Move over, Priceline and Hotwire. GetGoing comes out of beta with its fresh spin on opaque discounts

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Coming out of beta today, GetGoing asks travelers to purchase airfare first before being told where they’re going.

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Transit app Embark surges in popularity thanks to Apple Maps promotion

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Embark, an app for figuring out how to use public transit in major cities, has enjoyed a huge spike in adoption by iPhone users since Apple debuted its operating system, iOS 6, which replaced Google Maps with a buggy mapping tool.

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GetGoing introduces the surprise element to air ticket bookings

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Opaque search, blind bookings – models which have found their way in to the travel lexicon in recent years, not least from the likes of Priceline with its Name Your Own Price system.

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What are the best cities around the world for travel tech startups?

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Choosing a city to base your travel tech startup can be tough. You want plenty of smart developers as a talent pool. You also want affordable rental space.

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Why travel search startups have nothing to fear from Google

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Being located 17 hours ahead of Silicon Valley often has you lagging behind on the big news. On waking the other morning at home in Melbourne, Australia, the inbox and Twitters were abuzz – Google had launched a flight search product.

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