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Ctrip invests $180 million in MakeMyTrip [UPDATED]
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Ctrip invests $180 million in MakeMyTrip [UPDATED]
By Martin Cowen | January 7, 2016
China's biggest OTA Ctrip is investing  US$180 million in MakeMyTrip, India's biggest OTA. Part of the... Read More
Startup pitch: MaxMilhas, a miles broker, ascends in Brazil
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Startup pitch: MaxMilhas, a miles broker, ascends in Brazil
By Sean O'Neil | January 6, 2016
MaxMilhas is a Brazilian marketplace for brokering the buying and selling of frequent flier miles.... Read More
Qyer picks up $60 million
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Qyer picks up $60 million
By Martin Cowen | January 6, 2016
Chinese outbound specialist and travel community Qyer.com has secured $60 million in funding, with... Read More
Booking.com's COO on what's next for the travel dynamo
News / Distribution
Booking.com's COO on what's next for the travel dynamo
By Sean O'Neil | January 5, 2016
Tnooz recently spoke with Gillian Tans, chief operating officer (COO) of Booking.com in Amsterdam, to... Read More
Uber Travel may challenge Expedia, TripCase, everyone -- if it's serious
News / Technology
Uber Travel may challenge Expedia, TripCase, everyone -- if it's serious
By Sean O'Neil | January 4, 2016
Uber, the transportation network company, was granted a patent before Christmas for a digital... Read More
Qunar rings the C-suite changes
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Qunar rings the C-suite changes
By Martin Cowen | January 4, 2016
Qunar has promoted its head of mobile to chief executive officer with immediate effect as part of a... Read More
Pivotal moments 2015 - When AccorHotels launched its marketplace
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Pivotal moments 2015 - When AccorHotels launched its marketplace
By Linda Fox | December 30, 2015
As the uneasy relationship between hotels and online travel agencies rumbles on, one hotel group made... Read More
Pivotal moments 2015 – When TripAdvisor's instant booking won Marriott
News / Technology
Pivotal moments 2015 – When TripAdvisor's instant booking won Marriott
By Sean O'Neil | December 30, 2015
My pick for the year’s most pivotal moment was this summer, when TripAdvisor successfully signed... Read More
Pivotal moments 2015 - when MakeMyTrip blocked OYO
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Pivotal moments 2015 - when MakeMyTrip blocked OYO
By Martin Cowen | December 29, 2015
One of the biggest success stories to come out of India in the past twelve months has been the online... Read More
Pivotal moments 2015 - the Ctrip Baidu Qunar share swap
News / Technology
Pivotal moments 2015 - the Ctrip Baidu Qunar share swap
By Martin Cowen | December 29, 2015
Ctrip ending up with a big stake in Qunar, thanks to a share swap with Qunar's majority shareholder... Read More
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