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China and Thailand lead mobile purchase race across Asia Pacific

By Linda Fox | February 27, 2014

Chinese and Thai consumers are making more purchases using smartphones than other nationalities in the region according to research. The MasterCard Online Shopping Survey reveals almost 60% of cons... Read More

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Target-setting - who might be on the Amadeus acquisition list?

By Sean O'Neil | February 27, 2014

Amadeus is in a shopping mood. After the travel company bought Newmarket, a US hotel IT specialist, for $500 million, it has continued to keep an acquisition list. Chief financial officer Ana de Pr... Read More

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Hotel flash sales site TheLuxeNomad pivots to booking service

By Karthick Prabu | February 27, 2014

TheLuxeNomad, a startup that positioned itself as a member-only service to access luxury hotel flash sales, has pivoted to launch hotel, resort and villa bookings on site. In addition to an entire... Read More

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Roomlr funding, OhHeyWorld opens up, FindMyCarrots, Tourlandish-HolidayIQ, and more

By PhocusWire | February 26, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel STARTUPS in tourism and hospitality for February 2014... 27 February 2014: Roomlr captures funding from SanomaVentures The Dutc... Read More

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Trover opens up image bank with drop-in widgets for travel blogs

By Nick Vivion | February 26, 2014

Travel photos a core component of Trover's community of travelers, as the so-called "trovers" roam the world and share their findings. The company calls this a "community-driven visual guide serving t... Read More

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Study: devices and technology used on leisure and business trips

By Kevin May | February 26, 2014

Decent sized study - and some interesting factoids - out of mobile manufacturer Nokia looking at what devices travellers (and their kids) use when on a trip. The online poll was carried out with... Read More

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Wanderu heads West, seizing pole position among US bus booking sites

By Sean O'Neil | February 26, 2014

Wanderu, the US ground transport booking site, has expanded its coverage from beyond the East Coast to include the West Coast -- from British Columbia to San Diego and out to Las Vegas. Today the b... Read More

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150 million reviews now on TripAdvisor (some 14 years old)

By Kevin May | February 26, 2014

TripAdvisor, given its eye-watering size these days, has plenty of milestones to shout about - not least this week when it announced 150 million reviews are now on the site. The company says this i... Read More

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Social conversations show increasing acceptance of mobile payments [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | February 26, 2014

The year of the mobile was certainly heralded for quite a few consecutive years but now it seems we're in for the year of mobile payments. A study from MasterCard of 13 million social media conversat... Read More

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Why the web is f**ked - and what can be done about it

By PhocusWire | February 26, 2014

SYSTEMS: It was all so much fun before - freely available information (albeit via outrageously slow connections) and a way to communicate with people more efficiently than ever before. But then ever... Read More

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Wotif profits dip, but reports strong mobile channel growth

By Karthick Prabu | February 26, 2014

Australia-based online travel company Wotif Group has reported a profit (after tax) of $20.36 million for the six month period ended December 2013. This profit number is a decrease of 18% compared... Read More

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Online taxi aggregator TaxiPixi wins investment from mobile maker

By Karthick Prabu | February 25, 2014

Online taxi hailing startup TaxiPixi has raised a seed fund from Hyderabad-based mobile phone maker Celkon Mobiles. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The India-based company will utilize th... Read More

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Continued consolidation in the air creates pressing challenges for corporate travel managers

By Nick Vivion | February 25, 2014

Corporate travel managers face an increased burden with continued consolidation among air carriers globally, which creates contractual complexity to fulfill the corporate contract with travel supplier... Read More

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Japan industrial tourism, Uber in Riyadh, Hotels.com states the obvious, and more

By PhocusWire | February 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for February 2014. Thursday 27 February 2014: Japan industrial tourism website launched A... Read More

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Mobile watch: Google tinkers with Hotel Finder interface

By Nick Vivion | February 25, 2014

Google is tinkering with the way that hotels are laid out on mobile, making the mobile experience much more streamlined for Hotel Finder advertisers. As noted on the travel search blog at Koddi, so... Read More

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