Significant development in the online tours and activities sector today following confirmation of a $7 million injection into local deals service Zozi.
Zozi bags $7M fund as market for tours and activities deals kicks in
May 26, 2011 By 4 Comments
Airbnb snags Hollywood celeb Ashton Kutcher as investor and advisor
May 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
The travel darling of Silicon Valley and the poster child of a social media-led Hollywood have united – Ashton Kutcher has invested in AirBnB and joined as an advisor.
Glassdoor survey: Hotwire boss shines, Orbitz CEO ascends, ex-Travelocity chief lags
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The employees — some of them, at least — have spoken and Hotwire president Clem Bason heads the rankings among online travel agency, travel review site and global distribution system chieftans with an 89% approval rating in Glassdoor.com’s 2011 Travel Industry Report Card.
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Top travel websites in Brazil – May 21 2011
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending May 21 2011.
Why is the travel industry so unfriendly to startups?
May 26, 2011 By 15 Comments
Have you ever met anyone who has climbed Mount Everest? Have you ever met anyone who has been to Base Camp, the launch pad for the haul up the mountain?
ViajaNet online agency captures $19M funding round
May 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
Brazil-based online travel agency ViajaNet has secured one of the highest travel-related investment rounds so far of 2011 with $19 million arriving from a Redpoint Ventures-led team.
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TLabs Showcase – TripLingo
May 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based mobile translation service TripLingo.
Top travel websites in Australia – May 21 2011
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Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending May 21 2011.
Coming soon: more searches on Google Maps from mobiles than desktops
May 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
A significant milestone is looming in the coming weeks which may well demonstrate the importance of mobile to travel companies and how they communicate with customers.
Travelocity redesign — should your booking engine be a homepage hero too?
May 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
Travelocity tore apart its booking engine as part of a homepage redesign to simplify the booking engine’s look and feel and make it stand out as “the hero of the homepage.”
