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UK regulator to investigate Expedia and Priceline meta acquisitions

By Sean O'Neil | February 27, 2013

Britain's Office Of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating the recent acquisitions of Trivago by Expedia... Read More

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The Scan: Indian Railways plans tech overhaul, HotelTonight tries it Oyster-style, and more travel tech news

By Sean O'Neil | February 27, 2013

Indian Railways plans an ambitious tech overhaul, HotelTonight hints at a change of course, and other... Read More

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Social media demographics in 2012 [RESEARCH]

By Nick Vivion | February 26, 2013

After a spirited discussion about privacy and social media last week, curiosity led to some research... Read More

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Air New Zealand releases funny Bear Grylls safety video

By Sean O'Neil | February 26, 2013

The cute movie shows the TV adventure star demonstrating flight safety procedures, with the help of... Read More

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Walkonomics: A new app aggregates community data on walkable streets

By Nick Vivion | February 26, 2013

Walkability: it's an elusive measurement of a given area's walkable quotient, or how easy it is to get... Read More

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Texting and social media from the skies more popular than a phone call

By Linda Fox | February 26, 2013

Forget gender stereotypes, women would prefer to play games via mobiles than use them to chat during... Read More

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The Scan - Brands dodge Twitter hijackings, AirAsia and AirWatch get VC love, APIs debut, and more travel tech news

By Sean O'Neil | February 25, 2013

Brands try to avoid Twitter hijackings, AirAsia and AirWatch each receive venture capital investment,... Read More

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European rail should be a big opportunity - but what needs to happen?

By Linda Fox | February 25, 2013

There's a deja vu moment in the latest study from Amadeus on the growth of European rail between now... Read More

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TravelerVIP raises $1 million, wants to corner the Middle East market for luxury flash sales

By Linda Fox | February 25, 2013

TravelerVIP thinks it can exploit its local advantage and get in early on the growing online hotel... Read More

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US consumer travel spend booming, crossing major threshold in 2012

By Nick Vivion | February 22, 2013

Economy fretting aside, the United States saw a historic uptick in consumer travel spending, reaching... Read More

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