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Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality

By Nick Vivion | June 24, 2015

Beyond the impending doom of Tropical Storm Bill, there were two clear standouts from this year's... Read More

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OTAs see look-to-book disconnect in Japan

By Martin Cowen | June 24, 2015

Japanese leisure travellers are using online travel agents to research their international trips but... Read More

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Inspirock attracts seed funding of $3m, unveils new site

By Linda Fox | June 24, 2015

California-based startup Inspirock has raised seed funding of $3 million with India's MakeMyTrip as... Read More

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Ixigo sells stake to and partners with handset maker

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2015

Indian travel search site ixigo.com expects to "quadruple the number of mobile users" over the next... Read More

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How Google is making inroads into hotels with its Chrome OS

By Nick Vivion | June 23, 2015

One of the more interesting announcements to come out of HITEC is the integration of Google's Chrome... Read More

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eDreams Odigeo unveils new approach

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2015

Spanish-listed online travel group eDreams Odigeo has revealed a new "action plan" to cope with the... Read More

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Yatango plans world's first MVNO OTA, signs Sabre and EAN

By Sean O'Neil | June 22, 2015

Yatango, a startup in Australia, is the world's first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to say it... Read More

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Likely? LOT says a DDoS attack crashed its flight plan IT system

By Sean O'Neil | June 22, 2015

LOT Polish Airlines canceled 10 flights and delayed another dozen on Sunday after one of its IT... Read More

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Startup pitch: Roomkita offers map-based hotel metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | June 21, 2015

Open since April, Roomkita is a startup in Istanbul that offers hotel search via partners like... Read More

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Uber co-founder's startup studio follows its restaurant app with Spot, a travel app

By Nick Vivion | June 19, 2015

Uber co-founder Garrett Camp's startup studio Expa has followed its restaurant app Reserve with a... Read More

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