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Travel

Amazon quietly launches all-new travel site, emphasizing local getaways

Amazon is now allowing you to add a hotel room to your shopping cart. The new travel site called Amazon… Read More

Washington State ferries botch launch of online reservation system for summer sailings

Washington state ferry passengers are accustomed to waiting in long lines to board one of the popular ferry routes. But… Read More

Sea-Tac airport to boost Internet connectivity with $9.8M Wi-Fi upgrade

Travelers heading through Seattle Tacoma International Airport already may recognize the free wi-fi, standing work counters and all of the… Read More

Amazon vs. Expedia? Online retailer expands its hotel booking service

For some time, Amazon has let hotels unload their unbooked inventory by offering steep discounts on rooms through its Amazon Local app. But now,… Read More

For the travelers: This website notifies you of incredible airfare deals

It was 2 a.m. on Christmas Day last year, and Zachary Cohn was browsing travel sites in search of an… Read More

Expedia’s spending spree continues with $270M investment in Latin American online travel company Decolar.com

Fresh off its acquisitions of Travelocity for $280 million and Orbitz for $1.6 billion, Expedia this morning announced plans to… Read More

App of the Week: Hopper gives you the jump on cheap airfare

Now that the holiday season is sliding into the rear-view mirror, it’s time to start thinking about spring and summer… Read More

Expedia buys Travelocity for $280 million in cash

Expedia is buying online travel company Travelocity for $280 million in cash, an expected move that will help bolster the… Read More

Expedia appears poised to acquire Travelocity, analyst says

Expedia may be acquiring Travelocity from its parent company Sabre Corp. The possibility came up in a note today from… Read More

Utrip

Utrip lands $850K in financing, adds features and clients

Utrip, the Seattle-based travel planning platform, announced today that it has raised $850,000 in its second round of funding this… Read More

How Concur nearly landed in Austin, and why co-founder Raj Singh is so glad they picked Seattle

Can you imagine this scenario? Austin, Texas-based Concur, the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software with 4,200 employees worldwide,… Read More

Former Facebook exec unveils Vamo, helping travelers better plan multi-city trips

Ari Steinberg wants to help you discover the perfect trip. And that’s why the former Facebook executive — who previously… Read More

Startup Spotlight: TripTips uses local experts to create custom travel itineraries

Last year, Microsoft veteran Dinesh Haridas and his wife traveled to Thailand expecting to spend a day sailing. Despite consulting travel… Read More

Groupon launches a travel app, targeting its fastest growing category

A new app being released today by Groupon is enabling the daily deals company to place a bigger emphasis on travel.… Read More

Alaska Airlines’ biometric boarding pass: Lifting, or giving, a finger?

How much perceived privacy are you willing to give up to reduce pain? That’s one of the questions Alaska Airlines… Read More

News Brief

U.S. travelers can now build their itineraries with Utrip, the AI-based trip planning service

People looking to take a trip in the Western U.S. have a new tool to help them find where to… Read More

App of the Week: Expedia’s tablet app makes it easy to surf for travel destinations

Visit any travel search website, and you’ll probably be greeted with the same basic setup: a text field for your… Read More

SAP CEO gushes over $8.3 billion Concur acquisition: ‘I think we have something big here’

In a 30-minute conference call with analysts and press Thursday afternoon, SAP CEO Bill McDermott and Concur CEO Steve Singh… Read More

SAP buying Concur for $8.3 billion

SAP is buying Bellevue-based Concur Technologies in deal valued at $8.3 billion, a 20 percent premium over the Sept. 17th… Read More

Sale of Buuteeq turns up hefty gain for early backer Concur, and other investors

Priceline Group didn’t didn’t disclose the purchase price that it paid to acquire Seattle hotel marketing startup Buuteeq in June.… Read More

Geek of the Week: Software engineer Eli White makes the world his workspace

Software engineers are in high demand, and Eli White had no shortage of opportunities upon graduating from University of Washington in… Read More

The honeymoon is over: Expedia and Groupon no longer co-branding travel deals

Groupon and Expedia are scaling back a 3-year-old partnership that focused on selling heavily discounted travel deals together. A Groupon spokesman… Read More

Expedia buys Australian travel firm for $658M, tamps down ‘inaccurate’ eLong rumors

Expedia is making waves overseas. The Bellevue-based online travel giant announced Monday morning that it plans to buy Australian online… Read More

Priceline gobbling up OpenTable for $2.6 billion

The Priceline Group has quite the appetite for acquisitions. Two days after buying Seattle hotel marketing startup Buuteeq, the Norwalk,… Read More

Ignition-backed travel startup Hipmunk raises $20 million

Travel planning site Hipmunk announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series C financing. The round was led… Read More

Last-minute travel heats up with new mobile offering from Airbnb

Airbnb is experimenting with a new service that will enable the San Francisco company to enter the very crowded field of booking last-minute… Read More

Last-minute restaurant reservation service Table8 receives backing from Concur

A new mobile app called Table8 that allows foodies to book last-minute reservations at hard-to-get-into restaurants has raised $4.6 million… Read More

Expedia posts 19% gain in revenues, cash hoard grows

Shares of Expedia rose Thursday after the Bellevue online travel giant posted a solid first quarter, reporting adjusted net income… Read More

Farewell, Farecast: Microsoft kills airfare price predictor, to the dismay of its creator

One of the most popular features of the old Farecast travel search engine has taken its last voyage. MIcrosoft, which… Read More

Expedia is giving away paid apps for free with Apple’s blessing

Starting today, Expedia’s iPhone app will become a destination for consumers to discover new apps — and then, download them… Read More

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