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MakeMyTrip announces USD 330 million equity financing
India’s largest OTA MakeMyTrip has announced that the company is raising USD 330 million through share sale to undisclosed investors as well as Ctrip and Naspers’ arm MIH Internet. It…
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Deyor Camps raises Pre-series A funding from Venture Catalysts & REAPRA Ventures
Deyor Camps, the startup aggregating and organising camping activities, has announced raising a pre-series A round led by Venture Catalysts. Existing investor Dheeraj Jain, who has been actively involved in…
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All Nippon Airways expected to outperform home rival Japan Airlines
ANA Holdings recently reported its financial results for the fiscal year 2016 and things look quite positive for the Japanese carrier. Riding on back of lower fuel costs, cost cutting…
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Your customers don’t want to speak your language, learn theirs
My attention was broken away from my laptop by the sound from the phone mounted in front of my Uber driver. The voice guidance was in Hindi and so was…
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You can now pick your airline seat and choose your rental car in VR, because why not!
Navitaire, an Amadeus company, recently unveiled the world’s first travel search and booking experience. Right from selecting the destination to paying for the entire trip, the entire process can be…
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Indian Railways plans to boost non-fare revenue with Rail Display Network
The Indian Railways clocked a marginal increase in revenue in 2016-17, 0.77 percent over 163,791 crore registered in 2015-16. However, while relatively small, the non-fare revenue registered strong growth to…
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YuMiGo wants to make loyalty programs more relevant with its latest offering
Questions are often raised on whether loyalty programs are relevant in travel anymore. In this industry, repeat customers are elusive and almost every other brand wants to keep the customers…
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Will Uber Central hurt corporate cab services in India?
After running a nine month long pilot, Uber has launched a new product building on top of its Uber for Business platform for the enterprise space. Uber Central, the new…
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Facebook Messenger continues to gain relevance for brands
Over the years, Facebook Messenger has evolved from a piece of the social network into a standalone commercial platform. This of course is a result of how the company has…
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