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A secret, well-funded technology to eat Amazon's lunch?

By PhocusWire | February 21, 2014

DEVICES: Beyond the supposed shock and awe that a British company actually managed to raise a pile of money from US investors, there are some systems coming on-stream that some consider as being via... Read More

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eRevMax adds Metasearch channels, Singapore Air's improved connectivity, and more

By PhocusWire | February 21, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for February 2014... Friday 28 February 2014: Farelogix and ThoughtWorks link up The compani... Read More

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Go Israel goes interactive with new video marketing campaign

By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2014

The latest tourism board to test the interactive waters is Go Israel, who has created a choose-your-own-adventure video that showcases three different potential paths for an exploratory journey in Isr... Read More

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Orlando becomes first US airport with automated border control technology for visa waiver countries

By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2014

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How one man is driving towards the perfect trip. Do you concur?

By Linda Fox | February 20, 2014

Concur has been quietly investing in young companies in the past four years, sometimes taking a small share, sometimes larger, rarely with much fanfare. The company has positioned itself somewhere... Read More

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Sequoia Capital and the numbers behind the WhatsApp-Facebook deal

By PhocusWire | February 20, 2014

SOCIAL: Whilst the deal by Facebook to buy mobile messaging service WhatsApp for an eye-watering $16 billion has left many either scratching their heads in disbelief or thrilled for its founders, th... Read More

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Tencent snaps up a fifth of Chinese review service Dianping

By Karthick Prabu | February 20, 2014

Asian internet giant Tencent has taken a 20% stake in Dianping, a Yelp-like local review and rating service in China. Shanghai-based Dianping has a group buying service in addition to local merchan... Read More

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Startup pitch: Secret Earth takes three-step approach to trip planning

By Linda Fox | February 20, 2014

After working long hours in the corporate world followed by long hours online trying to plan independent holidays, Secret Earth's founders decided to find a better way. At the time, and still today... Read More

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VisitBritain campaign wants you to make some noise

By Linda Fox | February 19, 2014

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Uber surge price notification, Queensland info app, Tokyo wifi hotspots, and more

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for February 2014. Thursday 27 February 2014: Uber to launch notification for surge pricing... Read More

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eLong reports record high annual revenue, mobile hotel bookings jump

By Karthick Prabu | February 19, 2014

eLong has reported a net revenue of $43.1 million for its fourth quarter 2013, an increase of 25% over the same period in 2012. The highlight of the financial results was Expedia-backed eLong's net... Read More

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Why iBeacon takes consumer-brand interaction to a new level

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2014

DEVICES: The opportunity to have a better way of communicating with consumers on-the-go is, from a brand's perspective, the Holy Grail of the modern travel experience. Apple, inevitably, is trying t... Read More

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TLearn VIDEO - How to prototype web services on a non-existent budget

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2014

Have a travel web product or demo your team needs to prototype quickly? And little or no budget to spend? Tnooz and Momentum Design Lab will show you how to spin up prototype web services – even if... Read More

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Latest Google Maps evolution makes a meta to the world

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2014

Google is rapidly iterating and consolidating its product line, sunsetting services and finally gluing disparate pieces of the puzzle together, with the latest makeover coming to the Maps product.... Read More

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WeHostels does an inverse HotelTonight and switches to hotels

By Kevin May | February 19, 2014

Whiff of change in the air - WeHostels looks to be going a bit mainstream with news that it will adding hotels its mobile-only booking platform. The move comes the same week as HotelTonight trigger... Read More

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