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Cleartrip unlikes Facebook's Internet.org in India
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Cleartrip unlikes Facebook's Internet.org in India
By Martin Cowen | April 17, 2015
Indian OTA Cleartrip has pulled out of internet.org, the Facebook-run initiative designed to make... Read More
Yandex makes deeper inroads in travel, unveils package holiday search
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Yandex makes deeper inroads in travel, unveils package holiday search
By Linda Fox | April 17, 2015
Russian search engine Yandex has launched a service enabling consumers to search for holiday packages... Read More
Startup pitch: ComboTrip takes on challenge of group planning
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Startup pitch: ComboTrip takes on challenge of group planning
By Nick Vivion | April 16, 2015
Today's startup pitch comes to us from ComboTrip, a travel startup targeting the challenging sector... Read More
Some lessons learned from user testing hotel websites
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Some lessons learned from user testing hotel websites
By Martin Cowen | April 16, 2015
To highlight how user-testing can be useful in finding opportunities to improve, three of the most... Read More
Ola hails mammoth $400 million funding round
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Ola hails mammoth $400 million funding round
By Martin Cowen | April 16, 2015
India's biggest taxi app Ola has raised $400 million from new and existing investors, and has... Read More
Startup pitch: GeoSure aims to crowdsource global travel security data
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Startup pitch: GeoSure aims to crowdsource global travel security data
By Sean O'Neil | April 15, 2015
GeoSure is a new application for Apple devices that is designed to assist travelers by providing... Read More
Boxever continues growth with march on US
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Boxever continues growth with march on US
By Linda Fox | April 15, 2015
Boxever has signed US tour operator InterRail as its first customer in North America. The Dublin-based... Read More
Startup pitch: Qaribu wants to be the go to social online travel agency
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Startup pitch: Qaribu wants to be the go to social online travel agency
By Linda Fox | April 15, 2015
Proving that there may still be life in the social travel concept is Qaribu, a startup which is part... Read More
Baidu building up a taxi-app portfolio
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Baidu building up a taxi-app portfolio
By Martin Cowen | April 14, 2015
Chinese search giant Baidu has invested in another two taxi-sharing apps, Tiantian Yongche and... Read More
Zomato sows $50 million, buys restaurant POS company Maple
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Zomato sows $50 million, buys restaurant POS company Maple
By Nick Vivion | April 14, 2015
The Indian restaurant reservation and technology company Zomato has moved into its Series F with $50... Read More
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