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Royal Caribbean to install metamorphic venues on its megaships cruising in China
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Royal Caribbean to install metamorphic venues on its megaships cruising in China
By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2014
Global cruise lines are in a race of one-upmanship to build ever more outrageously extravagant ships.... Read More
Tripping, a metasearch site for rental lodging, nabs funding led by Recruit Holdings
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Tripping, a metasearch site for rental lodging, nabs funding led by Recruit Holdings
By Sean O'Neil | May 20, 2014
Though Tripping, a one-time social travel site, has begun to make a name for itself in metasearch for... Read More
New transportation app Bounce connects passengers to licensed drivers
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New transportation app Bounce connects passengers to licensed drivers
By Nick Vivion | May 20, 2014
There's a new transportation app on the travel scene: Bounce. UK-based Bounce is a minicab app that... Read More
Startup pitch: Explora solves the international mobile conundrum
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Startup pitch: Explora solves the international mobile conundrum
By Nick Vivion | May 19, 2014
There are few large problems left in travel that aren't being tackled in some way by a startup... Read More
WaterPlay, reservation system for water T&A, splashes out with $400k seed round
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WaterPlay, reservation system for water T&A, splashes out with $400k seed round
By Nick Vivion | May 19, 2014
WaterPlay USA, a reservation system focused exclusively on water-based tours and activities, has... Read More
Ryanair tripling marketing spend to push website and customer experience revamp
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Ryanair tripling marketing spend to push website and customer experience revamp
By Linda Fox | May 19, 2014
Ryanair says customer experience improvements and lowering of fares last September year helped improve... Read More
One year in, Fiz unwraps deal to power TUI Travel app
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One year in, Fiz unwraps deal to power TUI Travel app
By Linda Fox | May 19, 2014
Place discovery startup Fiz has signed up Le Boat, a TUI Travel brand, as its first partner. Fiz,... Read More
Samsung buys temporary naming rights to Heathrow's Terminal 5
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Samsung buys temporary naming rights to Heathrow's Terminal 5
By Nick Vivion | May 16, 2014
UPDATE: Heathrow is saying that Samsung didn't officially buy "naming rights" to the terminal. Take... Read More
Nor1 pushes out new mobile merchandising product eReach
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Nor1 pushes out new mobile merchandising product eReach
By Nick Vivion | May 16, 2014
Incremental revenue technologist Nor1 has created a new mobile merchandising platform that allows... Read More
Travel personalization startup Olset raises $1.1M
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Travel personalization startup Olset raises $1.1M
By Sean O'Neil | May 16, 2014
Olset, which offers personalized recommendations for hotels, has raised $1.1 million of seed funding... Read More
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