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Avantio and Receptio Collaboration in Vacation Rentals Market

2017-05-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Avantio

Avantio is the first vacation rental management software to join forces with Receptio powered by SysPay, a payment institution specialized in the hospitality industry.

Tags: AirBnb, Avantio, Guillaume Chauvet, HomeAway, Manuel Giner, Muchosol, online payments, software, SysPay, TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor: Greece Popularity On Upswing

2016-11-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vicky Karantzavelou

According to Anna Rufo, head of display sales at TripAdvisor, more people now use the world famous review site to book their vacations to Greece, than ever.

Tags: Anna Rufo, GNTO, Greece travel, Russia tourists, TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor powers up with ZeTrip and Rove

2015-02-03 by Phil Butler

Rove APP

TripAdvisor has announced the acquisition of tech startup ZeTrip, and travel journal app Rove. Apparently, the semi-stagnant market for high tech travel tools, has been rekindled.

Tags: acquisitions, Rove, startups, TripAdvisor

Travelers’ Hotel Choices: No Choice At All

2014-05-12 by Phil Butler

When Google acquired ITA flight software a couple of years back, a group of competitors went ballistic warning of unfair practices by the Internet search and ad giant. Most people back then blew off what FairSearch was contending, this author included. As it turns out, a half dozen court cases won and a lot of water under the hotel search bridge, and potential guests really have no choice at all. Google has rigged the hotel booking game into an ad recommendation one.

Tags: BIng, Bing travel, booking hotels, Expedia, FairSearch, Google, Google hotel finder, hotels, ITA, TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor Adds Tripbod to Acquisition Spree

2014-05-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tripbod

Tripbod, a travel community that lets travelers connect with local experts, has been acquired by TripAdvisor.

Tags: OTA, tech, travel tech, TripAdvisor, TripBod

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