Case study: How Yapta’s pivot from B2C to B2B is faring

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In the past year, Yapta has gone from virtually 100% of revenue coming from the consumers to more than 70% attributable to FareIQ, a corporate airfare price tracking tool. We speak to one of its clients.

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Closing in on the perfect trip – soothing the nightmare or pipe dream

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When Concur unveiled the extension of ground transportation via GroundScope to Europe this week inevitable talk around its Perfect Trip initiative ensued

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Yapta signs up Carlson Wagonlit and other corporate travel managers to test its FareIQ price-tracking tool

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Since June, the price-tracking service claims to have saved travel management companies (TMCs) $279 per corporate travel itinerary over and above any airline imposed change fees and agency re-booking fees, on $20 million in spend.

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Is there something in the Tingo concept for tour operations, rail and car hire?

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Independent tour operators, rail providers and car rental companies could be next to feel the Tingo effect says new research

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Yapta ends search for new CEO, appoints EZYield boss James Filsinger

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Over seven months after co-founder and CEO Tom Romary quit the company, Yapta has installed a new boss to take care of the airfare price tracking service.

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Yapta targets corporate travel with fare-savings tool

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Yapta began a pilot program with “several large travel management companies” to test a new tool designed to capture savings when airfares drop.

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How TripAdvisor off-shoot Tingo could change travel AND retail forever

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The wrong industry is paying attention to Tingo, the recent side project from TripAdvisor which is gaining notoriety from the travel trade.

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Yapta searching for a new CEO as co-founder joins Rearden Commerce

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Airfare-price tracker Yapta will have to track down some CEO candidates as co-founder and chief executive Tom Romary exited the company and was hired by Rearden Commerce.

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Yapta launches iPhone app for airfare tracking and refund grabbing

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If you want to get push notifications on your smartphone when airfares drop on particular routes or when the price falls on a flight you’ve already booked, Yapta’s new iPhone app may come in handy.

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TripIt has 1 million mobile customers and hopes to get to 10 million user level

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TripIt, the itinerary management service acquired by Concur in January, has reached a milestone: 1 million mobile users.

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