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Here are the travel apps that our team found useful through 2016
“Hey I came across this startup. You should check out their app” is a phrase heard often in our office. We love travelling and as our work revolves mostly around…
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Press Release: Air China Introduces “Fully Entrusted-No Baggage Claim” in Europe and the Americas
Starting January 1, 2017, passengers who fly on Air China's flights departing from Europe and the Americas for Chinese cities with a transit in Beijing can benefit from Air China's newly…
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Here are all the headlines from travel that defined 2016
2016 was quite an eventful year for all of us. There were many ups and downs, some really surprising developments and then there were the global events like Brexit that…
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HERE and Mobileye join hands for self-driving mapping technology
Mobileye has been one of the forerunners in autonomous vehicle space and now the company has announced a partnership with Here to move ahead in the same direction. The partnership…
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Highlights from our conversation about trip planning space with the Routern team
Whenever we talk about travel startups, trip planning is a segment which is often in question. It has emerged to be one of the favourite segments of startups and investors…
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FICCI launches Travel Tech Launchpad to boost digital drive in travel industry
There is no denying the fact that young startups play a very crucial role in driving any industry forward. Things are no different in travel industry either. The Indian travel…
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RedBus luring pilgrims with tailored packages for them
Spiritual tourism forms a very important component of the Indian tourism industry. Every year, the popular pilgrimage sites are visited by millions of pilgrims generating significant business for the local…
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Ola goes drunk tweeting to discourage drunk driving
What looked like a series of tweets posted by someone gaining unauthorised access to Ola Cabs’ account turned out to be a well thought out plan to send a message.…
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Czech firm Rockaway buys Unister’s assets
Czech investor Rockaway Capital has announced that it will acquire assets of German travel company Unister. It includes flight booking portal fluege.de and package booking site ab-in-den-urlaub.de. Rockaway is looking…
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Did we overestimate the role of wearables in travel?
Apple Watch was at the centre of conversations of the tech industry last year. It wasn’t the first smart watch, far from that. But it was certainly the first one…
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6 lessons from 6 startups that moved out of travel industry in 2016
It is often said that smart people learn from the mistakes of others. In the startup world, mistakes can often be very costly for the founders, both personally and financially.…
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Press Release: HotelsPro’s new generation API Coral will minimize booking errors
Hotelspro, a global travel wholesaler which offers tailor-made technologies and reservation solutions for travel professionals, has launched its new generation search and booking API, Coral. Aggregating and consolidating a global…
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