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Europcar buys some ingenuity and audacity via Ubeeqo deal

By Martin Cowen | January 19, 2015

Established car hire firms are exposed to the Uber-led global mainstreaming of tech-driven taxi... Read More

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AXA invests in airfare forecaster Flyr in Europe

By Sean O'Neil | January 19, 2015

Flyr, the San Francsico-based airfare forecasting startup, is expanding to Europe in early 2015,... Read More

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Gogo gets a boost with FCC approval of next-gen satellite

By Nick Vivion | January 18, 2015

Wi-Fi speeds are about to see an enormous improvement at 30,000 feet - Gogo has received FCC approval... Read More

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Google pursues higher quality local reviews with Local Guides program

By Nick Vivion | January 18, 2015

Google has launched a program called Local Guides in a concerted effort to increase the quality and... Read More

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Booking.com re-enters last-minute fray with mobile-only Booking Now

By Nick Vivion | January 16, 2015

As traveler behavior trends towards last-minute bookings, pretty much every OTA has launched a new... Read More

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Ryanair claims second screen-scraping victory

By Linda Fox | January 16, 2015

Low-cost airline Ryanair has won a case in the European Court of Justice preventing PR Aviation from... Read More

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Startup pitch: Tripda connects passengers with drivers on long distance rides

By Nick Vivion | January 15, 2015

The latest travel startup pitch comes from Tripda, a platform to connect those offering long distance... Read More

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Marriott won't block personal wifi hotspots after all

By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2015

Marriott has backed off of its plan to block guests from using their personal wifi devices at any of... Read More

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Chinese taxi-hailing app Kuaidi Dache raises $600M [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | January 15, 2015

UPDATE: An official announcement has been released today: KuaiDi Dache, China’s Leading Mobile Taxi... Read More

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Rategain secures investment, targets North America and APAC

By Martin Cowen | January 15, 2015

Ten years after launch, hotel IT business Rategain has confirmed its first ever funding round, with TA... Read More

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