OAG sold to Electra Partners as part of offloading plan by UBM

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Flight information and forecasting service OAG is expected to have a new owner after a £160 million deal was struck between parent company UBM and private equity company Electra Partners.

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THack @ WIT Singapore – high commended, gamification, creativity and more

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What can a single developer pull together with a handful of APIs, a creative mind and a touch of tongue-in-check? Yes, it’s the Traveling Gnome (not the roaming kind!).

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A one-click business trip and friendly reviews via Facebook win THack @ WIT Singapore

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More creativity and masses of hard work from developers as a teams from Skyscanner and Flocations brought a new idea to planning business trips and also capturing the best travel reviews.

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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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SunFlight – choose your airline seat based on what side the sun will be

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Ever wondered what side of the plane is the best in order to avoid that early morning glare? Or you want to make sure you capture a beautiful sunset at 36,000 feet?

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Why travel technology feels different in Asia

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Lee Peng cut an anxious figure as he stood waiting to go on-stage in Singapore, preparing to showcase the winning entry for Tnooz’s latest THack.

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Service to keep track of your travelling parents wins THack Singapore

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A service combining GDS-held booking data, live flight information and text alerts – created in just 24 hours – has won THack Singapore.

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Google flight search test not driven by ITA Software, probably OAG

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An experiment by Google to show flight journey times and airlines operating a route is to be rolled out more widely in the next few days – but not all is what it seems.

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Why is the travel industry so unfriendly to startups?

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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?

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Concur clients can book Amtrak, compare train and air fares

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Concur says its Cliqbook Travel and Travel & Expense clients can now compare rail and air options in one display and book Amtrak routes across the country.

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