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Lyft signs off on $600 million cap-raise
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Lyft signs off on $600 million cap-raise
By Kevin May | April 12, 2017
Car-sharing service Lyft has secured a $600 million investment round, bringing its total so far -... Read More
Flight Centre buys quarter of Argentinian online group Bibam for $7 million
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Flight Centre buys quarter of Argentinian online group Bibam for $7 million
By Kevin May | April 12, 2017
Flight Centre Travel Group is trying to flex its digital muscles once again - this time taking a 24%... Read More
Hotels and newspapers: still together after all these years
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Hotels and newspapers: still together after all these years
By Michele McDonald | April 12, 2017
In 1927, the Hotel Statler in Boston became one of the first to offer complimentary newspapers to its... Read More
Not just pre-trip - hotel uses drone to showcase resort once guests are in
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Not just pre-trip - hotel uses drone to showcase resort once guests are in
By Kevin May | April 12, 2017
It's the kind of drone initiative that wouldn't work so well for a city hotel, or one without much... Read More
VaycayHero back online following closure and then asset sale to RedAwning
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VaycayHero back online following closure and then asset sale to RedAwning
By Kevin May | April 11, 2017
Rental startup VaycayHero has "relaunched" after its recent sale to fellow rental network RedAwning.... Read More
Startup Pitch: WorthyTravelers looks for an authentic niche
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Startup Pitch: WorthyTravelers looks for an authentic niche
By Martin Cowen | April 11, 2017
WorthyTravelers is not the only business looking to appeal to people who are interested in booking... Read More
Airbnb Trips - six months on, still in the treehouses, igloos and yurts phase
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Airbnb Trips - six months on, still in the treehouses, igloos and yurts phase
By Viewpoints | April 11, 2017
Last November, Airbnb announced to the world its next wave of innovation to the strains of Maroon 5... Read More
TravelBird refines travel advisor interactions using artificial intelligence
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TravelBird refines travel advisor interactions using artificial intelligence
By Marisa Garcia | April 11, 2017
TravelBird has become the latest travel company to adopt artificial intelligence for customer service... Read More
Travel-Ticker returns, then disappears again via sale to HotelPlanner
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Travel-Ticker returns, then disappears again via sale to HotelPlanner
By Kevin May | April 11, 2017
Just 12 months or so after coming back from a three-year hiatus, Travel-Ticker has been sold to... Read More
Regulator finds two-thirds of travel websites are misleading consumers
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Regulator finds two-thirds of travel websites are misleading consumers
By Kevin May | April 10, 2017
Shock levels will be determined by your level of cynicism - but a probe of more than 350 travel... Read More
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