WeHostels loves massive budget accommodation consolidation as European expansion begins

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There was a rather sharp intake of breath in many quarters recently when global budget stay brand HostelWorld announced its intention to snap up arch rival Hostelbookers.

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The SCAN – Traveldoo partners with EAN, Passkey bookings grow 40% and more news

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Travel tech news from Limo.Travel, Group Travel Odyssey, Traveldoo, Expedia Affiliate Network, AirAsia, SITA and more.

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THack Sydney – Winners cover off mobile assistance and event travel planning

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Another city, another travel hackathon – with a team from Flight Centre creating a mobile service to help travellers on the road and another team helping festival goers organise their trip.

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Kayak plans to keep its white-label booking partnerships, despite Priceline acquisition

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Kayak plans to keep its “direct” booking options for flights, hotels and cars, which are serviced by Travelocity, Expedia and other white-label providers.

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The Scan: Eurostar web revamp, Finnair social check-in, Bhutan-Street View and other travel tech stories

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Eurostar, redBus, Finnair, Air Asia, IFE Services, Air Tahiti, FCm Travel Solutions, Bhutan-Google Street View, SocialBakers, Wego, BookAssist, Babbel and Monarch Airlines all make it into our roundup of stories and news items

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Expedia ups the ante in tours and activities, major focus on helping suppliers and intermediaries

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Expedia is set to make a massive push into the tours, activities and things-to-do sector, with a major strategy to give suppliers the tools for distribution and marketing.

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Online travel content – now is the time to take it REALLY seriously. With bloggers. Please

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I’ll admit it: I’ve got an axe to grind. A big and rather shiny axe, one that has been resting against the cupboard called Lazy Travel Marketing for quite a while.

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Group bookings with a twist and the food trip travel service win THack @ SFO

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Mashups catering for foodies and consumers happy to allow the wisdom of friends to decide on a trip were the winners of the THack @ SFO this week.

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THack @ WIT – Developers, come and show what you’re made of in Singapore

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Our THack roadshow for 2012 continues – making its final stop of the year in Singapore during the annual WebInTravel conference this autumn.

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THack developer hackathon heads west to California – SFO here we come

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Can you create something amazing using travel APIs in just two weeks? But can you also do it alongside some of the smartest developers from the hottest tech region on the planet?

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