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Certify snaps up travel expense tech platform Abacus
By Linda Fox
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July 17, 2018
Certify, an expense management software specialist, has acquired real-time expense reporting system Abacus....
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Making the leap from tech dependent to tech savvy
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July 17, 2018
This is a viewpoint by Margaret Ady, co-founder of Apaleo. Patrick Fisher of Thomson Reuters notes in a recent blog post that, “As technologies become more and more pervasive across industries and...
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Booking Holdings invests half a billion dollars in DiDi
By Martin Cowen
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July 17, 2018
Booking Holdings has invested $500 million in mobility giant DiDi Chuxing and announced a strategic partnership, based around cross-selling each other's inventory. This morning's statement said:...
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TripAdvisor makes second investment in eatigo
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July 16, 2018
Restaurant reservations service eatigo has received a second investment boost from TripAdvisor in pre Series C funding....
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Who won the FIFA World Cup? Private Accommodation FC
By Kevin May
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July 16, 2018
France secured their second FIFA World Cup in two decades last weekend - but victory also came to the private accommodation sector during the tournament....
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Reimagining customer experience, part 2: Brian Solis on iteration vs. innovation
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 16, 2018
What we really should be talking about is how are you designing experiences that people are willing to find and pay more for and love and recommend....
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Desktop revenue for hotels trumps mobile despite dominance of traffic to devices
By Linda Fox
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July 16, 2018
Revenue for hotel bookings via mobile devices still lags behind those made on a desktop, according to research from Bookassist....
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TripAdvisor gets deeper into Eatigo
By Martin Cowen
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July 16, 2018
Southeast Asian restaurant booking platform Eatigo has secured more funding from existing investor TripAdvisor. The scale of TripAdvisor's latest move has not been disclosed, although reports are put...
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Headout earmarks $10m Series A for more cities, more languages, more branded experiences
By Rob Gill
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July 16, 2018
Destination experiences app Headout has secured $10 million in new investment to fund expansion plans. Headout, which promotes itself as being a “mobile-first entertainment marketplace”, uses its a...
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KLM to test robotic companion smart trolley at JFK and SFO
By Marisa Garcia
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July 16, 2018
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has developed a prototype robot companion Care-E, a smart self-driving baggage trolley that can guide passengers through the airport while carrying their hand luggage up to 85...
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Journera, brainchild of Orbitz founder Jeff Katz, secures $9M capital
By Linda Fox
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July 13, 2018
Journera, the data and analytics platform launched by former Orbitz boss Jeff Katz, has raised Series A funding of $9 million....
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QOTW: Something about embracing the mess
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July 13, 2018
Quote from James Ferguson, senior design manager at Skyscanner, in an article on PhocusWire this week....
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Japan’s Travel.jp to provide content for LINE app’s new travel service
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 13, 2018
Japan’s largest travel metasearch and content platform, Travel.jp, has inked a deal with LINE, the largest communication app in Japan, to power the price comparison and travel guide content for the new LINE Travel service....
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Headout lands $10M to conquer last-minute experiences market
By Jill Menze
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July 12, 2018
Angling to be the largest brand for last-minute experiences, Headout has secured a $10 million investment to expand its service to 100 cities....
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KKday charts expansion into China with investment from Alibaba
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 12, 2018
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund has made an investment in Taiwan-based experiences distributor KKday to help it expand into the Chinese market....
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