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Startuptravels.com Targets Entreprenuer Travel Needs

Phil Butler

Startuptravels.com is a new development taking aim at becoming the TripAdvisor travelling entrepreneurs. Just launched with users from across 130 countries, the startup helps entreprenuers connect with colleagues and like minded travelers visiting various destinations.

11 years ago

Carlson Wagonlit Travel boosts CWT To Go

Aleksandr Shatskih

On the mobile booking scene, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) announced recently a pilot program for booking hotels via their award winning travel app, CWT To GoTM. The company#s research has shown that more than half of all travelers, and some 65% of travel managers consider mobile booking crucial.

11 years ago

Tour companies still slow on travel tech uptake

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to two important studies show, tourism businesses lag far behind in the application of new technologies that help e-commerce.

11 years ago

Aeroflot signs up for Travelport Rich Content and Branding

Aleksandr Shatskih

Leading travel commerce platform, Travelport has just announced that Aeroflot – Russian Airlines has signed up for Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding solution. The largest Russian airline, Aeroflot is now the first in Russia and across the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) to take advantage of Travelport’s innovative new offering.

11 years ago

Smart airports market to his $13 billion by 2020

Phil Butler

Smart technologies and the ecosystems they are integrated into, these each represent opportunities for both businesses and travelers. Airports, being central to the overall travel market, they will soon become highly advanced Smart hubs themselves, According to a new report from MarketsandMarkets, the global market for smart airports will reach $13.5 billion by the year 2020. Already the demand for smart technologies integrated into center infrastructures will skyrocket in the next few years.

11 years ago

IAVRA acquired by MetaMarketplace

Phil Butler

MetaMarketplace, a travel technology company, has announced having acquired B2B vacation rental platform IAVRA via its parent Demeure Operating Company. Now one of the world’s most innovative digital vacation connects is powered by a leading commerce technology company.

11 years ago

Sabre Acquires Genares Global Hospitality Solutions

Aleksandr Shatskih

Last week Sabre Corporation announced having acquired Genares, a global hospitality technology company. According to the news, Genares will strengthen Sabre’s hotelier partnership offerings worldwide. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.

11 years ago

Hertz NeverLost® GPS Gets Upgraded

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hertz and Navigation Solutions have announced a next generation Hertz NeverLost® GPS navigation system with more customization capabilities for travelers. Available in the US for now, the all new breakthrough navigation tools solves the pains of planning trips in an on board way.

11 years ago

GoEuro Snags $27 Million in Funding

Phil Butler

Berlin-based travel platform GoEuro has just raised a $27 million investment round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Led by existing investors Battery Ventures, Hasso Plattner Ventures, and Lakestar, the funding is intended to push forward faster the startup launched last May.

11 years ago

Farelogix Uncorks NDC-Xpress

Aleksandr Shatskih

Farelogix has released NDC-Xpress, a platform airlines can use to put into play New Distribution Capability (NDC) version 1.1 down the road. This significant move to make airlines compliant with NDC transactions is big.

11 years ago

Travelport Adds e-Travel Technologies

Aleksandr Shatskih

Travelport and e-Travel Technologies have just penned an agreement to bolster the former’s travel risk management services with duty of care solutions for the corporate travel market. e-Travel’s portfolio include; travel alerts, travel advisories, and travel tracker databases. These will now be made available globally to Travelport-connected travel agents.

11 years ago

Airbnb and Russia’s Ostrovok Tie Travel Knot

Phil Butler

Airbnb has just announced having ventured into the Russian tourist market via a partnership with online accommodation service Ostrovok. The deal is the first of it’s kind for the Silicon Valley poster child of travel startups.

11 years ago

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