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GuestToGuest nabs cash from peer-to-peer insurance specialist

By Martin Cowen | May 6, 2015

France-based home exchange business GuestToGuest has raised €4 million ($4.5 million) and wants to have a million members within three years. French insurance firm MAIF has made the investment. Read More

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Do sharing economy startups have a civic duty to share data?

By Nick Vivion | May 5, 2015

The sharing economy — most notably Airbnb and Uber — grapples with regulation across the world on a daily basis. One of the biggest hurdles is related to data privacy and protecting that data from Read More

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GetTaxi rebrands worldwide, Getts into new verticals as a mobile marketplace

By Nick Vivion | April 28, 2015

The company formerly known as GetTaxi has rolled out its rebrand globally, going with Gett in the 32 cities in which it operates. The on-demand car app had been operating only in the US as Gett and Read More

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Travel startups: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight

By Alex Bainbridge | April 28, 2015

The travel industry has not been very receptive recently to digital travel startups. Yes, articles are written, conference startup pitch invites are received, but generally the incumbents, or digit Read More

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Uber is the Rashomon of our time

By PhocusWire | April 27, 2015

Travel and the tech industries love a rashomon, and in the past year or two, our collective subject of debate has been Uber. Read More

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Ola hails mammoth $400 million funding round

By Martin Cowen | April 16, 2015

India's biggest taxi app Ola has raised $400 million from new and existing investors, and has earmarked $100 million to grow its recently acquired TaxiForSure business. The Series E funding was led Read More

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Baidu building up a taxi-app portfolio

By Martin Cowen | April 14, 2015

Chinese search giant Baidu has invested in another two taxi-sharing apps, Tiantian Yongche and 51yongche. Last December Baidu announced "a strategic investment and co-operation agreement" with Uber Read More

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SOS alert to the travel industry! Tap the brakes on your Apple Watch investments

By Glenn Gruber | April 7, 2015

The allure of Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS) is strong. And whether it be "a-loo-minium" or gold, Apple’s Watch is very shiny. We’re at a very interesting time with Apple Watch, about halfway between Read More

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Uber and Ola challenged again in New Delhi, following Uber's ban in Germany

By Nick Vivion | March 25, 2015

Uber and its primary local competitor Ola have both been ordered to cease operations in the Indian city of New Delhi. If either of the companies violate this order, the authority has said that it coul Read More

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Uber looks local to boost India expansion

By Linda Fox | March 23, 2015

Uber has formed a 'strategic partnership' with India's Times Internet to help grow its presence in the destination. A statement from Uber describes the deal as a marketing partnership and adds that Read More

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Bluesmart partners with Uber to go pick up your lost luggage

By Nick Vivion | March 13, 2015

This will certainly not be the last "Uber partnership" announcement...but this is surely one of the most useful app integrations with the on-demand ride sharing service: the lost luggage pickup. Th Read More

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Lyft picks up half a billion dollars

By Martin Cowen | March 13, 2015

Ride-sharing app Lyft has confirmed a $530 million Series E funding round, led by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. In a blog post, Lyft said that the money will be used to expand its footprin Read More

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Uber launches digital magazine for drivers to promote lifestyle and perks

By Nick Vivion | March 10, 2015

What does a business do to create a unified workforce when it involves a decentralized workforce distributed across over 200 cities worldwide? This challenge is faced by many travel brands, as many fa Read More

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Breathometer ties in Uber and last-minute hotel stays for drunks

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2015

Breathometer is a connected device that calculates blood alcohol content from a small round whistle-like tool. Simply blow into the breathometer and the app shares BAC and pinpoints a time in which th Read More

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Uber unphased as China rivals create monopolistic merger

By Martin Cowen | February 16, 2015

Uber will continue to "invest heavily" in China after the country's biggest taxi sharing apps Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache confirmed a merger. The tie-up creates a business worth an estimated $6 bil Read More

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