Click A Taxi raises second round, extends service across Europe

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Click A Taxi, the taxi booking application, has received $1.5m in second round angel funding as it extends its service further across Europe.

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Travel apps are too focused on location and not focused enough on time

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Americans are late to one out of four business trips on average. Yet there are almost no time-based travel apps.

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The Scan: KLM taps WorldPay, fingerprints and Facebook will mash up at WTM, and more travel tech trade news

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American Airlines, Sabre, Uber, KLM, Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel, Flip.to, EarthCam, and NextGreatPlace all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 25 October.

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Beware the Uber-killer: Germany’s MyTaxi debuts Stateside

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Yesterday Washington DC became the first US city to be targeted by MyTaxi, which is Germany’s most used mobile app for booking taxis.

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CityHook helps travelers find the best airport transfers

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CityHook is a Dublin startup aiming to help travelers in Europe (and eventually worldwide) determine the best connection between an airport and a city center.

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Car service Uber runs into trouble in Boston [UPDATED]

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Uber, the US car service users can order via an smart phone app, faces a roadblock as Boston officials claim that the service illegally uses iPhones to calculate the fees the company charges riders.

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CarPooling tops up the tank with $10M investment from Daimler

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More money pouring in to the growing world of car-sharing marketplaces as Carpooling confirms it has picked up a funding round from car manufacturer Daimler.

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Was Uber over the top with New Year demand pricing?

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Uber is reportedly handing out refunds or credits on a case-by-case basis after facing a social media firestorm on New Year’s eve over its “surge pricing” for on-demand car service.

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Uber excited as car service gets $32M funding and launches Paris service

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On-demand car service Uber launched service in Paris as it announced a $32 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures.

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