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Qunar marks shift from meta to OTA, from PC to mobile

By Martin Cowen | March 17, 2015

Qunar has grown its revenues for 2014 by 106% compared with 2013, with mobile revenues up by a... Read More

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Startup pitch: Distribusion wants to be the GDS for buses

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2015

Hotels, flights and car-hire all sit within the systems of the global distributions so why not... Read More

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United, British Airways, and other airlines expand NDC tests of dynamic packaging

By Sean O'Neil | March 16, 2015

New technology is enabling dynamic airfare packaging, such as a bundled offer of an airline seat and... Read More

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Expedia's faux interns debunk Millennial myths with humor and panache

By Nick Vivion | March 16, 2015

Expedia is taking intern marketing mania to task with an entertaining ongoing marketing campaign that... Read More

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eLong worried by competitors and owners alike

By Martin Cowen | March 16, 2015

eLong has described in more detail the "hyper-competitive Chinese market" while outlining some risks... Read More

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Bluesmart partners with Uber to go pick up your lost luggage

By Nick Vivion | March 13, 2015

This will certainly not be the last "Uber partnership" announcement...but this is surely one of the... Read More

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UAE will launch full biometric scanning systems at borders soon

By Nick Vivion | March 13, 2015

The United Arab Emirates is set to become one of the most technically advanced countries when it comes... Read More

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Why Meerkat is the next big marketing thing in travel [UPDATED]

By Nick Vivion | March 13, 2015

UPDATE: Twitter officially announced the acquisition of Periscope, a similar app to Meerkat that has... Read More

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Lyft picks up half a billion dollars

By Martin Cowen | March 13, 2015

Ride-sharing app Lyft has confirmed a $530 million Series E funding round, led by Japanese e-commerce... Read More

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Google Flight results get the RouteHappy treatment

By Linda Fox | March 13, 2015

Google has agreed a deal with RouteHappy to integrate details of wifi and other facilities available... Read More

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