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>>All of the platform players are scrambling to pick up the pieces of Zerve: Tours Land Grab Under Way as FareHarbor Gives Temporary Lifeline to Zerve
>>Chat-based apps that use real travel agents are getting a lot of buzz: Corporate Travel Embraces Chat-Based Apps With Hyper Travel Acquisition
>>At least now it’s certain that there was at least one concrete buyout offer: Tour Platform Zozi Offered to Acquire Zerve for $6 Million After Shutdown Announcement
>>The holy grail for a travel manager would be an all-in-one app that travelers would actually want to use while staying within company policy: Business Travelers Are Using Mobile Apps — But Not Necessarily the Way Employers Wish They Would
>>Companies creating immersive video formats say they’re driving exponentially higher engagement levels: Travel Brands Experiment With Virtual Reality as Consumer Adoption Lags
>>Corporate events planners have been slow to use automated event venue booking sites, but Kapow hopes to change that: Online Marketplace Seeks to Automate Corporate Event and Activities Bookings
>>A growing number of event tech companies and content creators are developing advanced VR and 360-degree video platforms: The Rise of Immersive Video Content for Event Planners — Meetings Innovation Report
>>67 percent of venture capital deals for travel tech startups took place outside the U.S. in the first half of 2016: Travel-Tech Startup Funding Takes a Dive in First Half of 2016
>>What solutions and strategies will help hotel owners stay competitive and profitable? How Guest Expectations and Changes in Mobile Habits Impact Hotel Tech
>>Instagram is no longer just an “experiment” for the travel industry. The service’s most popular content creators are turning their posts into big business: The Instagram Photo That Launched a Travel Brand – Digital Marketing News This Week
>>It’s theoretically a great time to be investing in and creating hospitality tech startups, but several factors are making investors cautious: Hospitality Tech Funding Is on a Downward Trend So Far in 2016
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