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Japan Timeline: Local governments get boost with new web portal from inbound operator
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Inbound travel operator and travel agency intermediary Freeplus has come up with a clever way to...
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April 8, 2014
While the Internet of Things continues to heat up both imaginations and balance sheets - to the tune...
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IHS, owned by Battery Ventures, acquires InnLink and TravLynx in hotel CRS landgrab
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April 8, 2014
Hotels originally set up computer reservation systems (CRS) as a way to record bookings. CRS quickly...
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In 2008, Microsoft paid about $115 million for Farecast, a fare-prediction startup. Farecast was a...
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Room 77's CEO Drew Patterson: Google to license our software
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April 7, 2014
Room 77, the hotel metasearch startup, sent a letter today to its shareholders saying that Google is...
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Mexico's Carrot raises $2 million to expand car sharing countrywide
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April 7, 2014
Car sharing is getting a boost in Mexico today, as Carrot.mx announces $2 million in funding. The...
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April 7, 2014
An emerging travel startup called Kamino is opening up a refreshing take on the activity front: a...
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April 7, 2014
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April 4, 2014
Ah, youth: An eternal well-spring of energy, enthusiasm - and contradictions. The latest "YouthTech"...
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