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Google, Kayak, Hipmunk, Skyscanner, Travelzoo, and TripAdvisor attack DOT's proposed rule
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Google, Kayak, Hipmunk, Skyscanner, Travelzoo, and TripAdvisor attack DOT's proposed rule
By Sean O'Neil | September 22, 2014
It's not every day that Google, Kayak, Hipmunk, TripAdvisor, Skyscanner, and Travelzoo (owner of... Read More
Viator's data breach affects 1.4 million customers directly
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Viator's data breach affects 1.4 million customers directly
By Nick Vivion | September 22, 2014
Last week's announcement by Viator is a reminder about the perils of payment processing. The online... Read More
Vacation rental sector keeps busy as Demeure buys IAVRA
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Vacation rental sector keeps busy as Demeure buys IAVRA
By Martin Cowen | September 22, 2014
Demeure, the Canadian platform-as-a-service provider, has bought UK-based B2B vacation rental platform... Read More
EatWith cooks up $8 million to tackle the meal-sharing segment
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EatWith cooks up $8 million to tackle the meal-sharing segment
By Nick Vivion | September 22, 2014
The sharing economy has penetrated through several mammoth sectors - from housing to transportation,... Read More
Q&A with the new CEO of Mundi about travel metasearch in Brazil
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Q&A with the new CEO of Mundi about travel metasearch in Brazil
By Sean O'Neil | September 22, 2014
A few months ago, Brazilian metasearch company Mundi installed a new CEO, Ana Araujo. It was one of... Read More
Top10 adds Instagram for real-time view of hotels
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Top10 adds Instagram for real-time view of hotels
By Linda Fox | September 22, 2014
Hotel comparison site Top10 is looking to take personalisation to the next level with the integration... Read More
Onyx Payments acquires Net Trans Services
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Onyx Payments acquires Net Trans Services
By Nick Vivion | September 21, 2014
In some consolidation news on the travel payments front, US-based Onyx Payments has acquired Norway's... Read More
Voyage Prive subsidiary acquires Darjeelin, plans human travel search engine
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Voyage Prive subsidiary acquires Darjeelin, plans human travel search engine
By Linda Fox | September 19, 2014
Darjeelin, a France-based startup which describes itself as a crowd-sourced travel agency has been... Read More
Spottly raises seed round for video-based social travel app
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Spottly raises seed round for video-based social travel app
By Linda Fox | September 19, 2014
Spottly, a mobile social travel app based around video has raised $850,000 in seed funding. Investors... Read More
SAP to buy Concur for $8.3 billion
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SAP to buy Concur for $8.3 billion
By Sean O'Neil | September 18, 2014
Enterprise software giant SAP will spend $8.3 billion to get its hands on corporate travel-and-expense... Read More
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MakeMyTrip reported declines in air ticketing and hotel and packages revenue for Q2 2027.... Read More
Startup Stage: SkySpot wants to simplify airport arrival planning
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Startup Stage: SkySpot wants to simplify airport arrival planning
The startup uses predictive analytics to determine when travelers should leave for the airport,... Read More