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Adrenaline Hunter raises Euro 600,000 to build out the team

By Linda Fox | May 19, 2016

Adrenaline Hunter, an online booking platform for extreme sports and outdoor activities, has raised Euro 600,000 from a number of investors. Participants in the funding include one of the startup's... Read More

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MakeMyTrip takes Ctrip's advice

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2016

Indian OTA MakeMyTrip remains committed to growing its market share via brand-building rather than through discounting "as the Indian hotel market opens up to mobile". It has shared some impressive... Read More

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Layaway for getaways: Expedia will allow monthly installment payments on hotel bookings

By Sean O'Neil | May 18, 2016

Soon, for hotel reservations worth more than $200 on its US Expedia.com flagship site, Expedia, Inc., will begin offering a flexible-payment option, where a consumer could book now but pay in monthly... Read More

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Sabre investor day: Some facts that caught our eye

By Sean O'Neil | May 18, 2016

One benefit of Sabre's successful return to the public markets in April 2014 is that there are now more occasions for the company to share data on its growth story. Yesterday's annual investor day... Read More

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Caution urged over instant booking trend on metasearch sites

By Kevin May | May 18, 2016

It would be fair to say that the conversation around instant booking on travel search sites has been broadly supportive of the concept so far. Ever since March 2011, when Kayak piloted a direct boo... Read More

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In mobile travel booking, apps are hot, suppliers are not

By Linda Fox | May 18, 2016

Some interesting take-aways from the latest Criteo Travel Flash Report showing not only the increase in bookings via mobile devices in general but also a boost in travel bookings made via mobile appli... Read More

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Startup pitch - Octorate sees its channel manager as a global product

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2016

The hospitality sector is currently undergoing significant disruption in terms of the product, industry dynamics and consumer trends, and it is happening in both the B2B and B2C landscapes. The pressu... Read More

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Regiondo takes multi-million funding round from German Dragon

By Kevin May | May 18, 2016

Regiondo has managed to secure a mid-range seven-digit Euro financing round from Jochen Schweizer, one of Germany's high profile entrepreneurs and TV personalities. Schweizer has appeared for the l... Read More

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Hundredrooms, the rental metasearch startup, receives Euro 4.1 million

By Sean O'Neil | May 17, 2016

Hundredrooms, the vacation rental metasearch startup, has received Euro 4.1 million in investment in a Series A round. Seaya Ventures led the round, and past investors Bankinter, Inveready, and Med... Read More

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Microsoft Outlook adds Concur's travel booking and expense tools, via Office 365

By Sean O'Neil | May 17, 2016

Microsoft said it will enable travel booking and expense reporting powered by Concur to happen in business apps many employees already use by autumn 2016. Users of Microsoft Office via the cloud-ba... Read More

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An insight into today's hospitality technology professionals

By Sponsored Content | May 17, 2016

A preview of the 2016 HFTP Compensation and Benefits Survey offers a rare global insight into the type of person working in the hotel IT sector and their responsibilities. NB This is a viewpoint by... Read More

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EuTravel latest to join multi-modal scene as companies jostle for position

By Linda Fox | May 17, 2016

Travelport has announced its participation in EuTravel, an initiative to develop an online travel planning and booking service which incorporates a range of transport options. EuTravel was set up i... Read More

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Myanmar OTA grabs attention of World Bank Group investment arm

By Martin Cowen | May 17, 2016

International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is considering an investment in Oway Group, owner of an OTA and a ride-hailing app in Myanmar. It has released a "Summary of Inv... Read More

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TrekkSoft acquires booking software provider Myobis

By Kevin May | May 17, 2016

Myobis, a German software specialist for the tourism and events sector, was snapped up this week by tours and activities reservation platform Trekksoft. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.... Read More

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European independent hotels - tech adoption, distribution issues, and being different from US

By Kevin May | May 17, 2016

Commission fees and a fear of relying too much on online travel agencies are two of the major issues that are troubling independent hotels in Europe. Those are some the findings from a major study... Read More

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