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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Groupon takes tour operator route in France and Germany, OTA next

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Flash deals service Groupon says it is establishing itself as an online travel agency as the next logical step for it in Europe.

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How ideeli — now flash sales sites are partnering with one another

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In the past couple of years, there’s been a frenzy of flash-sales site launches and now they are buying each other out or partnering with one another.

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Voyage Prive debuts English-language mobile app with app-only deals

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Flash sales hotel site Voyage Privé introduced a free iPhone app in English and it is offering app-only add-ons to spark more interest in its mobile platform.

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