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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

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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

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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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AccorHotels starts marketing independent US hotels on its platform

By Sean O'Neil | November 17, 2016

When is a hotel also an intermediary? When it's French giant AccorHotels. The company's distribution... Read More

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MakeMyTrip sees Ibibo as key to capturing offline-to-online shift

By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2016

MakeMyTrip co-founder and India CEO Rajesh Magow believes that its recent merger with Ibibo Group will... Read More

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Expedia signs first global hotel deal for MeetingMarket

By Linda Fox | November 17, 2016

Expedia has signed Best Western Europe as the first global white label partner for its MeetingMarket... Read More

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Social app for business travel and voice service win Marriott accelerator

By Linda Fox | November 17, 2016

Marriott has recently stepped up its quest to be more innovative and ready to meet the expectations of... Read More

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Expedia's CEO talks long-term strategy

By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016

Yesterday Expedia Inc's chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi took a break at the Phocuswright Conference... Read More

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Google says US hotel-related searches are up 25% in the US

By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016

Conventional wisdom says that using search to plan and book travel is old-fashioned. Consumers now... Read More

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Lufthansa flatbats DCC questions

By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016

Lufthansa continues to talk the talk around the impact of its year-old distribution cost charge (DCC),... Read More

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