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Startup pitch: Fareness wants to ease flight search pain

By Linda Fox | August 20, 2015

Fareness has come from a passion for travel combined with a frustration with online travel search and seeking out where and when to go for the lowest fares. After exiting his previous business, Res... Read More

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Tours and activities: the money is in the plumbing

By Pamela Whitby | August 20, 2015

When TripAdvisor announced its $200 million acquisition of Viator last September, the intentions of the world’s biggest travel company were clear. It was staking a claim in the fast-growing tours and... Read More

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Travel brands developing wearables and virtual reality: don't pop the champagne just yet

By Kevin May | August 20, 2015

Just because something is new and shiny doesn't mean it's going to be an instant success - that's obvious, right? Travel, like many other sectors, doesn't seem to take this into account with many o... Read More

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Airbnb adds local VC partners to open doors in China

By Martin Cowen | August 20, 2015

Airbnb has signed up China Broadband Capital and Sequoia China as strategic partners to help it capture the massive potential of the Chinese outbound market. In an official blog post, Airbnb's CEO... Read More

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Sabre young at heart in APAC, Amadeus trains new rail exec, CarTrawler bets on new chairman, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 20, 2015

This is a roundup of news and announcements for people moves in tourism and hospitality for August 2015: Thursday 20 August 2015: Sabre names new general manager for Hong Kong operations Fan... Read More

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Travel startups cling to inspiration sector, yet massively out of sync with investment

By Kevin May | August 20, 2015

Inspiration-based businesses continue to dominate the travel startup landscape, far ahead of those serving other parts of the industry. Research by France-based incubator 33Entrepreneurs of more th... Read More

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Starwood likes Revinate, Skyscanner trusts TrustYou, Leonardo eyes HotelsCombined images, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for July 2015. Wednesday 19 August 2015: Starwood picks Revinate for reputation management... Read More

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How the Google network infrastructure has evolved

By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015

Google has announced that it wants to fix your home wifi, but internally, it has long been working on far more complex networking issues.... Read More

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Agencies threaten Lufthansa with GDS fee injunction, but secretly worry over domino effect

By Kevin May | August 19, 2015

With the introduction of the Lufthansa GDS surcharge less than fortnight away, details are emerging of some of concerns and threats being made behind the scenes. Yesterday, a group of European onli... Read More

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GrabTaxi bags $350 million, plans to expand new services

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2015

Taxi-booking application GrabTaxi has confirmed a funding round of more than $350 million led by state fund China Investment Corporation. US-based private fund Coatue Management and China's leading... Read More

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Usability and customisation - the keys to conversion success

By Viewpoints | August 19, 2015

Each day the hotel sector faces new challenges, many of which derive from the natural evolution of the business, influenced by the involvement of technology in each and every area. NB This is a gue... Read More

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Can Amazon, Uber or Google employees still have a life?

By PhocusWire | August 19, 2015

A focus on data to wring out the most possible efficiency from employees. An ulcer-inducing work pace.... Read More

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TripAdvisor sells Kuxun brand and revises China strategy

By Kevin May | August 18, 2015

TripAdvisor has ended its ownership of Kuxun, a Beijing-based travel site, with a sale to consumer group-buying platform Meituan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It is the first major sale of... Read More

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Indian travellers want activities [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Martin Cowen | August 18, 2015

Nearly half of Indian travellers make their travel decisions based on the activities on offer rather than the destination itself, according to Expedia's Indian business. The survey is more of a sna... Read More

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Online travel agencies claim Lufthansa GDS charge is manifestly illegal

By Kevin May | August 18, 2015

It hasn't been a greatest seven days for Lufthansa with its plans to introduce a Euro 16 levy on all bookings made via intermediaries. First of all, a tax loophole in Brazil meant that travel agenc... Read More

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