Sean O'Neil News

Startup pitch: Faralong moves into adventure travel with group buying model
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Startup pitch: Faralong moves into adventure travel with group buying model
By Nick Vivion | June 29, 2015
The adventure travel trade has seen new startups come along over the past year, from Inspired... Read More
Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
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Hundredrooms checks in with Euro 1 million funding
By Linda Fox | June 29, 2015
Hundredrooms, a holiday rental metasearch service, has closed a seed round of Euro 1m led by early... Read More
Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
News / Technology
Ola and TaxiForSure take baby steps towards integration
By Martin Cowen | June 28, 2015
Four months or so after a $200 million takeover, India's biggest taxi app Ola has confirmed that the... Read More
Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
News / Technology
Technologies bringing market-of-one closer in business travel
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2015
Carlson Wagonlit Travel has identified five key trends which will have the greatest impact on business... Read More
Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
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Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Matterport, a Mountain View startup whose cameras scan rooms to produce three-dimensional replicas,... Read More
What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
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What trends in stock photos reveal about destination marketing
By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015
Shutterstock, the stock imagery platform, has trawled through its download data to reveal... Read More
SITA shows time for watches and tablets in airport operations
News / Technology
SITA shows time for watches and tablets in airport operations
By Linda Fox | June 25, 2015
Airline IT specialist SITA and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport are claiming a first with... Read More
Booking.com to amend parity terms - closure or a can of worms?
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Booking.com to amend parity terms - closure or a can of worms?
By Linda Fox | June 25, 2015
Booking.com says it will amend its rate parity clauses across Europe by July 1 in line with... Read More
Treebo raises $6m as India's hostels get professional
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Treebo raises $6m as India's hostels get professional
By Martin Cowen | June 24, 2015
Interest from investors in the Indian accommodation sector shows no sign of slowing down, with Treebo... Read More
Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality
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Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality
By Nick Vivion | June 24, 2015
Beyond the impending doom of Tropical Storm Bill, there were two clear standouts from this year's... Read More
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Startup Stage: Hotel Splitter builds hotel booking platform around split stays
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Startup Stage: Hotel Splitter builds hotel booking platform around split stays
The startup compares traditional hotel bookings with multi-hotel itineraries, aiming to reduce... Read More