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OYO looks to recruit 1,000 in Europe as part of €300M investment in vacation arm
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OYO looks to recruit 1,000 in Europe as part of €300M investment in vacation arm
By Linda Fox | August 26, 2019
The vacation rental arm came into being following OYO’s acquisition of @Leisure for €360 million in May this year.... Read More
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Business travel, part 4: How data management can minimize trip "leakage"
By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2019
Data management tools are enabling corporate travel managers to capture and analyze data from off-channel bookings to minimize leakage.... Read More
Sounding Off: As a founder, don't be an arrogant technologist
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Sounding Off: As a founder, don't be an arrogant technologist
By PhocusWire | August 23, 2019
The trappings of the common startup founder are plentiful. But thinking it through from the beginning can help avoid problems further down the line.... Read More
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TravelLocal brings broadcaster Channel 4 on board for Series A funding
By Linda Fox | August 23, 2019
TravelLocal is getting airtime from Channel 4 as it brings the U.K. broadcaster on for its Series A funding.... Read More
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My Method... How Google's tailored ads helped Eurostar reach potential customers
By Becky Power - Google | August 23, 2019
PhocusWire asked Becky Power, sector director for travel at Google, to talk through how the search giant helped Eurostar deliver relevant ads to customers in direct response to search queries.... Read More
Expedia Group fully acquires CanadaStays to boost vacation rental presence up north
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Expedia Group fully acquires CanadaStays to boost vacation rental presence up north
By Jill Menze | August 22, 2019
CanadaStays, with which Expedia Group has had a strategic partnership since 2015, will be integrated into the Vrbo brand.... Read More
ClaimCompass 1.3 million funding
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ClaimCompass raises $1.3M to develop its flight compensation technology
By Mitra Sorrells | August 22, 2019
This latest funding, a late seed/pre-Series A round, brings the company's total funding to date to just over $2 million.... Read More
Frontdesk 2.75M funding
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Short-term rental management startup Frontdesk gets $2.75M for aggressive expansion
By Mitra Sorrells | August 22, 2019
Short-term rental management company Frontdesk has received funding of $2.75 million to expand.... Read More
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Inflight VR looks to fresh funding to bring more travel companies on board
By Linda Fox | August 21, 2019
The funding comes from existing shareholders Motu Investors and CBC Investments while two new investors also came on board.... Read More
U.S. government sues to block Farelogix sale to Sabre
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U.S. government sues to block Farelogix sale to Sabre
By Kevin May | August 20, 2019
Sabre dared regulators last week to block its $360 million acquisition of Farelogix - and now the U.S. government has taken up the challenge.... Read More
tripadvisor free wi fi restaurants
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TripAdvisor will offer Wi-Fi services to restaurants to help their marketing efforts
By Mitra Sorrells | August 20, 2019
TripAdvisor Wi-Fi Plus is a new option to enable restaurants to offer free Wi-Fi to their guests in return for sharing their email or social media credential.... Read More
Kara Swisher joins growing speaker roster for The Phocuswright Conference 2019
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Kara Swisher joins growing speaker roster for The Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | August 20, 2019
Kara Swisher was once described as Silicon Valley's "most-feared and well-liked journalist" in a profile piece for New York Magazine.... Read More
Choice Hotels is the latest chain suffering data breach exposing customer details
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Choice Hotels is the latest chain suffering data breach exposing customer details
By Linda Fox | August 19, 2019
Choice Hotels has suffered a security breach said to involve 700,000 customer records. It blames a third-party vendor that “copied the impacted data from our environment without authorization."... Read More
RedDoorz opens $70M round, has big plans for $115M raised this year
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RedDoorz opens $70M round, has big plans for $115M raised this year
By Kevin May | August 19, 2019
The Singapore-based hotel brand is aiming for new markets and will invest in a number of other areas of the business after securing another sizeable funding round.... Read More
Business travel, part 3: How technology is improving risk management
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Business travel, part 3: How technology is improving risk management
By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2019
Artificial intelligence and mobile technology are improving both the quality of risk management information that business travelers can receive and the speed at which they receive it.... Read More