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No let up in Russian online travel as more acquisitions and funding announced
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No let up in Russian online travel as more acquisitions and funding announced
By Linda Fox | December 13, 2013
The online travel space in Russia is seeing a week of deals with Excursiopedia announcing its... Read More
Superfly lands B2B deal with an OTA for its travel share-shifting service that's mobile-first
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Superfly lands B2B deal with an OTA for its travel share-shifting service that's mobile-first
By Sean O'Neil | December 13, 2013
Superfly, the meta search company, has fronted as a consumer play, but its first deal with an online... Read More
Google susses out your travel intent with update to Maps for mobile
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Google susses out your travel intent with update to Maps for mobile
By Sean O'Neil | December 13, 2013
Another day, another app update. But this particular Google app update for Apple and Android devices... Read More
Startup pitch: Top10.com wants to provide the definitive hotel shortlist
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Startup pitch: Top10.com wants to provide the definitive hotel shortlist
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2013
Frustrated by the countless unstructured lists of hotels online, Top10.com's founders decided they... Read More
Watch out, postcards: Instagram Direct takes a shot at travel photo sharing
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Watch out, postcards: Instagram Direct takes a shot at travel photo sharing
By Sean O'Neil | December 12, 2013
Instagram, the photo-sharing app that Facebook acquired last year, wants to get us all sharing... Read More
Three years on from Google Panda, many travel sites struggle with traffic
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Three years on from Google Panda, many travel sites struggle with traffic
By Sean O'Neil | December 12, 2013
Panda. Penguin. Hummingbird. The names conjure up images of harmlessly cute animals. But many owners... Read More
Startup pitch: Poached Jobs brings a full-featured hiring tool to hospitality
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Startup pitch: Poached Jobs brings a full-featured hiring tool to hospitality
By Nick Vivion | December 10, 2013
The hospitality industry is known for its relatively high turnover rate. Whether due to the nature of... Read More
Skobbler adds Wikitravel and TripAdvisor to its navigation app for Apple devices
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Skobbler adds Wikitravel and TripAdvisor to its navigation app for Apple devices
By Sean O'Neil | December 10, 2013
Skobbler, a Berlin-based start-up, said today that it has added a crowdsourced travel guide from... Read More
TUI Travel upgrades web offering, sets out digital vision
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TUI Travel upgrades web offering, sets out digital vision
By Linda Fox | December 10, 2013
TUI Travel has shared some of the elements it wants to put in place to improve the customer experience... Read More
Disney parks receive more Facebook check-ins than any other commercial travel attractions
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Disney parks receive more Facebook check-ins than any other commercial travel attractions
By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2013
Social network Facebook has released a list of global hotspots with the most check-ins in 2013, and... Read More
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