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Cape Town springs up yet another MICE gem in its International Convention Centre
The African continent has been home to a growing travel market, and the major disruptions in the region have not gone unnoticed. While a concentrated effort has been on promoting…
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TravelTriangle raises $12 million Series C round led by Nandan Nilekani’s Fundamentum
Online travel marketplace TravelTriangle has raised a $12 million Series C round led by Fundamentum. The startup operates like a travel booking platform to allow holidaymakers to choose and secure…
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Indian travel startup spotting: new travel companies to watch out for
On the back of a fast growing economy and rising income levels, a significant portion of wealth being spent by Indians is now on traveling and vacationing abroad. As a…
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Learn from the best in travel at first-of-its-kind TravelX Talks by Stay On Skill
Skill as a currency is an inescapable necessity. Quantifying those skillsets can create a new self-aware economy that can facilitate connection and trading of those skills. Stay On Skill does…
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Driverless cars still have a long way to go
Last week, police in Tempe, Arizona, released dash cam footage showing the final seconds before an Uber self-driving vehicle crashed into 49-year-old pedestrian Elaine Herzberg, who died at the hospital…
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India accounted for 3.7% of global digital travel sales, says new KPMG-FICCI report
The travel and hospitality sector is rapidly evolving with the rising adoption of various tools, technologies and digital platforms — primarily to improve customer experience, build strong loyalties and run…
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AirAsia heads to Silicon Valley in search of travel startups
AirAsia is making its foray into US Silicon Valley, home to startups and global technology companies, to find “the best startups in the travel industry”. The low-cost carrier is carrying…
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South Africa’s Babylonstoren is joining the ranks of the world’s best MICE venues
The MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Conferences and Exhibitions) industry is one of the major drivers within the tourism industry and has experienced tremendous growth in the past years, and Africa has…
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Venture capital investments in travel tech may hit record highs in 2018 : report
An analysis by Lufthansa Innovation Hub found that funding in the first two months of 2018 reached more than $6.5 billion across 76 deals – a pace that could bring…
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April Fool’s Day 2018: How top travel brands fooled the world
The onset of 1st April every year presents an opportunity for brands to ‘trick’ their consumers with generous doses of mischief and pranks through humorous and almost-believable campaigns. Brands capitalize…
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First ever supplier guide is set to be launched for the First ever Maldives Supplier Expo
Exhibitors will include accommodation, transport, catering, F&B related suppliers such as beds, benches, chairs, floor coverings, glass tables, hot tubs, lamps, plastic chairs, pools, slides, tiles, garden furniture and such.…
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Unlock crucial data insights at the Digital Travel Summit APAC, 2018
Analytics is one of the hottest topics in business and technology today. Whether it is about wanting to better understand and analyze customer buying patterns, leveraging electronic records to improve…
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