more IT, fewer carpets
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Thomas Cook - more IT, fewer carpets
By Martin Cowen | November 23, 2016
Thomas Cook Group's full-year results show that the business continues to spend significantly more on... Read More
Ctrip creates travel investment fund with Baidu Capital
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Ctrip creates travel investment fund with Baidu Capital
By Martin Cowen | November 23, 2016
Jenny Wu, who has been in charge of Ctrip's investments over the past few years as its chief strategy... Read More
Thomson and Aeromexico latest to join the chatbot army
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Thomson and Aeromexico latest to join the chatbot army
By Linda Fox | November 23, 2016
Thomson is claiming a first with the launch of its virtual assistant using IBM's Cloud platform and... Read More
Singing from the same songsheet? Airbnb Trips versus the current chart-toppers
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Singing from the same songsheet? Airbnb Trips versus the current chart-toppers
By Martin Cowen | November 22, 2016
The deafening buzz around Airbnb Trips means that established experiential economy brands such as... Read More
WeSwap raises £2.4 million through crowdfunding
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WeSwap raises £2.4 million through crowdfunding
By Linda Fox | November 22, 2016
WeSwap, the currency swapping service, has raised just over £2.4 million through a crowdfunding... Read More
Gogobot rebrands as Trip.com and plots to outwit the travel behemoths
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Gogobot rebrands as Trip.com and plots to outwit the travel behemoths
By Sean O'Neil | November 21, 2016
Travel recommendation platform Gogobot rebranded last week as Trip.com and added several new tools... Read More
Hafner isn't having it — Kayak's CEO critiques Google, Airbnb, and others
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Hafner isn't having it — Kayak's CEO critiques Google, Airbnb, and others
By Sean O'Neil | November 18, 2016
Steve Hafner, co-founder and chief executive of Kayak, is living up to his reputation for being one of... Read More
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