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tripadvisor operational changes
News / Online
TripAdvisor business units overhauled, two execs depart
By Jill Menze | January 10, 2018
TripAdvisor is undergoing operational changes, a representative from the user review giant has confirmed. Read More
Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup
News / Startups
Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup
By Kevin May | January 9, 2018
One has taken in around $450 million funding. Another hasn't brought in any outside capital investment. The other a modest $1.5 million. Read More
Behold the electric flying taxi
Notated News / Technology
Behold the electric flying taxi
By Andrew Hawkins - The Verge | January 9, 2018
Helicopters aren’t typically found among the gadget and car insanity at CES, but Bell Helicopter doesn’t want to be seen as your typical purveyor of vertical flight. Read More
Amazon patent blends reality to virtual locales
Notated News / Technology
Amazon patent blends reality to virtual locales
By Alan Boyle - GeekWire | January 3, 2018
Amazon has a new patented technology: a blended-reality display that puts your image into a virtual scene. Read More
GetYourGuide, Air Serbia and more news briefs today...
Notated News / Technology
GetYourGuide, Air Serbia and more news briefs today...
By PhocusWire | January 3, 2018
In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: ARC partners with GetYourGuide... Verteil Technologies' direct connect India booking... Fujita Kanko's multilingual chatbot... Air Serbia's merchandising... Read More
eLong and Tongcheng merge, under Ctrip stewardship
News / Online
eLong and Tongcheng merge, under Ctrip stewardship
By Kevin May | December 29, 2017
Ctrip is overseeing the merging of two Chinese online travel brands - one of which it bought from Expedia Inc two years ago. Read More
QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers
News / Technology
QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017
Quote from Kieron Branagan, CEO at OpenJaw Technologies. Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
News / Online
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
Travel is not about airline seats or hotel rooms - people travel for leisure to experience the destination, business travelers are on a mission to complete specific goals.  Read More
A tours and activities perspective on 2017 and the coming year
News / Distribution
A tours and activities perspective on 2017 and the coming year
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
The tours and activities segment has garnered a lot of interest in 2017 with startups gaining traction, huge funding rounds and even the launch of Arival, a dedicated conference for T&A. Here tnoo Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Startups
Opinion / Startups
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Startups
By PhocusWire | December 18, 2017
The notion that business-to-business travel startups have a far higher chance of succeeding than consumer-facing businesses is nothing new. Read More
Q&A Lottery - Expedia Media Solutions, TourRadar, Rezgo, Crafted Comms
News / Technology
Q&A Lottery - Expedia Media Solutions, TourRadar, Rezgo, Crafted Comms
By Kevin May | December 15, 2017
Regular viewers of the PundIT Show will know about our QandA Lottery - a quick game that we sometimes play at the end of episodes. Read More
Adrenaline Hunter finds another €2 million in funding
News / Technology
Adrenaline Hunter finds another €2 million in funding
By Martin Cowen | December 13, 2017
Paris-based adventure and extreme sports booking site Adrenaline Hunter has secured another €2 million, bring the total raised so far to more than €3 million. The business - tnooz startup pitch her Read More
Mixing media is the smart shift for travel in 2018
Opinion / Online
Mixing media is the smart shift for travel in 2018
By Jim Price - PebblePost | December 13, 2017
There was a shift felt across the travel industry when Booking.com announced in November that they would be more than doubling their investment in television advertising. Read More
Chinese web travel brand Mafengwo raises $133M
News / Online
Chinese web travel brand Mafengwo raises $133M
By Kevin May | December 12, 2017
Another major capital-raise heading to a Chinese online travel agency - this time it's $133 million in the pockets of Mafengwo. Read More
In-destination with the Tours and Activities Snapshot for 2017
News
In-destination with the Tours and Activities Snapshot for 2017
By Nick Vivion | December 11, 2017
Tours and activities are a growing part of the travel industry. This growth continues to garner more attention for this segment of the industry, as more technology providers vie for the business of co Read More
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