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London to open travel tech incubator hub

By Sean O'Neil | March 7, 2014

A startup incubator catering specifically to local travel tech startups has been announced by the promotional office of Mayor of London Boris Johnson. The Traveltech Lab will provide shared workspa... Read More

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Brazilian travel start-up Hotel Urbano draws $50 million investment round

By Sean O'Neil | March 7, 2014

Finding venture capital funding has not been easy for Brazilian start-ups because of recent economic turbulence. Yet Hotel Urbano, one of Brazil's fastest-growing marketplaces for online travel, ha... Read More

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Not at SXSW? Bite into these tech-focused presentations instead

By Nick Vivion | March 7, 2014

The annual over-stimulation of SXSW is a ritual for many in the startup and technology worlds, and even though tens of thousands of techies saddle up to Austin, there are plenty of people far far away... Read More

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Not so fast: Here's more on airline responsiveness via Twitter

By Nick Vivion | March 7, 2014

A new analysis on airline responsiveness on Twitter by the team at Conversocial shows the top performers as far as speed of customer service on the platform. Of course, each of these social custome... Read More

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Today's kids, tomorrow's travellers and what they are doing online

By Linda Fox | March 7, 2014

For some insight on how travel companies might shape products and services for up and coming generations, it's worth looking at numbers on children's current online behaviour. The latest figures fr... Read More

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LeisureLink sells to VacationRoost

By Linda Fox | March 7, 2014

More moves in the vacation rental marketplace with news that VacationRoost Group has acquired LeisureLink. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but a statement says the combination of the two... Read More

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Disrupt the hotel technology sector? Make a Google Analytics for rates

By Kevin May | March 7, 2014

Hotel technology usually comes at a cost - but OneTwoTrip has developed a slightly Utopian attitude to it all and created what it says is a "Google Analytics for rates". Released this week to coinc... Read More

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eDreams Odigeo to list on Madrid Stock Exchange

By Linda Fox | March 6, 2014

eDreams Odigeo has announced its intention to list on the stock exchanges in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia. The Spain-based online travel agency operates five brands including eDreams, Opo... Read More

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Startup pitch: Guiddoo wants to enrich travel with mobile audio visual guides

By Karthick Prabu | March 6, 2014

With mobile offering an on-the-go experience and travellers increasingly becoming dependent on devices for travel-related tasks, Guiddoo wants to be part of the equation. The India-based startup ha... Read More

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Caterina Fake's Findery launches, opening up place-based notes to the world

By Nick Vivion | March 6, 2014

Findery is a new app that allows users to create place-based notes - a user writes a note, adds an optional picture, video or audio file, and attaches it to a specific address in the world. Others can... Read More

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Startup pitch: EatWith unites travelers around shared food experiences

By Nick Vivion | March 6, 2014

Collaborative consumption has been a buzzword since Airbnb exploded in popularity alongside other services, such as Zipcar and Uber, that re-think the travel and transportation experience. This trend... Read More

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Yahoo Travel shuttering services to focus on better overall experience

By Karthick Prabu | March 6, 2014

Yahoo will be shutting down Trip Planner and My Travel features effective March 21, 2014, the company has announced on its site. With the latest acquisition of Vizify, a social media visualization... Read More

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TripAdvisor ramps up localisation, South Africa and Philippines start of new global push

By Karthick Prabu | March 6, 2014

In an effort to offer travellers more localized content, TripAdvisor has launched new local domains for South Africa and the Philippines. The company says it plans to launch more such local sites... Read More

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Tours and activities service Rent-a-guide acquires its competitor LocalGuiding

By Karthick Prabu | March 6, 2014

Germany-based tours and activities marketplace Rent-a-guide has acquired its local competitor LocalGuiding. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. LocalGuiding was founded by Robert Blessing,... Read More

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Cruise site Onboard, owned by luxury giant LVMH, sets sail

By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2014

Onboard, the consumer website for planning luxury cruise travel, has set sail at last. Tnooz broke the news of site's development a year ago. Onboard's parent company is LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis... Read More

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