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Booking on mobile? Of course, say more than a third of Americans under 34

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2014

The tsunami of mobile bookings has been heading for the digital shore for several years now, with some companies like Hotel Tonight thriving exclusively at the peak of this incoming wave. A recent... Read More

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GoCanada catalyzes Calgary with a sexy social take on patriotic pride

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2014

The Calgary Hotel Association is tapping into the Olympic spirit with a custom website aimed at stoking Canadian pride amidst the global narrative of the sporting event. The website, GoCanada.ca, i... Read More

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How Google's ITA Software crowdsources bug fixes for flight search

By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2014

ITA Software by Google has taken a fresh approach to spotting threatening bugs and data flaws in its flight search product: crowdsourcing. Anyone with a complaint about ITA Software's flight search... Read More

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Marriott, Expedia, Priceline, and other brands escape hotel rate parity suit

By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2014

Late yesterday a US judge threw out a class action lawsuit over hotel room rate parity that had been brought against 22 household name travel brands, including InterContinental, Expedia, and Priceline... Read More

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Who needs windows on aircraft when you can have giant video screens!

By Karthick Prabu | February 18, 2014

Engineering and design have, until now, restricted what air passengers can see out of their windows. But Spike Aerospace is trying to change all that. The Boston-based aircraft manufacturer is buil... Read More

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Club Med crowdsources elements of latest ski resort in the French Alps

By Nick Vivion | February 18, 2014

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Life at sharp end of hostel distribution as mega-brands close ranks

By Viewpoints | February 18, 2014

There has recently been some rather seismic activity taking place in that often little known end of the accommodation distribution debate - hostels. NB: Ben Julius is the founder of Tourist Israel... Read More

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GuestDriven lands $3 million fund to push mobile tools to hotels

By Kevin May | February 18, 2014

More money flowing into B2B travel startups with news that mobile "engagement platform" GuestDriven has raised $3 million from a number of institutional investors. The Canada-based company, which l... Read More

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Startup pitch: Findmystay lets people bid for a hotel reservation

By Karthick Prabu | February 18, 2014

In an effort to bridge the wide gap between hotel supply and demand in India, FindMyStay has launched a bidding platform that enables hoteliers to offer discounts. The India-based company launched... Read More

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Chinese online travel agency 17u raises $82.5 million

By Karthick Prabu | February 17, 2014

One of the biggest investments of 2014 so far - 17u has raised $82.5 million in Series C funding from Oriza, Tencent, Boyu Capital and existing investors. The Suzhou-based online travel agency, whi... Read More

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Airbus study points to demands for inflight connectivity, wearable tech

By Karthick Prabu | February 17, 2014

With privacy, in-flight productivity and trip research of growing importance among travellers, the definition of "comfort" is changing among Asian travellers. Or so says a study by Airbus, in a rep... Read More

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Trondheim shows how 2014 could be year of the destination drone cam [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | February 17, 2014

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeDgdivNlMc" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/trondheim2.jpg"] If 2013 was kind of... Read More

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Startup pitch: Sputnik8 shoots into tours and activities with big ambitions

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2014

Tours and activities continues to be a hot marketplace with many players - large and small, established and startups - looking to get in on the act. Enter Sputnik8, a project founded by Alexander K... Read More

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RouteHappy exec tunes in and live tweets hijacked flight ET702

By Kevin May | February 16, 2014

Nothing like a suspected hijack on a Monday morning to get everyone's attention - Ethiopian Airlines ET702 eventually landed at Geneva Airport after a tense period of activity in the air. Reports w... Read More

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British Airways wants to make us cry (again) with new video

By Karthick Prabu | February 16, 2014

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