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Haiwan secures large Series B to push activities to Chinese outbound travellers

By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2015

Chinese outbound tours and activities specialist Haiwan has picked up "tens of millions of dollars" in... Read More

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$11 million to LuxuryRetreats to continue building luxury villa portfolio

By Nick Vivion | June 8, 2015

LuxuryRetreats, the luxury villa rental platform, has raised $11 million in a Series B from previous... Read More

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Emoji-only URL worked wonders for Norwegian Air. More to come?

By Nick Vivion | June 8, 2015

Norwegian Air saw some serious buzz when it decided to announce its latest route, from Oslo to Las... Read More

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Startup pitch: Mobile-only Mesmo works to connect the world around common interests

By Nick Vivion | June 8, 2015

Today's travel startup pitch comes from Mesmo, a new mobile-only networking app focused on connecting... Read More

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Selling dreams, delivering nightmares, how airline personalisation helps

By Linda Fox | June 8, 2015

You're in a travel technology conference and someone starts a presentation by saying it's time for a... Read More

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The internet of things in travel - great with machines, less so with people

By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2015

As things stand, the internet of things (IoT) in a travel context is all about B2B operations, with... Read More

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Could YouTube release 'Travel Insights' to help travel brands target video ad spend?

By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2015

YouTube recently announced a feature called Music Insights that offers artists a dashboard featuring... Read More

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Airbnb releases pricing algorithm to devs, jeopardizing startups

By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2015

Airbnb has made a move that could jeopardize the budding ecosystem of pricing startups promising to... Read More

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Your creative could be failing to convert because you are using the wrong images

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2015

Humans are visual beings — we use our eyes to process information quickly and the colors and content... Read More

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Vamo's PriceMyTrip tests new way of searching for travel on social media

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2015

Last week, complex itinerary booking engine Vamo tested a new feature that allowed users to price... Read More

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