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Startup pitch: Zizoo motors into charter boat rental and skipper reviews
News / Distribution
Startup pitch: Zizoo motors into charter boat rental and skipper reviews
By Nick Vivion | June 12, 2014
Zizooboats is a new travel startup focusing on securing charter boats, using an online review... Read More
Millennials actually more interested in luxury hotel services than Boomers [INFOGRAPHIC]
News / Technology
Millennials actually more interested in luxury hotel services than Boomers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | June 12, 2014
A new infographic from Chase suggests a perspective shift when it comes to how Millennials consume... Read More
The impact of mobile on hotel in-market service
News / Technology
The impact of mobile on hotel in-market service
By Viewpoints | June 12, 2014
Consumers have all the hotels in the world at their fingertips, but how do they weed their way through... Read More
Making sense (and business) out of irrational behaviour
News / Distribution
Making sense (and business) out of irrational behaviour
By Linda Fox | June 12, 2014
Big (and little) data has come up as a topic at a number of airline conferences in the past month with... Read More
A quick visual tool to plan vacations around expected rain patterns
News / Online
A quick visual tool to plan vacations around expected rain patterns
By Nick Vivion | June 11, 2014
Dutch online travel agent Tjingo has created a simple visual tool to quickly see global rain patterns... Read More
Oh dear, lost in (social media) translation: Thai AirAsia plane did NOT hit Nok Air counterpart
News / Online
Oh dear, lost in (social media) translation: Thai AirAsia plane did NOT hit Nok Air counterpart
By Karthick Prabu | June 11, 2014
Bad news travels fast. And with on social media it travels even faster. Sadly, news of a Thai AirAsia... Read More
What are the consequences of a world for hotels after rate parity?
News / Distribution
What are the consequences of a world for hotels after rate parity?
By Viewpoints | June 11, 2014
The French economy minister launched a legal action a few weeks back against the hotel booking site... Read More
Last-minute goal - most Brits waited until May to book trips online to Brazil for World Cup
News / Online
Last-minute goal - most Brits waited until May to book trips online to Brazil for World Cup
By Kevin May | June 11, 2014
You might ordinarily assume that for a major trip to Brazil to attend the World Cup that football fans... Read More
Asia-Pacific car sharing service iCarsclub raises $10 million
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Asia-Pacific car sharing service iCarsclub raises $10 million
By Karthick Prabu | June 11, 2014
iCarsclub, a Singapore-based peer to peer car rental service, has raised $10 million in a Series A... Read More
Priceline buys hotel marketing platform Buuteeq
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Priceline buys hotel marketing platform Buuteeq
By Kevin May | June 10, 2014
Interesting move from Priceline with news that it has acquired US-based startup Buuteeq, a... Read More
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