What’s going on at Russia-based Travelmenu, a startup which specialises in online package holidays?
Russian startup Travelmenu offloads technology but investor still claims success
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The SCAN – Cabforce unveils API, Ostrovok launches last-minute booking and more news
April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Travel tech news from Zomato, iXiGo, JourneyMart, Ostrovok, CabForce, Impulse Flyer, Dimmi, Aeromobile, Austrian Tourist Office, VistaPrint and Burpple.
Ostrovok attracts $25 million from big name home and away funds
March 26, 2013 By 1 Comment
Moscow-based hotel site Ostrovok has struck its most significant funding deal to date with the $25m round led by General Catalyst Partners
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From the Tnooz archive – Emerging markets (2012) and Groupon opportunities (2011)
January 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Rolling back the years…
Online travel in Russia by numbers
January 4, 2013 By 5 Comments
Russian travelers spend about 16 billion dollars a year on travelling abroad
What Else? Vayable grows, Lonely Planet offline, Emirates IFEs, HotelsCombined, Rocco
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Vayable jumps to 200 destinations, Lonely Planet boosts offline apps, Emirates upgrades IFEs, HotelsCombined books with Ostrovok, Rocco opts for IDeaS… A round-up of other stories from across the industry.
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Russia open for online travel investment but do the numbers alone make it attractive?
March 8, 2012 By 5 Comments
The Russian travel market was given two slots at today’s Phocuswright@ITB session mostly because of the huge growth figures the sector is experiencing
Ostrovok attracts online travel celebrities in latest investment round
January 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
More developments at Russian hotel booking service Ostrovok after wooing a former-Expedia CEO, and the founders of TripIt and Altimeter Capital as new investors.
Who wins in emerging online travel markets? Locals do
January 17, 2012 By 9 Comments
If we look at online travel around the globe, we can see that the four key global emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are showing substantially greater growth than the developed world.
How to build a great team for an online travel agency in an emerging market
November 29, 2011 By 6 Comments
Recruiting, motivating and retaining good people is the number one key success factor in building a technology company, particularly in the online travel industry.
