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TLabs Reprise - TourRadar 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - TourRadar 12 months on
By Kevin May | November 4, 2011
TourRadar is a Europe and Australia-based tour and activity platform, which first featured on Tnooz in... Read More
GuidePal brings city guides and augmented reality to mobiles
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GuidePal brings city guides and augmented reality to mobiles
By Kevin May | October 27, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Sweden-based GuidePal, a mobile app-based travel guide... Read More
Heathrow Airport starts driverless transit service
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Heathrow Airport starts driverless transit service
By Linda Fox | October 6, 2011
Heathrow Airport is taking passenger transit to the next level with the full release of its driverless... Read More
BudgetPlaces lands Euro 30M investment from Palamon
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BudgetPlaces lands Euro 30M investment from Palamon
By Kevin May | August 19, 2011
One of the largest online travel investments of the year in Europe, after the Opodo deal, has closed... Read More
Rough guide to managing affiliate marketing in travel
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Rough guide to managing affiliate marketing in travel
By Viewpoints | May 20, 2011
Travel brands have traditionally had a great relationship with affiliates, consistently using a range... Read More
Behold the QR code hotel
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Behold the QR code hotel
By Kevin May | March 19, 2011
This might be an 1 April-type story - but it isn't April Fool's Day and this is a story about Dubai,... Read More
Hotel Tonight claims to be fastest hotel booking service
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Hotel Tonight claims to be fastest hotel booking service
By Dennis Schaal | December 21, 2010
Hotel Tonight may or may not be for lovers considering one-night stands, but the startup, which only... Read More
TLabs Showcase - TourRadar
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TLabs Showcase - TourRadar
By Kevin May | July 6, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Australia and Europe-based TourRadar.... Read More
Kayak buys German travel search site Swoodoo
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Kayak buys German travel search site Swoodoo
By Kevin May | May 6, 2010
Kayak has made its first major acquisition in two and a half years by snapping up German metasearch... Read More
Ryanair in shock move as it agrees fares deal with Kayak
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Ryanair in shock move as it agrees fares deal with Kayak
By Kevin May | January 20, 2010
A year is a long time in travel as well as politics - especially for Ryanair which has agreed today to... Read More
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