[TravelNews] Uber buys Geometric Intelligence, launches AI lab Date：2016-12-10 23:21:36 Click：38 Times
Car-hailing giant Uber is trying to beef up its data science credentials with the acquisition of US-based AI startup Geometric Intelligence....
[TravelNews] Ctrip announces Jane Sun as new CEO Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：16 Times
Ctrip appointed Jane Jie Sun as CEO and a director while chairman and former CEO James Jianzhang Liang will serve as executive chairman and focus on Ctrips innovation and expansion strategies....
[TravelNews] Softbank admits wrinkles in its investment in taxi-hailing App Ola Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：10 Times
Japanese finance house and investment group Softbank has signaled a financial write-down in its backing of Indian cab-hailing app Ola....
[TravelNews] Trivago files for an Initial Public Offering in the U.S. Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：19 Times
European metasearch giant Trivago filed its long awaited IPO in the U.S. today on 14th and will be listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol TRVG, using a holding company named Travel BV....
[TravelNews] Travel startup Lola acquires Room 77 Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：14 Times
Travel technology startup Lola has acquired Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform....
[TravelNews] Musement goes forward with USD 10 million investment win Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：8 Times
Musement has shown there is still a bit of capital swilling about for consumer-facing platforms for tours and activities – landing a $10 million round this week....
[TravelNews] Travelers who take selfies remember trips better? Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：22 Times
A research pointed out that travelers who snapped photos and selfies on vacation “were 40% more likely to remember their vacations well than those who didn’t.”...
[TravelNews] Amadeus calls for industry to adopt its IT standards Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：47 Times
The hotel industry is fragmented, and so are the standards it uses to categorize its data. The industry would be better able to communicate with each other if its systems used common standards for data....
[TravelNews] Former Expedia exec heralds voice as the next big thing Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：19 Times
Simon Breakwell, who founded Expedia’s European operations, believed that within five years everything will have been turned on its head by voice search. Its impact on travel will be as big as mobile....
[TravelNews] Lufthansa flatbats DCC questions Date：2016-11-17 22:45:59 Click：18 Times
Lufthansa continues to talk the talk around the impact of its year-old distribution cost charge (DCC), although concrete details about the impact on its bookings and bottom line remain elusive....