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Startup pitch: DealScoopr is a travel discovery engine from Amazon and Expedia vets
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Startup pitch: DealScoopr is a travel discovery engine from Amazon and Expedia vets
By Sean O'Neil | April 9, 2014
Seattle-based Dealscoopr describes itself as a "travel deals discovery engine". The site takes a... Read More
Japan Timeline: Local governments get boost with new web portal from inbound operator
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Japan Timeline: Local governments get boost with new web portal from inbound operator
By Nick Vivion | April 8, 2014
Inbound travel operator and travel agency intermediary Freeplus has come up with a clever way to... Read More
Hug this bot: Internet of Caring coming to a hotel near you?
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Hug this bot: Internet of Caring coming to a hotel near you?
By Nick Vivion | April 8, 2014
While the Internet of Things continues to heat up both imaginations and balance sheets - to the tune... Read More
IHS, owned by Battery Ventures, acquires InnLink and TravLynx in hotel CRS landgrab
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IHS, owned by Battery Ventures, acquires InnLink and TravLynx in hotel CRS landgrab
By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2014
Hotels originally set up computer reservation systems (CRS) as a way to record bookings. CRS quickly... Read More
Startup pitch: FLYR, a fare prediction startup, adds a B2B play for TMCs and airlines
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Startup pitch: FLYR, a fare prediction startup, adds a B2B play for TMCs and airlines
By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2014
FLYR is a US startup whose core technology predicts airfare and seat availability. It began life as an... Read More
Remember Farecast? Bye-bye, Bing Price Predictor
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Remember Farecast? Bye-bye, Bing Price Predictor
By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2014
In 2008, Microsoft paid about $115 million for Farecast, a fare-prediction startup. Farecast was a... Read More
Room 77's CEO Drew Patterson: Google to license our software
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Room 77's CEO Drew Patterson: Google to license our software
By Sean O'Neil | April 7, 2014
Room 77, the hotel metasearch startup, sent a letter today to its shareholders saying that Google is... Read More
Mexico's Carrot raises $2 million to expand car sharing countrywide
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Mexico's Carrot raises $2 million to expand car sharing countrywide
By Nick Vivion | April 7, 2014
Car sharing is getting a boost in Mexico today, as Carrot.mx announces $2 million in funding. The... Read More
Startup pitch: Kamino brings hikes and urban walks to smartphones
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Startup pitch: Kamino brings hikes and urban walks to smartphones
By Nick Vivion | April 7, 2014
An emerging travel startup called Kamino is opening up a refreshing take on the activity front: a... Read More
Sabre going after $895m in imminent IPO
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Sabre going after $895m in imminent IPO
By Linda Fox | April 7, 2014
Sabre has confirmed the price range for its initial public offering on the Nasdaq with the company... Read More
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