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By Martin Cowen | August 7, 2017

More investment activity in the metasearch sector, with Wego getting a reported $12 million from Middle East media group MBC. Wego is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in India (Bang Read More

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Middle East is the next battleground in online travel

By Kevin May | October 25, 2016

It was only a few years ago that the growth in the global economy — and that of travel — was centred on the so-called BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Each of these countries were emerging Read More

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The real reason why metasearch engines are taking bookings on mobile - the conversion gap

By Kevin May | October 27, 2014

There is plenty (perhaps too much) talk about the mobile revolution in the travel industry. Still, one thing to be grateful for now is at least we appear to have stopped saying "20xx is the year of Read More

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Indonesian consolidation as travel brands Valadoo and Burufly merge

By Karthick Prabu | August 18, 2014

Indonesian online travel agency Valadoo is merging with community site Burufly, with the new service retaining the Valadoo name. The Valadoo website relaunched today with new features, some of whic Read More

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Skyscanner replaces Kayak as flight provider to Lonely Planet

By Kevin May | July 17, 2014

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has made one of its first major changes since being acquired and turned to Skyscanner to power its flight search engine. The move is being touted as "the first Read More

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How to increase mobile conversions by using travel reviews

By Margaret Ady | July 9, 2014

Before we get into how travel reviews fit in, let's have a reminder of some key statistics about mobile. In 2014, approximately 40% of leisure travelers and 35% of business travelers will use mobil Read More

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Targeting China next as a travel metasearch brand? Be ready for the grind

By Viewpoints | July 7, 2014

Established metasearch brands including Kayak and Skyscanner are set to foray into China. It will be interesting to watch the development as these companies enter with contrasting market-entry strateg Read More

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Orbitz overhauls Business app, B Hotels creates Monscierge, and more

By PhocusWire | March 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for March 2014. Thursday 27 March 2014: Orbitz overhauls Business mobile app The revamped Or Read More

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Tightening the screw - why hotel distribution is about direct sales

By Patrick Landman | January 2, 2014

It seems hoteliers are getting savvier and are more ready than ever to go to war and take back what is their own: in the world of hotel distribution, direct sales rule! Hoteliers are getting back i Read More

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Holiday travel trends - searches, bookings and destinations [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Karthick Prabu | December 23, 2013

Travel brands across the globe are slicing and dicing data about their holiday travel trends (we're currently receiving up to three of these type press releases a day). nSight, a travel data aggreg Read More

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Localisation as a brand - how to launch in a completely new market

By Karthick Prabu | October 18, 2013

Wego launched its Taiwan website in May 2013, since then its booking revenue has been growing at 20% every month. The Singapore-based company has taken a localisation approach for its Taiwan servic Read More

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What travellers do after a trip? They apparently search for more trips [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Karthick Prabu | October 1, 2013

Typically, travel providers plan and market their offerings (especially in search) before any major holiday season, festivals or other special event. Metasearch engine Wego says this marketing acti Read More

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RIP Gonla: Big ambitions to oust foreign OTAs, but Indonesian hotel booking service shuts down

By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2013

Gonla, an online hotel booking service in Indonesia, has closed its website despite an apparent boom in the country's travel sector. Read More

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HomeAway acquires Travelmob, strengthening its Asia coverage

By Karthick Prabu | July 17, 2013

HomeAway, the global vacation rental portal has been making its move constantly to penetrate the Asian market, and now with a big step to acquire Travelmob. Read More

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Wego rakes in major $17 million funding round

By Kevin May | June 24, 2013

Big news coming late in the working day from Asia with metasearch engine Wego landing a $17 million funding round, bringing the total invested so far in the company to $36 million. Read More

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