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Despite setbacks, Expedia CEO sees a bright future in activities, China and vacation rentals
News / Technology
Despite setbacks, Expedia CEO sees a bright future in activities, China and vacation rentals
By Nick Vivion | June 30, 2015
In a candid one-on-one, Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi shared his thoughts on tours and activities,... Read More
Tripadvisor links up with Chinese state tourism agency, crowdsources translations
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Tripadvisor links up with Chinese state tourism agency, crowdsources translations
By Martin Cowen | June 30, 2015
Tripadvisor has added more details about its plans for China and its new Chinese brand Mao Tu Ying. In... Read More
Chope carves out $8m in funding for Asia expansion
News / Technology
Chope carves out $8m in funding for Asia expansion
By Linda Fox | June 30, 2015
The Chope Group has announced funding of $8 million led by Asia-based investment company F&H Fund... Read More
Startup pitch: Faralong moves into adventure travel with group buying model
News / Distribution
Startup pitch: Faralong moves into adventure travel with group buying model
By Nick Vivion | June 29, 2015
The adventure travel trade has seen new startups come along over the past year, from Inspired... Read More
Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
News / Distribution
Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
By Linda Fox | June 29, 2015
Hundredrooms, a holiday rental metasearch service, has closed a seed round of Euro 1m led by early... Read More
Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
News / Technology
Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
By Martin Cowen | June 28, 2015
Four months or so after a $200 million takeover, India's biggest taxi app Ola has confirmed that the... Read More
Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
News / Technology
Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2015
Carlson Wagonlit Travel has identified five key trends which will have the greatest impact on business... Read More
Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
News / Technology
Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Matterport, a Mountain View startup whose cameras scan rooms to produce three-dimensional replicas,... Read More
What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
News / Online
What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Shutterstock, the stock imagery platform, has trawled through its download data to reveal... Read More
SITA shows time for watches and tablets in airport operations
News / Technology
SITA shows time for watches and tablets in airport operations
By Linda Fox | June 25, 2015
Airline IT specialist SITA and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport are claiming a first with... Read More
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Amadeus, Nvidia target faster flight search as AI demand grows
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Amadeus, Nvidia target faster flight search as AI demand grows
The companies will explore how accelerated computing, travel-specific AI and infrastructure... Read More