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Travefy, a group travel startup, raises $320K

By Sean O'Neil | September 23, 2013

Getting all your friends or family members on the same page about planning and paying for group travel... Read More

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Hell freezes over - Ryanair heads into social media (and some other tech stuff)

By Linda Fox | September 20, 2013

Ryanair - that low-cost airline renowned for not engaging in social media has this morning unveiled a... Read More

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Profiling the next generation of travelers

By Nick Vivion | September 20, 2013

Research on the habits and trends among Millennials - those roughly aged 18-30 - continues... Read More

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Reservations and distribution startup BookingPal banks $1.5M for vacation rental push

By Nick Vivion | September 19, 2013

BookingPal now has $1.5 million in the tank to fuel an ambitious goal: building a global distribution... Read More

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Google Wallet comes to iPhone, and travel companies sign up for mobile payments

By Sean O'Neil | September 19, 2013

Two announcements today about Google Wallet suggest travelers may soon start paying for things at US... Read More

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Thayer Ventures backs TripBAM vision to transform hotel shopping with $1 million round

By Nick Vivion | September 19, 2013

Still a fair amount of investment money kicking about for newbies in the hotel sector as TripBAM picks... Read More

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Groupon handpicks SideTour for tours and activities play

By Linda Fox | September 18, 2013

Groupon has acquired tours and activities marketplace SideTour with terms of the deal undisclosed.... Read More

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Visage Mobile cashes in on Concur's Perfect Trip

By Linda Fox | September 18, 2013

Concur is investing in Visage Mobile as the latest company to benefit from its $150m Perfect Trip... Read More

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Survey says...people are still on standby regarding wearable technology

By Nick Vivion | September 17, 2013

The interest in wearable technology continues to be very loud - but is it primarily manufactured... Read More

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Priceline ups advertising ante with sponsored listings for hotels

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2013

Priceline has unveiled a pay-per-click service enabling hotels to target potential guests at the time... Read More

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