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The state of affairs of online travel market in India: Criteo and Phocuswright
The entire tavel industry has rapidly adapted to online presence with the boom of smartphones in the present day scenario. Hundreds of online bookings and organic travel content with respect…
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‘Validate you startup idea and just do it’, Amornched Jinda-apiraksa (Taro), CEO, TakeMeTour
In our second edition of The Asian Travelpreneur series, we speak with Mr. Amornched Jinda-apiraksa (Taro) who is currently the CEO & Co-founder of TakeMeTour, which is the largest online marketplace…
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Why Pune is the place to be for travel startups
Pune, the sprawling city in Western India has evolved from a city famous for its museums and gardens to a major centre of learning with some of the leading educational…
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Grab raises fresh series F round of $750 million
Grab, the Southeastern Asian giant for cab hailing has confirmed to raise $750 million in fresh capital. The company raised series F round, and it was led by existing investor…
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Google Trips showcases the true potential of user data
Google finally launched the much awaited travel app Google Trips. While at first glance, you might want to pass it off as yet another trip planning app, there is lot…
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Lyft co-founder John Zimmer puts light on the future of ground transportation and driverless cars
With all the buzz about an autonomous future, Uber and Tesla have been placed on the poster for innovation in automobile and ground transportation by the entire tech community. Uber…
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KLM pulled a successful campaign by telling it’s not a radio channel
Two weeks back, KLM introduced a series of weirdly humorous videos. The videos were just made around letting people know that it is in fact an Airline and nothing else.…
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10 home grown travel tech start-ups that disrupted the African continent
As African continent has been a home to a growing travel market, the disruptions in the region have not gone unnoticed. The economy is on a rise as far the…
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The power of simple questions- Another interesting case from BlaBlaCar
Using a product involves making decisions. And when we give users a choice, we often have a vested interest in them choosing one option over another. Because we know it’ll…
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Alipay partners with PAYSBUY to cater Chinese tourists in Thailand
Alipay has struck a partnership deal with PAYSBUY, a leading online payment provider in Thailand with over 15,000 merchants and a worldwide trusted SSL security technology to allow mobile payment…
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Twitter makes it easier for brands to use the platform for support
Customers jump to social media whenever they need help or have any grievances against a brand. Brands often use an additional account to address these communications from the customers. Twitter…
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IndiGo signs first ever GDS agreement with Travelport
India’s largest domestic airline and one of the fastest growing low cost carriers, IndiGo has announced a partnership with Travelport to distribute all its fares and ancillary products. These fares…
Akshay Sharma
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