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Skypicker becomes Kiwi, sees growth via direct route
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May 31, 2016
Flight metasearch specialist Skypicker has rebranded to Kiwi.com following its purchase of the domain...
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May 31, 2016
You might have heard of travel virtual assistants Pana and Lola but you will definitely have heard of...
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Indian OTA Cleartrip has invested an undisclosed sum in Calcutta-based hotel IT business...
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May 31, 2016
Seatfrog, an Australian app which allows passengers to bid for upgrades on flights, has picked up...
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Startup pitch: PanTrek rolls in with inter-city bus booking for Latin America
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PanTrek is a startup that intends to bring inter-city bus booking in Latin American into the digital...
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May 27, 2016
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Zomato rethinks US and UK operations, as losses mount
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India-based B2B/B2C restaurant business Zomato is scaling back its physical presence in markets...
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Skyscanner rolls out flight search chat bot for Facebook Messenger
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May 26, 2016
Users of Facebook Messenger (or people who go to Skyscanner's Facebook page and send it a private...
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Social dining platform BonAppetour raises $500,000
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May 26, 2016
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Online travel in Southeast Asia primed for long-term growth
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May 26, 2016
China dominates the APAC growth story, but new research from Google and Temasek shows that online...
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