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Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach
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Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach
By Linda Fox | July 25, 2014
Essential Travel (Think W3) has been served with a £150,000 fine from UK data protection body, the... Read More
TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M
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TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014
Viator, one of the largest online tours-and-activities booking agencies, said today that it has been... Read More
HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand
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HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014
Vacation rental giant HomeAway's second quarter 2014 results matched expectations. It reported... Read More
Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery
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Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery
By Nick Vivion | July 24, 2014
The travel space has long been in search of a winner in the local discovery space, especially as the... Read More
SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury
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SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014
SITA is enabling airlines to offer boarding via smartwatch using an API developed within its SITA Lab... Read More
AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes
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AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014
Latvia-based airline AirBaltic would appear to have removed the transaction fee from its Bitcoin... Read More
TripAdvisor misses estimates, and its call contains clues to weakness [UPDATED]
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TripAdvisor misses estimates, and its call contains clues to weakness [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2014
TripAdvisor tripped today. The sprawling user-review platform revealed its earnings for the second... Read More
Foursquare aims to become Mayor of Social Travel Recommendations
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Foursquare aims to become Mayor of Social Travel Recommendations
By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2014
In the next few weeks, Foursquare will relaunch its app with new functionality that will directly... Read More
Startup pitch: XciteGo offers real-time marketplace for hotel stays
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Startup pitch: XciteGo offers real-time marketplace for hotel stays
By Nick Vivion | July 23, 2014
Emerging travel startup XciteGo has created a new type of marketplace for hotels and travelers, where... Read More
Passengers willing to endure security twice for good inflight wifi [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Passengers willing to endure security twice for good inflight wifi [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | July 23, 2014
Wifi on flights is becoming a bit like air it seems as two-thirds of US passengers say it influences... Read More
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