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Yatra brings in Travel-Logs for new urban tours brand
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Yatra brings in Travel-Logs for new urban tours brand
By Martin Cowen | January 21, 2016
Indian OTA Yatra.com has acqui-hired tours specialist Travel-Logs and will use it at the basis for a... Read More
EasyTaxi identifies growth as its top priority
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EasyTaxi identifies growth as its top priority
By Martin Cowen | January 21, 2016
Rocket Internet-backed EasyTaxi handled some 83 million rides across Latin America in 2015 and is... Read More
This is the hotel robot you're looking for - Relay nabs $15 million investment
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This is the hotel robot you're looking for - Relay nabs $15 million investment
By Linda Fox | January 20, 2016
Savioke, the developer of the Relay hotel robot currently rolling around the corridors of properties... Read More
Boxever soars on growth, raises $12 million for next phase
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Boxever soars on growth, raises $12 million for next phase
By Linda Fox | January 19, 2016
Travel data science specialist Boxever company has announced a Series B round to the tune of $12m. The... Read More
Alice confirms $9.5 million funding round led by Expedia
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Alice confirms $9.5 million funding round led by Expedia
By Linda Fox | January 19, 2016
Alice, the hotel operations platform, has received $9.5m in Series A funding led by Expedia. Tnooz... Read More
Bitcoin makes its mark in Germany
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Bitcoin makes its mark in Germany
By Martin Cowen | January 18, 2016
Bitcoin's relationship with the travel sector could be getting serious after a leading German tech... Read More
Amadeus tries to reassure Navitaire's airline customers
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Amadeus tries to reassure Navitaire's airline customers
By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2016
Amadeus knows how to win a victory, but does it know how to exploit it? In July 2015, the Madrid-based... Read More
Startup pitch: Tripsuit matches travelers with city breaks
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Startup pitch: Tripsuit matches travelers with city breaks
By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2016
Tripsuit aims to help point travelers to long weekend trips at popular destinations, starting with... Read More
Mobile more important to travellers than deodorant
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Mobile more important to travellers than deodorant
By Martin Cowen | January 15, 2016
A comprehensive global study from Egencia and Expedia confirms, as if there were any doubt, that... Read More
Yatra users willing to spend more on trips
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Yatra users willing to spend more on trips
By Martin Cowen | January 14, 2016
Indian OTA Yatra.com has released its winter survey which shows that Indian travellers are... Read More
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Vayo organizes travel bookings from users’ inboxes and monitors trips for savings and disruptions,... Read More