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Q&A with Battery Ventures about HotelTonight, Gogobot, and other travel start-ups

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2014

Roger Lee is a venture capital investor and a partner at Battery Ventures, a US fund. Battery has invested in several travel start-ups that have had profitable exits, such as ITA Software, a techno... Read More

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Why Premier Inn and Travelodge were voted Britain's most user-friendly hotel chain websites

By Viewpoints | August 26, 2014

Discount hotel chains Premier Inn and Travelodge have the best user experiences among British hotel websites, according to a survey of 500 consumers by Postcode Anywhere. NB: This is a guest articl... Read More

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A quick location-based hack to locate friends and colleagues worldwide

By Nick Vivion | August 25, 2014

As Facebook has grown in scope, determining where in the world a friend or colleague is has become increasingly challenging. A quick hack called Where They At has liberated location-based data and pla... Read More

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Virtual tours now real-time with Georama's unique live tours

By Nick Vivion | August 25, 2014

Travel startup Georama has created a new product, a live video setup contained within a backpack that allows tour guides to offer live tours of destinations worldwide to an online audience. The sta... Read More

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Sonata Software acquires majority stake in travel reservation platform Rezopia

By Karthick Prabu | August 24, 2014

IT services company Sonata Software has acquired a controlling stake in Rezopia, a cloud-based travel management platform. The terms of the deal were not announced. However, president of Rezopia, N... Read More

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China OTA transactions touch $10 billion, Ctrip still leads in market share

By Karthick Prabu | August 24, 2014

Chinese online travel agencies total transactions for second quarter of 2014 are estimated at close to $10 billion. iResearch, China-based research company, has released the data covering total OTA... Read More

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Qunar grabs over a third of revenue via mobile channels

By Karthick Prabu | August 24, 2014

Qunar has reported its mobile revenue at $22.9 million for the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 512% year-on-year. The metasearch engine claims the cumulative downloads of its mobile app has... Read More

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Why so many startups no longer announce their seed rounds

By PhocusWire | August 22, 2014

STARTUPS: There is a fascinating debate bubbling along in startup land around the PR strategy for investments. On the one hand, announcing that you have just captured a few million bucks in funding... Read More

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As digital media now primarily consumed on mobile, brands must keep up

By Nick Vivion | August 22, 2014

comScore has released its latest report looking at the digital media consumption habits of American consumers, offering yet another reminder that brands must keep up in order to maintain mindshare.... Read More

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Startup pitch: Golfscape offers a platform to book golf worldwide

By Nick Vivion | August 22, 2014

While golf has recently been in the news due to declining player counts, the industry thrives when it comes to passionate players traveling on golf holidays. Co-founded by Michael Galasso and Ragha... Read More

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How to stop a travel website upgrade killing your conversions

By Viewpoints | August 22, 2014

How to protect your bookings and conversion rates when you switch to a new travel website or platform and what to do when things go wrong. NB: This is an analysis by Dan Croxen-John, CEO of AWA Dig... Read More

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Big five trends on how the world is being transformed

By PhocusWire | August 22, 2014

FUTURE TECHNOLOGY: Lots of individuals and companies make predictions about the future. It often earns them valuable column inches. However, it tends to add a little more weight when it comes from a... Read More

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Baidu search ties up with Yongche to launch corporate car hire service

By Karthick Prabu | August 22, 2014

Chinese search engine giant Baidu is dipping to toes into the corporate taxi hailing business by partnering with Yongche, one of the leading car rental players in the country. The service will be l... Read More

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TripIt gets Tales & Tours, Saudia selects MTT for mobile apps, and more...

By PhocusWire | August 22, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for August 2014. Friday 22 August 2014: Tales & Tours integrates TripIt Digital guide spe... Read More

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TaxiForSure grabs undisclosed Series C round, but hints at eye-watering numbers

By Karthick Prabu | August 21, 2014

Just a few months after a capital of raise of $10 million, TaxiForSure has got a new injection from Accel Partners. The amount isn't disclosed, but in a press release the India-based taxi aggregato... Read More

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