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News / Technology
$50k bounty in latest round the world travel blogging competition
By Linda Fox | January 28, 2013
Online travel guide My Destination is taking the go big or go home approach with its competition... Read More
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News / Distribution
TripAdvisor tests hotel metasearch service - now the fun really begins
By Kevin May | January 15, 2013
User review giant TripAdvisor is finally doing what pretty much everyone involved in the hotel sector... Read More
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News / Distribution
Kayak-Priceline deal validates evolution of meta model, but Skyscanner rules out immediate IPO
By Kevin May | January 9, 2013
Two years is an awfully long time in travel technology, especially considering how quickly the... Read More
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Brian Chesky of Airbnb explains new consumption model, answers critics, takes a bow
By Kevin May | November 16, 2012
Airbnb polarises opinion - on the one hand it's the tech disrupter many want to emulate, growing fast... Read More
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News / Distribution
Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
By Evan Konwiser | November 8, 2012
Priceline is acquiring Kayak for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. Yes, read it again. While unexpected,... Read More
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News / Distribution
Priceline buys Kayak for $1.8 billion
By Kevin May | November 8, 2012
In a leftfield move, Priceline has agreed to buy metasearch engine Kayak for $1.8 billion.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Travelmob, Asia's version of Airbnb, passes Go, collects $1 million, and plots its future
By Sean O'Neil | October 5, 2012
Travelmob is a peer-to-peer rental site for distinctive lodging in the Asia Pacific region. It's... Read More
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News / Distribution
GetGoing introduces the surprise element to air ticket bookings
By Kevin May | August 20, 2012
Opaque search, blind bookings - models which have found their way in to the travel lexicon in recent... Read More
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News / Distribution
What happens if the hotel industry finally says RIP to rate parity?
By Viewpoints | July 24, 2012
It looks like the hotel industry's trusty steed, rate parity, is lumbering towards the knackers yard,... Read More
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News / Distribution
OneFineStay raises $12M, plots move into US and elsewhere
By Kevin May | June 19, 2012
More significant sums of money heading into the home rental marketplace with news that UK-based... Read More
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