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Move along tourists as Airbnb campaigns for the local experience
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Move along tourists as Airbnb campaigns for the local experience
By Linda Fox | April 20, 2016
Airbnb says personalisation is at the heart of its updated mobile application launched this week... Read More
Ixigo upgrades cab meta with crazy tech
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Ixigo upgrades cab meta with crazy tech
By Martin Cowen | April 20, 2016
The latest innovation from India's travel search platform Ixigo enables users of its taxi cab meta... Read More
Vacation rental tech startup Lodgify lands $1.6 million round
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Vacation rental tech startup Lodgify lands $1.6 million round
By Sean O'Neil | April 20, 2016
Lodgify, a vacation rental software startup, said today that it had raised Euro 1.4 million in a... Read More
Turo, the peer-based car rental site, expands to Canada
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Turo, the peer-based car rental site, expands to Canada
By Sean O'Neil | April 20, 2016
Turo, a US-based platform to let car owners earn money from their vehicles when they’re idle, is... Read More
Sabre counters Lufthansa suit, saying Farelogix and Travelfusion are GDSs
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Sabre counters Lufthansa suit, saying Farelogix and Travelfusion are GDSs
By Sean O'Neil | April 19, 2016
In a court filing, Sabre denied all wrongdoing alleged by Lufthansa Group in a suit that the airline... Read More
Relux, a Japanese booking site, nabs $4.5 million in funding
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Relux, a Japanese booking site, nabs $4.5 million in funding
By Sean O'Neil | April 18, 2016
Loco Partners, a Tokyo-based startup that runs Relux, a membership-based accommodation booking site,... Read More
Cvent, the meetings tech provider, is acquired for $1.65 billion by Vista
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Cvent, the meetings tech provider, is acquired for $1.65 billion by Vista
By Sean O'Neil | April 18, 2016
Cvent, the software-as-a-service provider of technology for managing meetings and events, will be... Read More
Airbnb continues to build presence in India
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Airbnb continues to build presence in India
By Martin Cowen | April 18, 2016
Airbnb has announced a strategic partnership with India's largest media conglomerate The Times Group.... Read More
EU directive tells airlines to hand passenger data to authorities
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EU directive tells airlines to hand passenger data to authorities
By Linda Fox | April 15, 2016
Members of the European Parliament have approved a directive whereby airlines will pass passenger... Read More
CWT crunches flight data to help understand booking behaviour
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CWT crunches flight data to help understand booking behaviour
By Linda Fox | April 14, 2016
Carlson Wagonlit Travel has been looking at its flight data to uncover patterns, identify segments and... Read More
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