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Lend Me Your iPhone to Test the “Backdrop App” Game Changer

2021-10-18 by Phil Butler

iphone

A new spp called Backdrop shows promise for becoming a popular travel companion. At least, according to TechCrunch. If only I had an iPhone!

Tags: Apple Store, Backdrop, iOS, Nigerian startups, TechCrunch, technology, travel apps, travel companion, travel startups, useful apps

A Grain of Salt and H2O Hospitality Gets You 2.5 Star Bliss

2021-09-19 by Phil Butler

H2O Logo

H2O Hospitality announces having secured $30 million in Series C funding, but a former tech guru wonders “What for?”

Tags: Agoda, Asia hotels, cheap hotels, funding, funding round, H2O Hospitality, H2OStay IKEBUKURO, hotel tech, hotel tech startup, Japan hotels, Japan startups, Kakao Investment, Korea startups, Michael Arrington, Pete Cashmore, Samsung Ventures, South Korea hotels, Southeast Asia Hotels, tech news, TechCrunch, Thailand hotels

Berlin Startup Mapify Conjures $1 Million in Seed Funding

2018-10-09 by Phil Butler

Berlin social travel startup Mapify has announced raising $1 million in seed funding from U.S. and Europe-based funds and angel investors.

Tags: beta tests, Europe startups, Mapify, social apps, TechCrunch, tourism apps, travel startups, TripAdvisor social

Will Uber Go “Belly Up” in 2017?

2016-12-23 by Phil Butler

Uber Mumbai?

Mixed news from ridesharing behemoth Uber this week does not bode well for investors in the venture. With a pile of lawsuits, and losses expected to exceed $3 billion for the year, some experts fear no profitability in the near future.

Tags: ride sharing, TechCrunch, Uber

Air Booking Site OneTwoTrip: Worth $9 Mil Funding?

2012-09-06 by Phil Butler

OneTwoTrip search results.

When I saw that TechCrunch had announced Russian travel startup OneTwoTrip’s recent $9 million funding round, I have to admit I was skeptical. For one thing, even though the Russian Federation has some of the world’s best programmers and developers, in general web entities from there generally suck. And pretty bad too.

Tags: air tickets, airline booking, airline bookings, booking portal, flights, funding round, Ozon, Ozon Travel, plane tickets, Russian startup, TechCrunch, travel startups

Triposo Mechanized

2012-05-09 by Phil Butler

Triposo: The power of innovation, and???

Triposo, the brainchild travel startup from ex-Googler’s Jon Tirsen and Douwe Osinga, just announced their new iOS app, the story arriving via TechCrunch. So, Argo Travel News decided to take a look under the hood of this fascinating new travel guide/suggestion engine.

Tags: Android, Crunchfund, Douwe Osinga, geolocation, iOS app, iPad, iPhone, Jon Tirsen, Micheal Arrington, mobile maps, Rick Empson, Stay.com, tech, TechCrunch, travel apps, travel tech, travel techology, travel tools, Wikipedia, Wikitravel, World66

Twigmore Puts People First in Travel

2011-11-27 by Phil Butler

Twigmore

A new startup called Twigmore is aimed directly at putting people and their real impressions of “places” in the correct order. Unlike many “geocentric” travel tools, this new entry tries to arrange for local review wisdom for your trip planning. At least this seems like the gist.

Tags: Facebook travel, Giulia Cozzolino, Google Travel, Muriel Devillers, opinions, Opinno, Orli Yakuel, reviews, TechCrunch, travel opinions, travel startup, travel tools

Gowalla: Will It Be Google’s Next Announcement?

2011-09-13 by Phil Butler

Gowalla CEO Williams

It was inevitable once Google announced they were to acquire Zagat, the race for lost applications to engage travel. TechCrunch already reported on Gowalla, so did GigaOm, PC Mag, anyone “interested” in Gowalla. Chief Executive Josh Williams, according to PC Magazine, the Gowalla site will “re-focus” primarily on travel now. The selling point being, in depth guides, travel stories, relating the experience of travel – all conveniently on Gowalla.

Tags: Android, Droid, GigaOm, Google Travel, Gowalla, hotel finder, investors, Jason Calacanis, Motorola, Shasta Ventures, Silicon Valley, Stay.com, TechCrunch, travel startup

Argophilia Launches Citizen’s Travel Portal

2011-08-16 by Phil Butler

Albanian Beach

Argophilia Travel Albania launches as the first of many regional travel directories aimed at introducing Eastern Europe’s hidden gems. Breathtaking places sit undiscovered by most of the world’s top travel businesses, a scattered lot of informative sites offer little or no value to travelers or local businesses, but Argo addresses the problem directly.

Tags: Alabania travel, Albania business, Albanian hotels, Albanian tourism, Argophilia Travel Albania, Durres, Et'hem Bey Mosque, Gadling, Illyria, Michael Arrington, OTA's travel news, press release, PRWeb, TechCrunch, tirana, Tnooz, Travel Albania, TripAdvisor, Visit Albania

Google + and Really Refined Reviews – Coming Soon

2011-07-23 by Phil Butler

Bring it on Google, bring it on

The suggested Google Travel entity could be just around the corner. According to the news from Tnooz and Kevin May, Google unceremoniously yanked third party reviews from hotels on Google Maps and Google Places, a move May suggests puts Google’s review credibility down there with TripAdvisor’s. But what if?

Tags: Expedia, Google, Google ITA, Google Maps, Google Places, Google reviews, Google Travel, Kayak, Kevin May, Mashable, online travel, reviews, Sabre Group, TechCrunch, Tnooz, travel tools, TripAdvisor

Will Google Launch Their ITA Travel Weapon?

2011-07-06 by Phil Butler

Google can torpedo travel

According to TechCrunch’s reliable network of source, Google may well roll out an integrated ITA search platform within days. A report by TC’s Leena Rao 16 hours ago suggests Google’s recent acquisition may in fact be the forboding nightmare Microsoft, Expedia, and others feared.

Tags: Expedia, Fairlogix, fare booking, Google, Google Travel, ITA, ITA fare software, Kayak, Microsoft, online travel, Sabre, TechCrunch, ticket sales, tickets, travel wars

Seamlessly Topguest Hypes Best Western Union

2011-05-19 by Phil Butler

Ash Fontana and Geoff Lewis, Founders of Topguest

Okay, I have finally had enough. Looking into the travel tech footlocker of startups out there, potential is about all there is out there at the moment. And for Best Western and a company called TopGuest, a bit of scornful ranting due from a Web 2.0 evangelist from the early days. The reason, someone out there in PR land still thinks everything needs to be “seamless” in its integration. BS

Tags: Best Western, Facebook, Facebook travel, Michael Arrington, Needleman, Om, Om Malik, online travel, Pete Cashmore, rewards, Richard McManus, TechCrunch, Topquest, travel, travel bonus, travel rewards, travel startup, travel tools




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