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KDS boss on selling up, quitting and some home truths about travel tech
News / Technology
KDS boss on selling up, quitting and some home truths about travel tech
By Linda Fox | January 26, 2017
When American Express Global Business Travel bought KDS last year, Dean Forbes, the boss of the... Read More
Digital reaches global tipping point and keeps on growing
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Digital reaches global tipping point and keeps on growing
By Martin Cowen | January 26, 2017
We Are Social has released the first tranche of data from its "Digital in 2017" project which shows... Read More
Chinese outbound travellers staying close to home
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Chinese outbound travellers staying close to home
By Martin Cowen | January 25, 2017
Independent outbound travellers from China are likely to be young, well-educated and female, according... Read More
Startup pitch: TripActions looks to change corporate traveller behaviour through rewards
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Startup pitch: TripActions looks to change corporate traveller behaviour through rewards
By Linda Fox | January 25, 2017
TripActions emerged from beta earlier this week announcing a significant funding round and its public... Read More
TripActions raises $14.6 million to take on the corporate travel segment
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TripActions raises $14.6 million to take on the corporate travel segment
By Linda Fox | January 24, 2017
Business travel management startup TripActions has raised $14.6 million in Series A funding. The... Read More
Tuniu unfazed by competition from Ctrip and Fosun
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Tuniu unfazed by competition from Ctrip and Fosun
By Martin Cowen | January 24, 2017
Conor Yang, chief financial officer for China's Tuniu.com, has told Bloomberg TV that the business is... Read More
Local Measure raises $3.4 million to go local in new markets
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Local Measure raises $3.4 million to go local in new markets
By Linda Fox | January 23, 2017
Social media management company Local Measure has raised $3.4 million funding from private investors... Read More
Yatra opens marketplace as part of new look
News / Technology
Yatra opens marketplace as part of new look
By Martin Cowen | January 23, 2017
Yatra.com has launched a new brand identity a month or so after it debuted on the Nasdaq. The OTA has... Read More
TUI taps 600 in-house social media feeds for content hub
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TUI taps 600 in-house social media feeds for content hub
By Martin Cowen | January 19, 2017
European travel giant TUI is launching www.travel.me, a portal which aggregates content from 600... Read More
Combining concepts for the hotel room of the future [VIDEO]
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Combining concepts for the hotel room of the future [VIDEO]
By Linda Fox | January 19, 2017
Hospitality management school Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne has released a video clip demonstrating the... Read More
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