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Can travel agents thrive by partnering with travel media companies — and vice versa?
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Can travel agents thrive by partnering with travel media companies — and vice versa?
By Nick Vivion | May 27, 2015
AFAR Media continues to push the boundary between media company and travel curator with its latest... Read More
Batuta raises $2.5m for booking platform
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Batuta raises $2.5m for booking platform
By Linda Fox | May 27, 2015
Palestine-based online travel service Batuta has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from local... Read More
Plenty of room? Heavyweight-backed, China gets a brand-new online travel agency
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Plenty of room? Heavyweight-backed, China gets a brand-new online travel agency
By Martin Cowen | May 26, 2015
The hyper-competitive online travel market in China welcomes - if that's the world - a new entrant... Read More
Nigerian travel booking site Hotels.ng raises $1.2M, plans expansion
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Nigerian travel booking site Hotels.ng raises $1.2M, plans expansion
By Sean O'Neil | May 26, 2015
Hotels.ng, the Nigeria-based travel booking startup founded by Mark Essien, has raised a $1.2 million... Read More
Facebook continues content push by adding critic reviews to restaurant pages
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Facebook continues content push by adding critic reviews to restaurant pages
By Nick Vivion | May 26, 2015
In its bid to increase the quality of hosted content beyond user-generated tidbits, Facebook has added... Read More
Is virtual reality ready for deployment in commercial airliner cockpits?
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Is virtual reality ready for deployment in commercial airliner cockpits?
By Nick Vivion | May 26, 2015
Boeing is pushing to make virtual reality a standard piece of technology in aircraft cabins. The... Read More
Mapquest shifts gears, partners with Mapbox for its mapping UI
News / Technology
Mapquest shifts gears, partners with Mapbox for its mapping UI
By Nick Vivion | May 22, 2015
Clearly we're not the only ones that were paying attention with Mapbox's product that can fuel all... Read More
One in every five dollars spent on travel now coming from mobile
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One in every five dollars spent on travel now coming from mobile
By Nick Vivion | May 22, 2015
Mobile continues to drive more bookings in travel, with one in five dollars now coming from the... Read More
VCs buy stake in hotel tech provider Ariane for Euro 3 million
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VCs buy stake in hotel tech provider Ariane for Euro 3 million
By Martin Cowen | May 22, 2015
Ariane Systems, a provider of self-check-in/out technology for hotels, has sold a minority stake to... Read More
Startup pitch: Experitus is a travel experience marketplace
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Startup pitch: Experitus is a travel experience marketplace
By Sean O'Neil | May 21, 2015
Experitus is a marketplace for locals and guides to sell short lessons in their hobbies and careers to... Read More
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