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Trip Tap Toe receives funding for marketing and recruitment
News / Technology
Trip Tap Toe receives funding for marketing and recruitment
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2016
Trip Tap Toe, a New Delhi-based travel portal has received investment from a private investor in... Read More
Thomas Cook - more IT, fewer carpets
News / Distribution
Thomas Cook - more IT, fewer carpets
By Martin Cowen | November 23, 2016
Thomas Cook Group's full-year results show that the business continues to spend significantly more on... Read More
Ctrip creates travel investment fund with Baidu Capital
News / Technology
Ctrip creates travel investment fund with Baidu Capital
By Martin Cowen | November 23, 2016
Jenny Wu, who has been in charge of Ctrip's investments over the past few years as its chief strategy... Read More
Thomson and Aeromexico latest to join the chatbot army
News / Technology
Thomson and Aeromexico latest to join the chatbot army
By Linda Fox | November 23, 2016
Thomson is claiming a first with the launch of its virtual assistant using IBM's Cloud platform and... Read More
Singing from the same songsheet? Airbnb Trips versus the current chart-toppers
News / Technology
Singing from the same songsheet? Airbnb Trips versus the current chart-toppers
By Martin Cowen | November 22, 2016
The deafening buzz around Airbnb Trips means that established experiential economy brands such as... Read More
WeSwap raises £2.4 million through crowdfunding
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WeSwap raises £2.4 million through crowdfunding
By Linda Fox | November 22, 2016
WeSwap, the currency swapping service, has raised just over £2.4 million through a crowdfunding... Read More
Gogobot rebrands as Trip.com and plots to outwit the travel behemoths
News / Technology
Gogobot rebrands as Trip.com and plots to outwit the travel behemoths
By Sean O'Neil | November 21, 2016
Travel recommendation platform Gogobot rebranded last week as Trip.com and added several new tools... Read More
Hafner isn't having it — Kayak's CEO critiques Google, Airbnb, and others
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Hafner isn't having it — Kayak's CEO critiques Google, Airbnb, and others
By Sean O'Neil | November 18, 2016
Steve Hafner, co-founder and chief executive of Kayak, is living up to his reputation for being one of... Read More
AccorHotels starts marketing independent US hotels on its platform
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AccorHotels starts marketing independent US hotels on its platform
By Sean O'Neil | November 17, 2016
When is a hotel also an intermediary? When it's French giant AccorHotels. The company's distribution... Read More
MakeMyTrip sees Ibibo as key to capturing offline-to-online shift
News / Technology
MakeMyTrip sees Ibibo as key to capturing offline-to-online shift
By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2016
MakeMyTrip co-founder and India CEO Rajesh Magow believes that its recent merger with Ibibo Group will... Read More
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