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TripAdvisor acquires Citymaps, a social mapping startup
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TripAdvisor acquires Citymaps, a social mapping startup
By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016
TripAdvisor has acquired Citymaps, a New York City-based, social-mapping startup. The terms of the... Read More
Excursiopedia becomes PlanetPass, starts small with guided tours
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Excursiopedia becomes PlanetPass, starts small with guided tours
By Linda Fox | August 24, 2016
Tours and activities specialist Excursiopedia has morphed into PlanetPass, a mobile application that... Read More
In a first, Expedia promotes a hotel’s loyalty rates and rewards program
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In a first, Expedia promotes a hotel’s loyalty rates and rewards program
By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016
Expedia, Inc., is the first online travel intermediary to begin displaying a hotel chain's discounted... Read More
StayNTouch touts its mobile hotel tech integration at MGM's Aria Las Vegas
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StayNTouch touts its mobile hotel tech integration at MGM's Aria Las Vegas
By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016
One of the big hotel industry themes lately has been the transition from server-based property... Read More
A few numbers on online travel fraud
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A few numbers on online travel fraud
By Linda Fox | August 23, 2016
Online fraud prevention specialist Riskified has pulled together some of its data to provide a picture... Read More
FlightGlobal snap up FlightStats and Diio
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FlightGlobal snap up FlightStats and Diio
By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016
FlightGlobal, a data services and media brand owned by Reed Business Information, has acquired... Read More
Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Wotif quietly add natural language search to their homepages
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Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Wotif quietly add natural language search to their homepages
By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2016
Last month, Expedia Inc quietly rolled out natural-language search to its platforms. The "Search... Read More
Chinese airlines aim to improve their international websites and apps
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Chinese airlines aim to improve their international websites and apps
By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2016
Chinese airlines are slowly improving their foreign websites’ and apps' content and e-commerce... Read More
Travel tech CEO allegedly fell for a €1.5 million scam before his fatal flight
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Travel tech CEO allegedly fell for a €1.5 million scam before his fatal flight
By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2016
In the days in July before his chartered plane crashed in Slovenia, Thomas Wagner, founder of... Read More
Startup pitch: Zipskee looks to connect travellers with locals
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Startup pitch: Zipskee looks to connect travellers with locals
By Linda Fox | August 22, 2016
Zipskee has been set up as a platform to bring travellers and locals together. It is seeking to help... Read More
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Ixigo revenue up 13% as hotel business gains momentum
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Hotels led segment growth, with GTV increasing 159% year over year and hotel revenue growing 528%.... Read More
Ramp secures $1.85B, homes in on AI
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Ramp secures $1.85B, homes in on AI
The company recently launched AI token spend management to help finance and technical teams understand... Read More