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Uber's API dropped into Hyatt, United and Expensify

By Nick Vivion | August 21, 2014

This week's reveal of the Uber API marks the company's latest push to become the dominant means of ground transportation across the business travel ecosystem - and third-party travel companies are eag Read More

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TripAdvisor and TripCase integrate with Uber so users can get to hotels and attractions

By Karthick Prabu | August 20, 2014

Interesting move from TripAdvisor as it puts Uber on its app and mobile website so users can find their way to restaurants, attractions and hotels. This new feature is a result of a new integration Read More

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A short lesson on the history and future of the sharing economy [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | August 15, 2014

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The travel sharing economy is having its Napster Moment right now

By Viewpoints | July 31, 2014

Remember 1999? Sure you do. The dotcom bubble was in full effect: come up with any idea, really any idea, and add ".com" to it, and you could raise millions. We now know in hindsight that many of t Read More

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New US rankings for travel apps: Delta, Uber, and Hotels.com top the lists

By Sean O'Neil | July 31, 2014

Tracking the success of mobile apps remains more of an art than a science. But comparisons and estimates are becoming more plausible thanks to new travel and transportation app indexes from App Ann Read More

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The sharing economy begins assault on business travel

By Nick Vivion | July 30, 2014

The annual Global Business Travel Association Convention is generally the bastion of big business, with legacy companies exhibiting to retain and grow their corporate client lists. Some startups targe Read More

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Concur adds loyalty points, deepens integrations with Uber linkup

By Nick Vivion | July 29, 2014

Following on the heels of yesterday's announcement of a direct linkup with Airbnb, travel expense management company Concur has now also brought on-demand car service Uber into the platform. The la Read More

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On demand taxi hailing service Easy Taxi raises $40 million

By Karthick Prabu | July 28, 2014

Easy Taxi, Rocket Internet's mobile-based on demand taxi hailing company, has raised $40 million in Series D funding led by Phenomen Ventures, with participation from Tengelmann Ventures. The Brazi Read More

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How a thorn-in-the-side of the industry is crunching data to plan ahead

By Karthick Prabu | July 18, 2014

Uber is currently launching in roughly two to three cities, helped not least by its recent $1.2 billion investment at a $18 billion valuation. Behind the scenes, Uber is also heavily crunching its Read More

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Olacabs raises $42 million, allocates over a third to buy cars for drivers

By Karthick Prabu | July 11, 2014

Taxi aggregator Olacabs has raised a $42 million Series C investment from Hong Kong-based hedge fund Steadview Capital and venture firm Sequoia Capital. Existing investors in the India-based compan Read More

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With challenges and severe competition, how is Uber performing in China?

By Viewpoints | June 26, 2014

The buzz around on-demand car hailing service Uber continues to get stronger, perhaps even more than Airbnb. Uber’s story so far has stood out for its expansion strategy, attempting to disrupt the Read More

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Singapore Airline's mall, RezNext and Internet Moguls, and more

By PhocusWire | June 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Wednesday 25 June 2014: Kuaidi Dache teams up with eLong Kuadi Dache, the C Read More

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Lessons for travel startups from Uber and OpenTable: Disrupt, fix or make money

By Alex Bainbridge | June 19, 2014

The last few weeks have seen two major travel startup new stories, perhaps giving hope to countless young businesses in the sector. Firstly, OpenTable "exited" to Priceline for a cool 2.6 billion d Read More

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Uber raises $1.2 billion in investment and puts valuation at eye-watering $17 billion

By Kevin May | June 6, 2014

The founders of Uber will indeed be treating themselves this weekend after announcing a mammoth $1.2 billion investment round. The US-based, private car rental service has secured its latest inject Read More

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Rideshare news: Boston boats, Virginia cease-and-desist and loyalty wins

By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2014

There was a raft of rideshare news this week. Here's a quick breakdown. RideBoatshare Following the success of the brief San Francisco event and the Sydney trials, Uber is testing on-demand wate Read More

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