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Epiclist finds new life through outdoor clothing brand
News / Technology
Epiclist finds new life through outdoor clothing brand
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2015
About a year ago travel inspiration app Epiclist called time after three years of development citing... Read More
Marriott International signs up with Alitrip
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Marriott International signs up with Alitrip
By Martin Cowen | November 9, 2015
Marriott International has become the first major global hotel chain to run its own distribution... Read More
Rapid change in technology is keeping travel on its toes
News / Technology
Rapid change in technology is keeping travel on its toes
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2015
Slides on how quickly new technology permeates the consumer world are flashed up at travel conferences... Read More
MakeMyTrip app gets close to one million downloads in a week
News / Technology
MakeMyTrip app gets close to one million downloads in a week
By Martin Cowen | November 8, 2015
Sales and traffic stats from MakeMyTrip's week-long app-only promotion show Indian consumers are not... Read More
HomeAway nabbed Dwellable for $18 million
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HomeAway nabbed Dwellable for $18 million
By Sean O'Neil | November 7, 2015
UPDATE: HomeAway paid $18 million for the business, documents following its acquisition by Expedia... Read More
Amadeus ramps up non-air research and development spend
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Amadeus ramps up non-air research and development spend
By Martin Cowen | November 6, 2015
Amadeus' year-to-date performance has been boosted by a strong showing in Asia-Pacific and North... Read More
Booking.com claims China Mobile link-up is world's biggest ever
News / Technology
Booking.com claims China Mobile link-up is world's biggest ever
By Martin Cowen | November 6, 2015
The Qunar/Baidu/Ctrip share swap has grabbed the headlines in China, but Priceline Inc also deserves... Read More
Startup pitch: Corner layers a slick mobile UX on flight metasearch
News / Technology
Startup pitch: Corner layers a slick mobile UX on flight metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2015
The entrepreneurs behind Corner, a metasearch app, have some travel industry experience under their... Read More
TripAdvisor is pausing its TV campaign
News / Distribution
TripAdvisor is pausing its TV campaign
By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2015
It seems that the brand-building benefit that TripAdvisor's big spend on television advertising was... Read More
How Expedia will help HomeAway battle Airbnb
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How Expedia will help HomeAway battle Airbnb
By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2015
Today's Expedia Inc's acquisition of HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, for $3.9 billion (mostly... Read More
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