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Travel tech CEO allegedly fell for a €1.5 million scam before his fatal flight
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Travel tech CEO allegedly fell for a €1.5 million scam before his fatal flight
By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2016
In the days in July before his chartered plane crashed in Slovenia, Thomas Wagner, founder of... Read More
Startup pitch: Zipskee looks to connect travellers with locals
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Startup pitch: Zipskee looks to connect travellers with locals
By Linda Fox | August 22, 2016
Zipskee has been set up as a platform to bring travellers and locals together. It is seeking to help... Read More
Travello secures funding for solo travellers app
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Travello secures funding for solo travellers app
By Linda Fox | August 22, 2016
Travello, a mobile application that aims to help travellers hook up prior to a trip, has raised almost... Read More
Webjet ramps up European B2B with £21 million Thomas Cook deal
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Webjet ramps up European B2B with £21 million Thomas Cook deal
By Martin Cowen | August 19, 2016
Sunhotels, the European bedbank of Australia's Webjet, is taking a big chunk of UK tour operator... Read More
Laterooms channels the power of Colin
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Laterooms channels the power of Colin
By Martin Cowen | August 19, 2016
Accommodation provider laterooms.com has released previews of its next TV ad campaign in the UK,... Read More
Startup pitch: Tripaya is a metasearch that offers destination ideas by budget and interest
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Startup pitch: Tripaya is a metasearch that offers destination ideas by budget and interest
By Sean O'Neil | August 18, 2016
Tripaya is a consumer metasearch startup that prompts users to say how much they want to spend and... Read More
ALICE thinks hotel operations could learn from innovation in other industries
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ALICE thinks hotel operations could learn from innovation in other industries
By Sean O'Neil | August 18, 2016
ALICE is a New York-based startup that says it has built the first hotel operations software that can... Read More
Uber to roll out driverless Volvo taxis
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Uber to roll out driverless Volvo taxis
By Sean O'Neil | August 18, 2016
Uber has placed a $300 million bet with Volvo that it can eventually replace its tens of thousands of... Read More
Chinese travellers embrace credit options for travel
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Chinese travellers embrace credit options for travel
By Martin Cowen | August 18, 2016
Worldpay has looked at traveller payment preferences in six major markets and has found that the... Read More
Startup pitch: Biz Airlines aims to justify to your boss that costlier flight
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Startup pitch: Biz Airlines aims to justify to your boss that costlier flight
By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2016
Business travelers often face a trade-off between the cost of a trip and the length of a trip. Many... Read More
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