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A car rental metasearch Happycar secures Euro 2.6 million in Series A
European car rental comparison startup Happycar has raised a further Euro 2.6 million in funding. The leading investors for the company’s third round of funding are Creathor Venture, HR Ventures,…
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Highlights from the fireside chat with Naveen Seshadri, COO, Lonely Planet, during TiE Travel Marketing Summit
As the industry shifts to mobile and media consumption patterns change, media companies are the first to adapt to the change. They have to stay ahead of the curve as…
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Affordable space travel comes closer as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aces in-flight escape test
Blue Origin, the commercial space travel start-up by Jeff Bezos the billionaire chief executive of Amazon, successfully separated a crew capsule from a rocket after it lifted off on Wednesday.…
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Partner Event Release: Chengdu among the top sources of outbound tourism from China
59.03 million – this is the number of Chinese who travelled overseas during the first half of 2016. While the exhibitors, visitors and hosted buyers are gearing up for the…
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The ‘tinder’ for adventure tourism is here. Meet WayWiser
For how many of us have the outdoorsy ego inside? Doing a headcount wouldn’t be a convincing option. The only thing that caves us in is not finding the right…
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Travel brands, forget messenger chat bots. ‘Actions on Google’ is what you should be looking at
There is a lot to talk about announcements from Google’s hardware event yesterday. A new iPhone rival in the form of Google Pixel is what the whole world is talking…
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Marketing experts share how to promote your travel startup without burning through a pile of cash
There is no denying the fact that travel is hard to sell. Selling something intangible takes a lot of effort and usually there is a long way from inspiration to…
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Tripadvisor serves Series B to Eatigo in its very first SEA plunge
Tripadvisor has invested in Bangkok-based restaurant booking service Eatigo, as the start-up announced today. While the amount was undisclosed, Eatigo said that this Series B coupled with Series A that…
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A sneak peek into Russia’s travel market ahead of Travel Tech Conference Russia
We are gearing up to be a part of the Travel Tech Conference Russia. By associating with this event, we are looking to support the travel startup communities in both…
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Musafir.com ties up with Amazon India ahead of festive season blockbuster sale
As the festive season knocks at our door, the e-commerce giants take up our concrete time around these days. From Big Billion Days at Flipkart to Amazon Great Indian Festival…
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Uber China senior vice-president steps down only months after the Didi merger
Only two months after the ride hailing giant Uber’s China operations were acquired by local rival Didi Chuxing, Uber China’s senior vice-president Liu Zhen has resigned. Uber has confirmed the…
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Mahindra Holidays acquire 12% stakes in an adventure and travel gifting start-up
Mahindra Holidays and Resorts is acquiring a 12% stake in a Bengaluru-based travel and adventure gifting start-up Giftxoxo in order to boost its product offerings and revenue. The investment wasn’t…
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