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Turo, the peer-based car rental site, expands to Canada

By Sean O'Neil | April 20, 2016

Turo, a US-based platform to let car owners earn money from their vehicles when they’re idle, is expanding north into Canada, starting with Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. The company, formerly known... Read More

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Sabre counters Lufthansa suit, saying Farelogix and Travelfusion are GDSs

By Sean O'Neil | April 19, 2016

In a court filing, Sabre denied all wrongdoing alleged by Lufthansa Group in a suit that the airline company brought last month. Sabre filed a counterclaim for breach of contract against the German... Read More

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TripChamp nets $2 million to expand corporate booking platform

By Kevin May | April 19, 2016

Corporate travel technology provider TripChamp has added a further $2 million to its coffers by way of a new funding round. Backing the company is The Bird Group, an India-based travel tech company... Read More

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Sabre acquires airline management service Airpas Aviation

By Kevin May | April 19, 2016

Sabre has made its first acquisition of 2016 with the purchase of Airpas Aviation, a technology provider that helps airlines manage their route networks and costs. No terms regarding the acquisitio... Read More

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Amadeus to help airlines stop customers abandoning web bookings

By Kevin May | April 19, 2016

Airlines might not have the worst rate in the industry for web visitors scrapping a booking before completion, but at 73%, its rate is still extremely poor. For comparison purposes, travel agency w... Read More

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Why travel startups need to think about the 80/20 rule

By Viewpoints | April 19, 2016

If there is one thing I underestimated about travel that would be: “travel inequality”. What is it? Well, it turns out that minority of travelers does the majority of trips. NB: This is a viewpoint... Read More

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Steadily-growing Citymaps adds offline navigation to its mobile app

By Rob Lovitt | April 19, 2016

In a world in which the words “Google” and “Maps” are inextricably linked in the minds of many travelers, is there a space for a small player promising a more social, more immersive navigational exper... Read More

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Relux, a Japanese booking site, nabs $4.5 million in funding

By Sean O'Neil | April 18, 2016

Loco Partners, a Tokyo-based startup that runs Relux, a membership-based accommodation booking site, has secured 500 million yen (or about US$4.5 million) in funding, led by KDDI Open Innovation Fund,... Read More

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Kayak moves into restaurant search, makes a u-turn on activities

By Kevin May | April 18, 2016

Kayak has confirmed it will soon be launching products for travellers looking for places to eat, and tours and activities. The things-to-do channel will launch with a number of supply partners incl... Read More

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Cvent, the meetings tech provider, is acquired for $1.65 billion by Vista

By Sean O'Neil | April 18, 2016

Cvent, the software-as-a-service provider of technology for managing meetings and events, will be acquired by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners, a private-equity firm. The all-cash deal for all o... Read More

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Airbnb continues to build presence in India

By Martin Cowen | April 18, 2016

Airbnb has announced a strategic partnership with India's largest media conglomerate The Times Group. Some reports in media outlets owned by the Times Group say that its investment arm - Times Glob... Read More

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Edge Retreats raises $1 million to expand luxury rental platform

By Kevin May | April 18, 2016

Investors seem to be at the stage of backing niches within a niche, especially within the burgeoning sector of the moment: vacation rentals. Edge Retreats, a UK-based startup which features only lu... Read More

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Hotel technology neglects design thinking at its peril

By Viewpoints | April 15, 2016

When you venture into the back-of-the-house in hotels, it’s surprising to encounter a battlefield of broken furniture, soiled linens, battered walls, and employees who look like they haven’t seen the... Read More

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Hipmunk gets another $6 million in capital

By Kevin May | April 15, 2016

Flight and hotel metasearch brand Hipmunk has raised $6 million in venture funding, two years on from its large $20 million round. The company says it will not disclose any details regarding the ro... Read More

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TripAdvisor claims $478 billion boost to travel economy from reviews

By Kevin May | April 15, 2016

Bragging rights for the week go to TripAdvisor, which has made some massive claims as to its ability to generate money for local economies and the industry. The user review giant says during 2014 i... Read More

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