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Intrepid Travel picks up remaining stake in Urban Adventures
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Intrepid Travel picks up remaining stake in Urban Adventures
By Linda Fox | April 10, 2014
Moves in the tours and activities sector this morning as Intrepid Travel acquires the remaining stake... Read More
Heartbleed: Major travel sites like Expedia and Priceline appear to have dodged a bullet
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Heartbleed: Major travel sites like Expedia and Priceline appear to have dodged a bullet
By Sean O'Neil | April 9, 2014
It's a computer bug with a name out of a James Bond movie: heartbleed. The security flaw, which... Read More
How we'll travel in 2024: Skyscanner sees semantic search, Google Glass, and more
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How we'll travel in 2024: Skyscanner sees semantic search, Google Glass, and more
By Sean O'Neil | April 9, 2014
Skyscanner, the UK-based metasearch site, unveiled today a report forecasting what travel will be like... Read More
New advertising technology drops targetable units into in-flight browsing
News / Technology
New advertising technology drops targetable units into in-flight browsing
By Nick Vivion | April 9, 2014
Advertising technology is rapidly evolving to include in-flight internet sessions, thus allowing... Read More
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?
News / Technology
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
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