QuickMobile closes $2.3M in funding for expansion

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QuickMobile, which specializes in mobile apps and other tech solutions for the meetings and events sector, closed on a $2.3 million funding round from angel investors.

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Are business travelers using mobile getting Groupon crazy?

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Has Groupon and the voucher craze in general seeped into the psyche of smartphone-wielding road warriors?

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Sabre and American Airlines extend contract deadline to end of September

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First it was Aug. 31, then Sept. 6 and now Sabre says its contract with American Airlines has been extended until the end of September.

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TripAdvisor overshadows all – Top Canada travel sites, August 20 2011

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The main and local versions of TripAdvisor in Canada now more than double market share than any other accommodation site in the country.

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Google starts bringing in tech partners for Hotel Finder

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Trust International is the first hotel reservation system to be selected by Google to work alongside online travel agencies and chains on the new Hotel Finder service.

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Study: Impact of mobile on business travel

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More data illustrating the effect of the smartphone and the always-connected status of the modern business traveller, this time by way of a study by Sabre Travel Network.

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Reality check: Barack Obama is right about offline travel agencies

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Forget the Libyan revolution, debt crisis and the US presidential elections in 2012, Barack Obama needs to concentrate on making peace with travel agents.

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Wimdu to check-in with global insurance, traveller protection to follow

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Wimdu is to follow rival Airbnb with the introduction of a policy to protect property hosts in the next few weeks.

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Interpreter Live takes instant translation on-the-road

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Interpreter Live, a new translation service for travellers using pre-paid mobile cards.

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LivingSocial ramps up Escapes travel wing with Europe expansion

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Nine months after launching in the US, group buying and flash sale giant LivingSocial is extending its Escapes travel service into Europe for the first time.

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