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Ancillary watch: Fees are now mission critical for airlines — and travelers approve
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Ancillary watch: Fees are now mission critical for airlines — and travelers approve
By Nick Vivion | May 19, 2015
Two reports from Switchfly reveal ancillary alignment between airlines and their passengers: The... Read More
Lyft raises another $150 million
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Lyft raises another $150 million
By Martin Cowen | May 19, 2015
Another mega-raise in the frenetic taxi/rideshare app sector this week, with Lyft securing $150... Read More
Lodgify, the vacation rental platform, raises Euro 600,000
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Lodgify, the vacation rental platform, raises Euro 600,000
By Sean O'Neil | May 19, 2015
​Lodgify,​ a vacation rental technology startup, said today it has closed a Euro 600,000 of equity... Read More
bd4travel brings home $4.2 million round and former Expedia exec
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bd4travel brings home $4.2 million round and former Expedia exec
By Linda Fox | May 18, 2015
Travel analytics specialist bd4travel has raised $4.2M in Series A funding led by Hoxton Ventures and... Read More
Should airlines offer bounties to hackers who find security flaws in avionics?
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Should airlines offer bounties to hackers who find security flaws in avionics?
By Sean O'Neil | May 18, 2015
The FBI has issued a search warrant for a hacker who controversially claims to have used his laptop to... Read More
Despite healthy global growth, hotels are banking on summer marketing blitz
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Despite healthy global growth, hotels are banking on summer marketing blitz
By Nick Vivion | May 18, 2015
With a strong dollar pushing tourist demand in Europe from American leisure travelers, and a generally... Read More
MakeMyTrip planning to make trip planning engaging
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MakeMyTrip planning to make trip planning engaging
By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2015
Indian OTA MakeMyTrip has bought an 18% stake in www.inspirock.com,  "an online planning tool for... Read More
Could these five tech concepts change aviation forever?
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Could these five tech concepts change aviation forever?
By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2015
Airbus has taken to crowdsourcing to brainstorm new ideas for aviation technology, asking teams across... Read More
Startup pitch: DUFL wants to become your location-agnostic virtual suitcase
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Startup pitch: DUFL wants to become your location-agnostic virtual suitcase
By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2015
It's rare that a travel startup comes out with a wholly unique concept, so its exciting when a... Read More
All you need to know (probably) on hotel and flight wifi [INFOGRAPHIC]
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All you need to know (probably) on hotel and flight wifi [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | May 15, 2015
You hear lots about our expectations of wifi - the need to get to information quickly means we expect... Read More
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