The Scan: Independent hotels struggle online, Rome2Rio has an open-source app, and more news

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Micros eCommerce, HGK, Rome2Rio, MapBox, Google+, Aviasales, Minube, Voyage Privé, TripFlick, Viator, Minube, GuestLogix, all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 20 November.

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innRoad property management system plots roadmap with $5.8M in funding

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innRoad, which offers a Web-based property management system for independent hotels, picked up $5.8 million in a Series B financing round.

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Room Key reveals partnerships, unveils TripAdvisor reviews

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Four-month-old Room Key checked out of beta and revealed new partnerships with Sabre Hospitality and TravelClick as it attempts to bulk up its hotel choices with independent properties and additional chains.

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These hotels may be EuroCheapo and popular but there is no online booking

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Online hotel distribution? Who needs it.

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Do flash sales level playing field for independent hotels?

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Which sectors of the hospitality industry are dabbling the most in travel flash sales? Independent hotels and then alternative property types such as inns and B&Bs — that’s who.

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Amadeus strengthens hotel offering via HRS distribution deal

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Amadeus has significantly boosted its hotel porfolio via a deal with corporate accommodation specialist HRS.

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Hotel digital marketer Buuteeq closes $3.5M funding round

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Hotel digital marketing company Buuteeq is all about helping independent hotels reduce distribution costs and boost conversion, and the startup hopes to convert a $3.5 million Series A funding round into international expansion.

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Sky’s the limit — GuestCentric launches Developers Cloud

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GuestCentric, which develops e-commerce solutions for independent hotels, gave developers access to its platform through a Developers Cloud.

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