Sean O'Neil News

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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Setoo wants to create love for travel insurance
By Linda Fox | July 5, 2019
The company's vision is to offer a B2B insurance service to online intermediaries so they build... Read More
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News / Startups
Cozycozy lands €4M in funding to launch accommodation search service
By Linda Fox | July 4, 2019
France-based accommodation startup Cozycozy is a metasearch for hotels, vacation rentals and other... Read More
Bringing on content and the network effect for GDS hotel platforms
News / Distribution
Bringing on content and the network effect for GDS hotel platforms
By Linda Fox | July 3, 2019
The global distribution companies have evolved away from their traditional airline focus to bring... Read More
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News / Distribution
Emerging Travel Group raises $10M to expand RateHawk B2B hotel platform
By Linda Fox | July 3, 2019
The round is led by technology entrepreneur Lev Leviev and the family office of Igor and Dmitri... Read More
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News / Online
Hang up the phone, travelers want a connected experience
By Linda Fox | July 2, 2019
The State of the Connected Customer report shows how much expectations of brands have changed.... Read More
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Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Ritesh Agarwal of OYO Rooms
By Linda Fox | July 2, 2019
What began as a budget hotel platform by the 21-year old has grown to encompass holiday homes and... Read More
How Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel
News / Online
How Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel
By Linda Fox | July 1, 2019
Concerns are not surprising given the probes into the social media platform around privacy and wider... Read More
taxi2airport-funding
News / Distribution
Taxi2Airport hails €2.2M in funding, plots B2B partnership growth
By Linda Fox | June 28, 2019
Taxi2Airport has announced €2.2M in new funding and plans to invest in extending its B2B partnerships... Read More
Getting out of the way of "innovation" in travel
News / Technology
Getting out of the way of "innovation" in travel
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2019
Amazon Web Services believes the travel industry is stuck in silos and an “old way of thinking about... Read More
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News / Startups
Grab helps with $8M investment in Splyt to expand partnership globally
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2019
Grab and Splyt say their shared vision is for travelers not to have to download local transportation... Read More
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