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With a fresh war chest, where is Didi headed next?
The news has been floating around for weeks that Didi is raising yet another mammoth round of funding backed by Softbank. Yesterday, the company put the speculations to rest by…
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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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United takes additional steps to avoid ugly situations in future
United Airlines is dealing with the damage caused by the customer service disaster which sparked outrage all over the world. Videos of police officer violently dragging a passenger off its…
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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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China’s Airbus A320 rival is all set for its maiden flight
Chinese state owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has completed taxi testing of Comac C919 narrowbody airliner with final tests done at Shanghai Pudong Internation Airport. With this, they…
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MakeMyTrip reportedly weighing investment in FabHotels
It was reported previously that MakeMyTrip is keeping an eye out on smaller companies to further strengthen its position in the hotel space. The merger with GoIbibo brought two rivals…
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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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Waymo now accused Uber of covering up information about a LiDAR system
The Waymo lawsuit hasn’t already been looking good for Uber and now, Waymo has filed new claims in the lawsuit. Waymo alleged that Uber held back information about the LiDAR…
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Ola reportedly looking to raise another USD 100 million
Bengaluru based cab aggregator Ola is reportedly looking to raise USD 100 million, not long after it was in news previously after raising funds in a down round. Livemint reports…
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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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Countdown to the first ITB China Conference: Press Release
Competitive advantages to be had from understanding the Chinese market: leading travel organisations and tourism officials active in the Chinese market will be congregating this year for the first ITB…
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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…
Akshay Sharma
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