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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

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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

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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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US hotels saw 6% growth in direct bookings, online and mobile, in Q216

By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2016

TravelClick, the technology specialist with 38,000 hotel clients worldwide, has released data on how... Read More

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Startup pitch: HelloWings visualizes gap in the flights meta market

By Martin Cowen | August 17, 2016

Metasearch is part of the distribution mix for airlines and a popular channel with consumers. The meta... Read More

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TrustYou soars thanks, in part, to Google [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2016

TrustYou, the hotel guest feedback platform, has had a big 2016 already. Since last winter, the... Read More

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JetBlue's and El Al's venture arms open a travel startup accelerator

By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2016

JetBlue's investment arm has teamed up with El Al's investment arm to create an aviation technology... Read More

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New Expedia Labs site shows off test projects, to get feedback

By Sean O'Neil | August 16, 2016

Today a new site appeared from Expedia, Inc.,'s engineering team: Expedia Labs, which shows off the... Read More

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Hipmunk updates its hotel search

By Sean O'Neil | August 16, 2016

For years, Hipmunk has put its map front-and-center for its hotel search, leaving the default images... Read More

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Dreamlines earmarks latest raise for global growth and new markets

By Martin Cowen | August 16, 2016

Dreamlines, the German business which claims to be the largest online cruise booking site in Europe,... Read More

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PROS launches airline retailing platform Kairos, starting with product catalog and inventory tools

PROS outlined key features of the Kairos platform and plans to expand agentic capabilities.... Read More

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Startup Stage: TravelSnap.AI turns guest video reviews into booking opportunities

The platform uses AI to collect, translate and publish guest video reviews to help travel... Read More