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Startup pitch: Moveo takes brand-led B2B-first route
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Startup pitch: Moveo takes brand-led B2B-first route
By Martin Cowen | December 1, 2014
Moveo is a ground transportation business that is taking a different slant from the Ubers and Hailos of this world by putting its initial focus on the B2B, pre-arranged sector before adding a B2C on-d Read More
Uber and Jetblue are leading a dumbing down of travel
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Uber and Jetblue are leading a dumbing down of travel
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 25, 2014
This is the story of two brands in travel. One respected, one trying to get respect. One is Uber, the other is JetBlue. Both, however, have sadly started down a path that will likely undermine thei Read More
CarTrawler drives into to a new world outside of car rental
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CarTrawler drives into to a new world outside of car rental
By Kevin May | November 24, 2014
CarTrawler, the Ireland-based car rental technology provider, says it is making a big move "beyond rental" in 2015. From next year, CarTrawler's customers will be able to choose car rental products Read More
The two sides of ground transportation disruption
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The two sides of ground transportation disruption
By Viewpoints | November 21, 2014
Legacy ground transportation has truly been disrupted in just the past few years. Companies like Uber, Lyft, Hailo, Sidecar and Gett, alongside Indian startup Olacabs and Didi Dache in China and do Read More
Simpler search, single purpose apps and other mobile travel takeaways
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Simpler search, single purpose apps and other mobile travel takeaways
By Linda Fox | November 11, 2014
At some point or other, most of us will have heard that mobile is just another channel. Yet many now see it as much more than that. From a Facebook point of view, it has become more of a human beha Read More
Is the new sharing economy in travel a democracy or a republic?
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Is the new sharing economy in travel a democracy or a republic?
By Viewpoints | October 22, 2014
It seems like for as long as we have had the internet there has been talk of how it can and is “democratizing” anything and everything. There is the "democratization of technology", the "democratiz Read More
Sidecar moves up a gear with $15m to fuel expansion
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Sidecar moves up a gear with $15m to fuel expansion
By Linda Fox | September 16, 2014
Interesting moves in the world of ridesharing apps as Sidecar announces funding of $15 million from existing investors Avalon Ventures and Union Square Ventures. The company, which describes itself Read More
California rules app-based carpooling illegal, affecting Uber and Lyft
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California rules app-based carpooling illegal, affecting Uber and Lyft
By Nick Vivion | September 12, 2014
In the  continuing saga of governmental regulators and ridesharing apps, California's strict Public Utilities Commission has ruled any form of carpooling facilitated via an app illegal. Essentially, i Read More
Uber banned across Germany, temporarily
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Uber banned across Germany, temporarily
By Linda Fox | September 2, 2014
Uber must wonder whether its coming or going in Germany having been slapped with a nationwide injunction preventing it from operating across the country. Media reports say the temporary injunction, Read More
A short lesson on the history and future of the sharing economy [VIDEO]
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A short lesson on the history and future of the sharing economy [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | August 15, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcK6m3kVZxk" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sharing-economy.jpg"] So much is be Read More
Rideshare news: Boston boats, Virginia cease-and-desist and loyalty wins
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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
Lyft set to boost investment with sizable $150 million+ Series D [Update]
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Lyft set to boost investment with sizable $150 million+ Series D [Update]
By Nick Vivion | April 3, 2014
*Update*: Lyft has confirmed funding of $250 million from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund and Mayfield as well as Coatue and Alibaba Group. Funds will go towards expansion in bot Read More
Should every company wake up to the sharing economy?
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Should every company wake up to the sharing economy?
By PhocusWire | March 17, 2014
SOCIAL: A string of new businesses have emerged in recent years which have re-shaped parts of how the travel industry operate. But the idea that every company should be thinking about how they can t Read More
How crowded cities and the sharing economy are colliding
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How crowded cities and the sharing economy are colliding
By PhocusWire | December 30, 2013
SOCIAL: The likes of Airbnb and countless car-sharing startups are not changing the world on their own - they are part of a cycle of change in how society thinks it can now obtain and use services. Read More
Car sharing service Zimride sold to Enterprise
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Car sharing service Zimride sold to Enterprise
By Karthick Prabu | July 15, 2013
On-demand ride sharing company Lyft has sold its peer-to-peer carpool service Zimride to car rental giant Enterprise. Read More
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