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In a test, Google Now trials hotel price drop alerts

By Sean O'Neil | August 2, 2015

In a test, Google has prototyped a service that alerts Android users about drops in a hotel rate in... Read More

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Uber devotes an extra $1 billion to ramp up India operations

By Martin Cowen | July 31, 2015

Uber has confirmed that it has earmarked another $1 billion for the Indian market and is confident... Read More

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Expedia likes Google instant book, HomeAway, and Chinese affiliate sales

By Sean O'Neil | July 31, 2015

Expedia Inc has released its second quarter earnings. (Here are the topline financial numbers.) CEO... Read More

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Amadeus air flies, but hotels and rail stay under the radar

By Martin Cowen | July 31, 2015

Amadeus has reported a strong six months, operationally and financially, with airlines still... Read More

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MakeMyTrip targets market share, mobile skyrockets, buys again

By Martin Cowen | July 30, 2015

MakeMyTrip has started to prioritise market share and transaction growth, in response to the... Read More

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TripFactory raises $10M for its vacation package platform

By Sean O'Neil | July 30, 2015

TripFactory, a vacation package seller, has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Aarin Capital,... Read More

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The Billboard Effect is dead, says a study of hotels listed on OTAs

By Sean O'Neil | July 30, 2015

A new study on how US travelers book hotels online contradicts earlier research on the topic. It... Read More

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Thomas Cook starts to see tablet/mobile bookings take off

By Martin Cowen | July 30, 2015

Tour operator Thomas Cook has said that one-third of bookings made online from the UK and Netherlands... Read More

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Six million products and counting - AllTheRooms adds Couchsurfing

By Martin Cowen | July 29, 2015

Accommodation aggregator AllTheRooms has taken another step towards its ambitious plan to list "every... Read More

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Changeyourflight changes to Caravelo, raises cash

By Martin Cowen | July 29, 2015

Barcelona-based airline software business Changeyourflight has rebranded as Caravelo and picked up €1... Read More

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