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Voyage Prive subsidiary acquires Darjeelin, plans human travel search engine

By Linda Fox | September 19, 2014

Darjeelin, a France-based startup which describes itself as a crowd-sourced travel agency has been... Read More

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Spottly raises seed round for video-based social travel app

By Linda Fox | September 19, 2014

Spottly, a mobile social travel app based around video has raised $850,000 in seed funding. Investors... Read More

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SAP to buy Concur for $8.3 billion

By Sean O'Neil | September 18, 2014

Enterprise software giant SAP will spend $8.3 billion to get its hands on corporate travel-and-expense... Read More

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Startup pitch: Virgo says "book a hotel, get a free airport ride"

By Sean O'Neil | September 18, 2014

No matter what your astrological sign is, Virgo, a new US travel service, has an offer for you: "Book... Read More

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Latest analysis of digital media consumption shows mismatch of ad dollars

By Nick Vivion | September 18, 2014

American consumers continue to be engrossed in digital media - especially on social networks - yet... Read More

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HomeAway expands with Expedia, listing over 100k home rentals

By Nick Vivion | September 18, 2014

UPDATE: HomeAway clarified the commission cost of this new product, and that section has been updated.... Read More

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Et voila! TripAdvisor serves up Instant Reservation for restaurants

By Sean O'Neil | September 18, 2014

TripAdvisor's mantra is "Speed wins." So it's unsurprising that the user-generated giant has already... Read More

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Mobile insights from Cleartrip: 40% traffic, 30% transactions

By Martin Cowen | September 18, 2014

Timing is everything - Cleartrip has released its first-ever Quarterly Insights on Mobile a few days... Read More

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Russia tipped for government-backed hotel booking site

By Martin Cowen | September 18, 2014

Domestic tourism in Russia could benefit from a state-backed online booking portal, although two... Read More

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Startup pitch: Hotel Room Alerts surfaces hotel availability via text and e-mail

By Nick Vivion | September 17, 2014

The problem is familiar to many business travelers: every hotel near the convention's location is... Read More

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