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One of the biggest investment rounds so far in 2012 in travel revealed today with news that SilverRail Technologies has secured a $15 million in B Series funding.... Read More

We've seen umpteen travel startups focusing on pre-trip travel inspiration and trip-planning, and post-flight activities and tours, but suddenly there is a renewed focus on what has become almost an afterthought -- the flight itself.... Read More

Chalk one up for Brazilian tourism board Embratur in getting creative about travel inspiration and trip planning.... Read More

Vacation specialist Jetsetter entered into its first exclusive celebrity partnership and will give Norah Jones fans the first listen to her new song, "Travelin' On."... Read More

The news that European startup GetYourGuide has secured $2m in funding (and from an impressive list of travel-savvy investors) should be welcomed by incumbents in the tours and activities marketplace.... Read More

The top two agency, accommodation and airline websites in the list of leading travel brands in the UK all lost out last week as their share of the market dropped.... Read More

The most effective way to be really successful in business is by challenging the status quo - in fact, a favourite word of Tnooz's is "disruption".... Read More

Flash deals service Groupon says it is establishing itself as an online travel agency as the next logical step for it in Europe.... Read More

Independent owners of vacation rentals, condos and timeshares can toss the Excel spreadsheets.... Read More

Another week, another encouraging sign that money is continuing to flow into up and coming travel brands with Russian online travel agency Oktogo raising $10 million this week.... Read More

Developers of mobile apps in travel and airport kiosks can now do some one-stop shopping for flight schedules and flight status updates thanks to a new API from FlightStats and Innovata.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Lookze, a mobile application to give travelers information about the buildings and their surroundings as they walk around cities.... Read More

In destination marketing circles, the buzz is about fee-for-marketing services.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring India-based TravelTriangle, a platform to give travellers the chance to find the best individual quotes from travel agencies.... Read More

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Asia.... Read More