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Ride-sharing app Cabify secures $160M funding
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January 24, 2018
A new round of funding and new app features are positioning Madrid-based ride-hailing service Cabify to put more pressure on Uber and other car services. ...
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Travelport suspends startup accelerator program
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January 24, 2018
Travelport is ending its Accelerator program for travel startups, just short of three years since its launch in the U.S....
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What’s driving decision-making for U.S. and Canadian travelers
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January 24, 2018
Another point for Google when it comes to travel planning, with travelers across North America citing search engines as their top source of inspiration, according to a new survey from Expedia Media Solutions....
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Hotel marketing firm harnesses the power of IBM's Watson
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January 24, 2018
IBM doesn’t have the world’s only supercomputer; all the really big tech giants, like Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have one. But it may be the only supercomputer with widespread name recognition....
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Blacklane to use latest raise to build up airport concierge services
By Martin Cowen
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January 24, 2018
Existing and new investors alike continue to pour funds into the mobility sector, with Blacklane and Cabify this week's recipients of significant funds for expansion. Blacklane, the Berlin-based pr...
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Blacklane raises record round of $45 million
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January 24, 2018
Private car service Blacklane has achieved its biggest capital-raising effort so far - a Series D round to the tune of up to $45 million....
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Ctrip furthers tours and activities ambitions with Big Bus tie-up
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January 24, 2018
This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. The tours and activities sector had a good year in 2017 if you go on investment moves during t...
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Spotted by Locals celebrates a decade without outside investors
By Kerry Medina
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January 24, 2018
It’s been a decade since travel guide app Spotted by Locals first opened shop. This week, the company launched the latest iteration of its app. Redesigned and completely rebuilt for both Androids and...
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Mastering hotel tech: Exploring SnapShot's data and communications layer for hotel operations
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January 24, 2018
Hotels are complex. There are many areas that must be mastered every day, without fail. Each department, from revenue management to housekeeping to maintenance to the front desk, must work in concert...
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Travel distribution partnership connects 500K+ hotels to Chinese travelers
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 23, 2018
DHISCO, a Dallas-based company that connects hotels with online travel agencies, global distribution systems, metasearch engines and other partners, has signed a partnership with CHINAonline. ...
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Suiteness gets strategic, Dolphin Dynamics recruits Hughes, SITA selects president, and more...
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January 23, 2018
This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in travel in January 2018. Tuesday 23 January 2018: Suiteness gets strategic The suite booking platform ha...
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Video: How a travel startup uses Blockchain as part of a wider service
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January 23, 2018
For all the talk of Blockchain-led services on the verge of disrupting the travel industry, there still seems to be very few brands putting it at the heart of what they do....
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TUI Group, Utrip unleash AI-driven travel planning platform
By Jill Menze
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January 23, 2018
TUI Group has tapped digital travel discovery platform Utrip to help personalize the traveler planning experience through artificial intelligence....
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How content truly is king for a travel search site
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January 23, 2018
Travel.jp, Japan’s largest travel search site, is drawing eyebrow-raising numbers to its articles and reviews that would make most media companies envious. ...
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Uber CEO doing the rounds in Europe
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January 23, 2018
Dara Khosrowshahi's global goodwill tour as Uber's CEO took in a tech conference in Munich this week before heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Speaking first at the 2018 Digital, Life, D...
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