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2021 COVID Contingencies: What If GetYourGuide Is All Done?

2021-02-26 by Phil Butler

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Berlin startup GetYourGuide floats an 80 million euro line of credit financing to help the company stay afloat. What does it mean?

Tags: 2021 outlook, 2021 travel, GetYourGuide, investing, startup sector, travel bookings, travel guides, travel startups, world bookings, world travel

Will Travelport’s New Tech Help the Company Regain Market Share?

2021-02-24 by Phil Butler

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Travelport rebrands in preparation for a much anticipated new tech rollout. All concerned wonder if the company can truly innovate.

Tags: aggregators, airlines, Apollo, Elliott Management Corporation, Elliott Opportunity II Corp., GDS, GDS companies, Greg Webb, Paul Singer, retail travel Amadeus, Sabre, Sabre holdings, stocks, travel aggregators, travel bookings, travel tech, travel technology, Worldspan

Acromas Holidays Shuts Doors of Tailor Made Travel

2013-05-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tailor Made Travel

Tailor Made Travel, a division of Acromas Holidays, has officially closed up shop and will take no more bookings.

Tags: AA Getaways, Acromas Holidays, online travel, tourism portal, travel bookings, travel companies

Survey: Online Travel Bookings Habits in Russia

2012-05-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Russia’s leading hotel booking website, Oktogo.ru with Synovate Comcon, have made a study about Russians’ travel habits, focusing on Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Tags: Oktogo.ru, Russia travel, Russia travel bookings, Russian market research, Russian travel websites, Synovate Comcon, travel bookings, travel survey, travel websites

Ready or Not -Travel Republic Acquired

2012-01-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel Republic

In online travel news, Travel Republic has been bought by a subsidiary of Emirates Airlines. The deal finalized December 29 was first reported on Reuters telling of Dnata World Travel’s acquisition for an undisclosed sum.

Tags: business travel, Dnata World Travel', Expedia UK, LastMinute, online travel, Opodo, OTA's, travel, travel bookings, travel deals, Travelzoo, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor UK, UK, UK travel

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