Hotels
Social-travel site CasaHop takes big step with $1.2M in funding
CasaHop might be called social tech rather than social travel because it is a heavy tech play in the home-exchange arena.
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Online Travel
Expedia partners with Greek travel agency — debt crisis will travel
Tight economic times are fertile ground for discounters, whether it's Priceline, Hotwire or airtickets.gr, which is partnering with Expedia for dynamic packages.
Online Travel
Mac and iPad users get premium treatment on Orbitz
Orbitz is beginning to skew hotel displays according to the computing or mobile device you use. Get a grip on those iPads, this is only the mere beginning of an online travel agency personalization push.
Online Travel
Gogo obtains $135M credit facility as IPO patiently waits in the wings
Give Gogo credit. The WiFi provider has to get working on its international expansion and can't wait for its IPO try to be sorted out. That may be the reason behind a $135 million debt-financing agreement.
Hotels
How Booking.com turned the other OTAs into converts
The global hotel business is wide open with room for plenty of players to succeed, but Booking.com is way ahead of the curve and the article tells why.
Online Travel
Priceline blasts Hotel Tonight on inflated savings claims
Priceline is calling out Hotel Tonight on its allegedly inflated savings' claims, and the issue is one that permeates the travel industry as purported discounts can sometimes turn out to be fictitious.