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Freebird takes flight to rebook disrupted passengers
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Freebird takes flight to rebook disrupted passengers
By Linda Fox | December 3, 2015
Fresh from raising $3.5 million in funding from General Catalyst Partners, Freebird has launched to... Read More
Paul English's startup Lola will rethink travel agency tech first
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Paul English's startup Lola will rethink travel agency tech first
By Sean O'Neil | December 2, 2015
Its name is Lola. It's a showpiece of Paul English. And it aims to be the hottest startup in Boston.... Read More
Chat apps taking off for large hotel chains
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Chat apps taking off for large hotel chains
By Linda Fox | December 2, 2015
Starwood Hotels has been using Whatsapp and other chat apps since earlier this year to enable guests... Read More
How video influences travel decisions
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How video influences travel decisions
By Linda Fox | December 1, 2015
Google shared some interesting figures on travel and YouTube in November showing how consumers engage... Read More
Travelport takes majority share of Locomote, shuffles management pack
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Travelport takes majority share of Locomote, shuffles management pack
By Sean O'Neil | December 1, 2015
Travelport has taken a 55% share of expense and travel management service Locomote. In August 2014 it... Read More
Hotel Urbano's founders give up majority control
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Hotel Urbano's founders give up majority control
By Sean O'Neil | November 30, 2015
The brothers who founded Hotel Urbano, the Brazilian travel startup, have decided to step down.... Read More
Unister, Germany's largest OTA, struggles to sell itself [UPDATED]
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Unister, Germany's largest OTA, struggles to sell itself [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | November 30, 2015
Unister Holdings, owner of online travel agencies fluege.de, AB-in-den-Urlaub.de, and Reisen.de, is... Read More
What's next for Travelocity
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What's next for Travelocity
By Sean O'Neil | November 30, 2015
Expedia Inc has been busy integrating Travelocity since January 2015, when it announced it was... Read More
Egencia takes consumer approach to highlight hotels
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Egencia takes consumer approach to highlight hotels
By Linda Fox | November 30, 2015
Egencia has just ended a three-week social media campaign which saw it unveil three videos positioning... Read More
Startup pitch: 99Trips books European city trips on the fly
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Startup pitch: 99Trips books European city trips on the fly
By Sean O'Neil | November 27, 2015
99Trips analyzes more than 1 million European city break vacations every day and identifies the most... Read More
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Tour operators question OTA rankings as AI changes travel discovery
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Tour operators question OTA rankings as AI changes travel discovery
Some tours and activities operators are reporting sharp declines in bookings through OTAs, even as... Read More
Cloudbeds to launch direct-booking integration with Meta's Muse
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Cloudbeds to launch direct-booking integration with Meta's Muse
The API integration is set to roll out to Cloudbeds' U.S. hotel customers in the first quarter of... Read More