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“We’ve transitioned from a transaction platform to a matching platform”-Takanobu Yamamoto, President, Rakuten Group
Rakuten Group, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997, is the largest and possibly the most reliable internet shopping mall in Japan. It has around 40 businesses and services like Online…
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Ministry of Tourism, Oman joins hands with AudioCompass to launch a mobile app
Marking a major development, the Ministry of Tourism – Oman, has collaborated with AudioCompass thereby including Oman as a destination available to tourists on the AudioCompass app. AudioCompass, an application…
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OTAs hit back at the hotel startups, block ZO and OYO Rooms from listing
In a rather predictable move, multiple OTAs have blocked the budget hotel startups from listing on their respective websites. Sources have reported that Goibibo, MakeMyTrip and Yatra have blocked them…
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Thailand’s Coin⇌Back will place your unused travelling coins for a good cause
There are many times when we underestimate the power of valuable coins and neglect them. Travellers fall in the same category too, especially, when they return to their home-country after their journey. You will…
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“We have to constantly keep evolving & innovating”- Stephen Ho, President, APAC, Starwood Hotels
The hotel industry is facing many challenges and undergoing major transformation worldwide. The travellers are evolving with penetration of internet & mobile and the hotels are adapting fast to this change. They are…
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“What we want to do is: Innovation, Innovation and Innovation” – Sherri Wu
Alitrip, the online travel marketplace, has a significant foothold in the Chinese market. It has focused on signing up travel agencies to reach more customers with its products and services. Distinguishing itself from…
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MakeMyTrip planning to bear more losses in a bid to acquire customers
After multiple quarters of reported losses, it has been reported that MakeMyTrip is likely to bear losses for another two years to come. This of course is in bid to…
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JetSmarter App: The Uber for private jets
JetSmarter, a company headquartered in USA, has listened to the demands of the people. For many years the elitists have been requesting for a platform that can act as an aggregator for…
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Let Constapark find you a parking spot the next time you travel to Bengaluru
Finding parking space is a major issue in metro cities. Finding a parking spot and then queuing up to park takes lot of time and effort. Leaving the vehicle roadside…
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SkyTran – Can it be an answer to India’s Traffic Woes?
Traffic congestion is an old but prevalent problem in India. Last year, 1.88 million passenger cars were sold in the country. In March 2013, the total number of registered vehicles…
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“Apps are now generating much more bookings as compared to last year”-Daniele Beccari, Head of Travel, Criteo
Smartphones are increasingly becoming the device of choice for people, even more so when we are talking about travellers. Thanks to the increasing number of mobile devices and their processing…
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Skip the front desk with this California based startup Proxce
Many industry experts have predicted that Internet of Things will define the travel industry in future. Adding technology to improve the user experience will help hotels set themselves apart and…
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