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Startup pitch: Penroads wants to connect travellers for experience sharing

By Linda Fox | May 29, 2015

It was Penroads' founder Harry Fu first solo backpacking experience that got him thinking about a way to facilitate meeting fellow travellers and sharing experiences. During a trip to Thailand he i... Read More

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Jump! Google and GoPro are slashing the cost of virtual reality travel

By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015

Google expanded several of its virtual reality initiatives -- including a partnership with sport cameramaker GoPro -- that will slash the cost of producing and sharing 360-degree, three-dimensional vi... Read More

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Apple buys Metaio, which powers augmented reality travel apps, catalogs, and displays

By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015

Apple has bought Metaio, the augmented reality technology company, according to a scoop by Techcrunch. Tnooz has had its eye on Metaio as far back as five years ago Four years ago we checked in... Read More

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Watch out, TripIt: Google Inbox adds Trip Bundles, an itinerary-tracker

By Sean O'Neil | May 28, 2015

Google's new email service, Inbox, now automatically groups all the messages about a trip into a bundle, possibly threatening Concur's TripIt itinerary tool. As of today, Inbox, a next-generation,... Read More

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Online DNA - how TripAdvisor puts reviews under the microscope

By Linda Fox | May 28, 2015

For years TripAdvisor has kept how it vets its reviews a closely guarded secret, prompting calls for verified reviews and column inches from the media on supposed mistreated hotels. Now, the review... Read More

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Retailing is not just for airlines

By Martin Cowen | May 28, 2015

Cruise lines, loyalty schemes and train operators can benefit from merchandising technologies and techniques just as much as airlines, says OpenJaw Technologies. Airlines are the driving force behi... Read More

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Could brainwaves be the key to understanding and mitigating pilot error?

By Nick Vivion | May 28, 2015

Technology is pervasive throughout the flight experience — so why not use it to analyze pilots' brainwaves to understand how they respond to stress and thus mitigate pilot error? In a bid to unders... Read More

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GoEuro debuts multi-modal search app, 3mundi gets smart, Ryanair upgrades app, and more...

By PhocusWire | May 28, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Thursday 28 May 2015: GoEuro launches multi-modal app The air, train and coach... Read More

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Desktop travel bookings tipped for rapid drop, mobile becoming booking mainstay

By Nick Vivion | May 27, 2015

SITA has released the results of its latest Passenger IT Trends survey, showing rising use of mobile apps for check-ins and a continued reliance on self-service fueled by technology. The survey is on... Read More

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Can travel agents thrive by partnering with travel media companies — and vice versa?

By Nick Vivion | May 27, 2015

AFAR Media continues to push the boundary between media company and travel curator with its latest AFAR Journeys push to connect readers to curated, bookable itineraries in Switzerland. The digital... Read More

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Why Twitter needs to change (sadly against the wishes of users)

By PhocusWire | May 27, 2015

Twitter has a problem. It wants to appeal to everyone, all at once.... Read More

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Lights, camera, action! Market your hotel online like a Hollywood film trailer

By Viewpoints | May 27, 2015

The Hollywood film trailer provides an incredibly useful and effective blueprint for hotel marketing. NB: This is a guest article by Richard Holmes, a freelance travel copywriter and hotel speciali... Read More

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Batuta raises $2.5m for booking platform

By Linda Fox | May 27, 2015

Palestine-based online travel service Batuta has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from local private equity fund Siraj Palestine Fund l. The startup, founded more than two years ago as a tra... Read More

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TripAdvisor ditches DaoDao brand in China, favours owls and journeys instead

By Kevin May | May 27, 2015

An "owl" and a "journey" are at the heart of a new brand for TripAdvisor in China, after axing the DaoDao name it has used since 2009. Mao Tu Ying will now be used as the global brand for the user... Read More

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Amadeus secures Bangladesh Airways, Travelport gets Air Lituanica and AirAsia, and more...

By PhocusWire | May 27, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Wednesday 27 May 2015: Amadeus secures Biman Bangladesh Airways The cont... Read More

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