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Travelzoo buys back APAC ops, gets women on its board [CORRECTED]

By Martin Cowen | August 27, 2015

Nasdaq-listed Travelzoo has exercised its option to take back ownership of its Asia-Pacific business, which has been operated by Azzurro Capital under a licensing agreement since 2009. Travelzoo ha... Read More

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Airbnb's threat to hotels may be structural, going beyond tax fight

By Sean O'Neil | August 27, 2015

Airbnb, originally a short-term rental listings platform, may become a direct threat to hotels, according to some asset managers and chain executives. The alarm was heightened when the San Francisc... Read More

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Ixigo drives further into taxi space with Rutogo acquisition

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2015

Travel search service ixigo has acquired Square Hoot Hikes, parent of cabs aggregation service Rutogo, with terms of the deal undisclosed. Through the acquisition ixigo says it will ramp up its cab... Read More

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Apps, data analytics and other APAC corporate travel trends [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2015

Sabre has put together some research on trends in corporate travel in Asia Pacific with some interesting results around ancillaries and personalisation. Among seven key trends identified in the stu... Read More

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Google Gmail and Calendar now synch to help business travelers

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2015

By early September, Google will begin to have its Gmail and Google Calendar services interact more closely to help, as it says, "make business travel planning even more seamless." Events from Gmail... Read More

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Datalex platform continues to grow

By Martin Cowen | August 26, 2015

Three new customers, and the impact of some wins from last year, is behind a double-digit increase in the revenues Datalex is generating from its commerce platform. The Dublin-based tech firm issue... Read More

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Samba time for São Paulo developers - THack makes its Brazilian debut

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2015

The Brazilian city of São Paulo will host our first hackathon in South America, our third continent in as many months. THack São Paulo will run over the course of two days from Saturday 29 August t... Read More

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Why some travel companies thrive in China

By Viewpoints | August 26, 2015

It's well-known in the tech industry that breaking into China is no easy feat. NB This is a guest article by Alistair Hann, chief technology officer for Skyscanner. Many companies have tried and... Read More

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KLM and Schipol Airport invest in Internet of Things

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2015

Dutch startup Undagrid has received investment from KLM and Schipol Airport via Mainport Innovation Fund, a partnership between the airline, airport, Rabobank and Delft University of Technology. Th... Read More

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What's On York, Vegas.com, United focuses on airports in new app, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for August 2015: Tuesday 26 August 2015: Make It York unveils app Destination management com... Read More

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Employees shun city jobs for greener pastures at Airbnb and Uber

By Linda Fox | August 25, 2015

Here's an interesting study from Escape the City on the companies people would most like to join if they took the plunge and left their existing careers. Unsurprisingly Escape the City was set up a... Read More

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Seedstars World talks to lastminute.com group CEO on travel startups

By Viewpoints | August 25, 2015

Seedstars World (SSW) is a Swiss company which runs an annual competition for startups. Winners from 50 startup competitions worldwide will meet for a grand finale in Switzerland, where they will part... Read More

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Despite headwind, Qunar triples its mobile revenue, bets on merchant model

By Martin Cowen | August 25, 2015

China's second biggest OTA Qunar has said that it is "closing the gap" with market leader Ctrip and that leisure travel in China is "immune" to the recent slowdown in the country's growth. The OTA'... Read More

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Startup pitch: Razoom, a tour aggregator, signs with Amadeus Brasil

By Sean O'Neil | August 25, 2015

Razoom aims to become the largest tours-and-activities aggregator in Latin America by distinguishing itself with superior supplier management tools. The Rio de Janeiro-based startup says that it is... Read More

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Sharing economy hits the mark with business travellers

By Viewpoints | August 25, 2015

The landscape of today’s sharing economy is quickly expanding across a diverse range of services. And while pioneers such as Uber continue to capture headlines and consumer market share, data shows ho... Read More

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