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Homestay grabs $3 million funding, buys rival HomestayBooking

By Kevin May | June 10, 2014

Homestay, a self-styled "Airbnb competitor" for hosted stays around the world, has landed $3 million from Delta Partners. The capital raise for the Dublin-based startup was supported by the country... Read More

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Dwellable raises $2 million to expand mobile app for vacation rentals

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2014

Seattle-based Dwellable has announced a $2 million round of financing. The round was led by Version One Ventures and Maveron, and will be used to "continue the rapid pace of innovation on all mobil... Read More

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BeMyGuest raises $800,000, wants GDSs to help spread activities to consumers

By Karthick Prabu | June 9, 2014

BeMyGuest, a Singapore-based tours and activities marketplace, has raised $800,000 seed after winning a TV startup competition. The Start-UP Asia competition on regional station ChannelNews Asia sa... Read More

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Startup pitch: Hallways creates a digital social layer for the hostel experience

By Nick Vivion | June 9, 2014

Hallways is a social network geared towards connecting backpackers staying in hostels. By connecting these travelers with a specific style of travel, the startup creates a social layer that is agnosti... Read More

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How consumers search and book hotels across multiple devices [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | June 9, 2014

Always connected traveller... Multi-device strategy... Omni-channel retailing... Fancy phrases to explain the fact that we just don't use a computer on its own any more and hotels need to think about... Read More

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Out of 151 countries, which WiFi hotspots have the fastest WiFi?

By Nick Vivion | June 9, 2014

WiFi testing app Rotten WiFi has seen results from 151 countries over 60 days, showing which internet connections are the speediest. The app, which bills itself as the way for travelers to test and... Read More

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Wanted: The airline that helps you right when you need it

By Viewpoints | June 9, 2014

Customers rely on self-service technology to book flights, check in, change seats, and board their flight. But when something disrupts their plans, their tech-savvy tendencies tend to go out the wi... Read More

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Watch out: luxury travellers in Asia-Pacific are the most prolific on social media

By Karthick Prabu | June 9, 2014

Luxury travellers in the Asia-Pacific region contribute the highest online reviews amongst global travellers. Or so says a survey by Brand Karma and International Luxury Travel Market after the pai... Read More

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Startup pitch: Well funded Musement helps travelers skip queues at top sights

By Sean O'Neil | June 9, 2014

Musement is a new tours and activities site and app that aims to help travelers book tickets to popular local attractions on demand or in advance. This startup in Milan currently offers admission t... Read More

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Uber raises $1.2 billion in investment and puts valuation at eye-watering $17 billion

By Kevin May | June 6, 2014

The founders of Uber will indeed be treating themselves this weekend after announcing a mammoth $1.2 billion investment round. The US-based, private car rental service has secured its latest inject... Read More

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TripAdvisor's latest air travel survey highlights favorite technologies

By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2014

TripAdvisor's now-annual survey of air travelers has revealed which travel technologies respondents are most appreciative of. The survey asked 4,300 US travelers about the state of air travel, with... Read More

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Rideshare news: Boston boats, Virginia cease-and-desist and loyalty wins

By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2014

There was a raft of rideshare news this week. Here's a quick breakdown. RideBoatshare Following the success of the brief San Francisco event and the Sydney trials, Uber is testing on-demand wate... Read More

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Ditch the old loyalty program - steps to keep customers in a world of choice

By Patrick Landman | June 6, 2014

Hotel loyalty programs should be consigned to the history books - your guest has moved on so too should your efforts to convince them to come back. This should not come as a surprise to you, it’s r... Read More

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What happens when Andrea and Hans engage with an airline via mobile?

By Linda Fox | June 6, 2014

Andrea Jonsdettir is originally from Iceland but lives in Germany, she has kids and is a vegetarian. Bear with us here - this is about using mobile devices to personalise content, some of the emerg... Read More

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Startup pitch: Booking Boss aims to be the benchmark booking system for tours and activities

By Karthick Prabu | June 6, 2014

Booking Boss is entering a busy market with an integrated reservations system for tours, activities and attraction operators. The company says it ensures real-time inventory and pricing, instant bo... Read More

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