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GetGoing says its B2B pivot is profitable

By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2014

In summer 2012, San Francisco startup GetGoing left the famed Y Combinator accelerator as a consumer-focused company. In May 2013, GetGoing (TLabs, here) came out of beta with its product. A consum... Read More

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Tujia, the Asian vacation rental site, raises $100 million

By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2014

It's a big day for entrepreneurs Melissa Yang and Jun Luo China's largest holiday rental site Tujia netted $100 million in Series C funding yesterday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Past... Read More

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Hot heads the only downside of Google Glass for Copenhagen Airport

By Linda Fox | June 18, 2014

Hot on the heels of its Google Glass trial with Virgin Atlantic, SITA has unveiled a second pilot scheme, this time at Copenhagen Airport. SITA Lab wanted to take the wearable technology and give i... Read More

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How mirror marketing by online travel agencies dramatically increases PPC costs

By Viewpoints | June 18, 2014

In most industries Google's Pay Per Click advertising model represents one of the most cost-effective and scalable drivers of direct business. But, unlike other industries, hotels encounter a huge... Read More

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TripAdvisor to let hotels chat directly with travellers before a trip via Q&A system

By Kevin May | June 18, 2014

TripAdvisor is testing a new service so that hotels can take queries about a property from potential guests before they travel. The Questions & Answers system will be available on a hotel's mai... Read More

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Is iBeacon the cure for airport madness?

By Linda Fox | June 18, 2014

SITA is working to deploy beacon technology at 10 airports in the next 12 months. Its largest deployment so far is with American Airlines at Dallas Fort Worth where a pilot is about to begin using... Read More

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Analysis: Centralised vs decentralised corporate travel booking process

By Karthick Prabu | June 18, 2014

Nearly 70% of European companies that are present in only one country centralise their travel bookings with "travel arrangers" compared to just 40% of companies with multi-country presence, reveals a... Read More

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Ostrovok raises $12 million in latest round, brings total to $50 million

By Kevin May | June 18, 2014

Russian online hotel booking agency Ostrovok has added to its investment coffers with a further $15 million in capital. The latest injection was led by Vaizra Capital Russia and sees the co-founder... Read More

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Chinese Airbnb-type service Xiaozhu raises $15 million

By Karthick Prabu | June 17, 2014

Xiaozhu, a peer to peer accommodation rental marketplace, has raised $15 million in a Series B round led by Legend Capital. Previous investor Morningside Capital has followed up contribution to the... Read More

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Delta social media giraffe gaffe offers reminder for rest of World Cup

By Nick Vivion | June 17, 2014

As far as learning and recovering, unforced errors are most useful at the start of the game. The ability to recover from a potential systems or process oversight is much easier to overcome if the team... Read More

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RealPage acquires vacation rental technology provider Kigo for $32 million

By Kevin May | June 17, 2014

More activity behind the scenes in vacation rental technology as Spain-based Kigo is snapped for $32 million by property management company RealPage. Kigo's is a provider of scheduling software, ch... Read More

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Startup pitch: Yonderbound wants to break down the barriers to travel

By Linda Fox | June 17, 2014

Yonderbound was founded with the belief that everyone has the right to travel. The team says it has built the product around this vision and instead of pushing users to book, allows them to plan a... Read More

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Top travel technology trends so far in 2014 – and how to implement them

By Viewpoints | June 17, 2014

Travel companies today have incredible resources at hand, perhaps more than at any other time in the history of the industry. Furthermore, innovation in travel technology has empowered companies to... Read More

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HouseTrip founder hands over the reins, stays on as president

By Linda Fox | June 17, 2014

A change at the top for holiday home specialist HouseTrip with founder Arnaud Bertrand stepping aside as chief executive leaving George Hadjigeorgiou to fill his shoes. Hadjigeorgiou has been with... Read More

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Startup pitch: Commeasure wants to help hotels size and win the direct channel

By Karthick Prabu | June 17, 2014

Commeasure has its eye on small, independent and boutique hotels who are eager to increase their direct bookings. The Singapore-based startup's platform includes a booking engine, training and onli... Read More

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