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Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding

By Linda Fox | June 29, 2015

Hundredrooms, a holiday rental metasearch service, has closed a seed round of Euro 1m led by early stage venture capital company Inveready. Other investors participating in the round include Capit... Read More

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Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration

By Martin Cowen | June 28, 2015

Four months or so after a $200 million takeover, India's biggest taxi app Ola has confirmed that the first cross-sell arrangement with TaxiForSure. Residents of Mumbai and Delhi can now book TaxiFo... Read More

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OneFineStay raises $40 million round from Hyatt and VCs

By Kevin May | June 28, 2015

Home rental service OneFineStay has confirmed a $40 million investment round and installed a new senior management team. Amongst the investors in the Series D injection of capital is global hotel b... Read More

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Spotlight on how travel consumers behave when searching on mobile devices

By Kevin May | June 26, 2015

Metasearch brand Kayak has produced a comprehensive report into the behaviour of mobile travellers - covering everything from search patterns, booking trends and usage. The results are pretty inter... Read More

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Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel

By Linda Fox | June 26, 2015

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has identified five key trends which will have the greatest impact on business travel going forward. The 'Faster, Smarter, better?' study highlights mobile technologies, cus... Read More

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Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours

By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015

Matterport, a Mountain View startup whose cameras scan rooms to produce three-dimensional replicas, received a $30 million Series C funding round yesterday. The raise comes from a mixture of new an... Read More

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What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing

By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015

Shutterstock, the stock imagery platform, has trawled through its download data to reveal travel-related trends. The 2015 Shutterstock travel trends report lets a person choose a country from a dro... Read More

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Version diversion in travel - a dilemma for mobile engineers

By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015

Mobile specialists and marketers needs to consider many thing when developing apps for travellers from China. NB: This is a guest article by Ritesh Gupta, a reporter for China Travel News. For s... Read More

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How to fine tune your selling channels in travel

By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015

In today’s multichannel environment there’s no shortage of ways for travel sellers to connect with customers. What’s the best channel mix for your business today – and are you ready for tomorrow?... Read More

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SITA shows time for watches and tablets in airport operations

By Linda Fox | June 25, 2015

Airline IT specialist SITA and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport are claiming a first with the deployment of Apple Watch for airport ground staff. The service was developed by SITA Lab,... Read More

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The world of hotel web marketing and distribution, in one complex chart

By Kevin May | June 25, 2015

Rate parity, search engine optimisation, keyword buying, distribution strategies - themes that many a hotel owner or intermediary grapple over every day. The life of the hotel sector marketer or di... Read More

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Positive airline outlook ups the need for a better ancillary strategy

By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015

Travel for business and leisure is on the rise and a combination of factors are positively affecting airline industry profits. NB: This is an analysis by Bob Dufour, president at Fusion. With fe... Read More

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Booking.com to amend parity terms - closure or a can of worms?

By Linda Fox | June 25, 2015

Booking.com says it will amend its rate parity clauses across Europe by July 1 in line with commitments given to competition authorities in France, Italy and Sweden in April. The Priceline-owned ac... Read More

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Treebo raises $6m as India's hostels get professional

By Martin Cowen | June 24, 2015

Interest from investors in the Indian accommodation sector shows no sign of slowing down, with Treebo picking up its first funding round - $6 million from SAIF and Matrix Partners India. The Bangal... Read More

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Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality

By Nick Vivion | June 24, 2015

Beyond the impending doom of Tropical Storm Bill, there were two clear standouts from this year's HITEC in Austin 2015: robots and personalization. Robot revolution Despite rising in mainstream... Read More

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