Hyper, an app that lets you book travel over chat
In this new age where everything can be booked or ordered via a simple message. What if you could book your travel via a chat?
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Is GM jumping on the urban mobility segment?
Auto maker GM which had gone ahead and invested $500m in the ride aggregator company Lyft at $5.5b valuation has now acquired the failed Uber and Lyft competitor, Sidecar. The auto maker intends to use this investment as a launchpad for its own mobility services under the brand name Maven which maybe intended to be used…
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Google to enhance Maps with new data from Local Guides
Google has come up with a unique offer to make its Google Maps more information rich in terms of the local information that it offers. As part of this information addition to its maps, it is looking for signing up individuals who can review local businesses and provided their feedback which is then incorporated into…
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Freebird is the saviour to rebook cancelled flights
Ever had a situation where you had a very important event to attend and the airline cancelled its flight and left you in lurch looking to rebook? Well its happened to all of us and no matter how hard we try its very tough to avoid it. There is hope now that several new start-ups…
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Uber to provide last mile connectivity with new partnership
Uber the ever popular on demand ride hailing company has announced that it will be tying up with the TransLoc, a technology company that is involved in building technology products for public transit passengers and agencies. The plan is to integrate Uber into the TransLoc Rider app, which provides real-time bus tracking and route planning. The planned…
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Air France 747 Forever video series
Air France recently retired the last of the Boeing 747 from its active fleet. In recognition of the great service that the “Queen of the skies” has performed for the airline, the airline put a up a nice compilation of videos detailing how each and every department was involved in keeping the great bird running….
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Etihad in talks to up stake in Jet Airways to 49%
Jet Airways are once again in news for the reasons related to Etihad. As per the report in Economic Times earlier today, the airline will be issuing convertible bonds worth $300-$400 million to pare down a part of its $1.7bn pile of debt. The transaction is expected to be finalized soon and would be potentially…
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A320neo facing production issues?
Airbus’s top seller seems to be facing some production issues even before it can be inducted by the airlines in their fleet. Initially news came in about Lufthansa being the launch customer for the aircraft replacing Qatar. Now we are hearing that Indian customers, Indigo and GoAir have also expressed reservations about the delivery schedule…
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Air India technician dies after getting sucked into an A319 engine
In a shocking incident an Air India technician was sucked into the engine while performing pre-flight activities. The incident which happened on Wednesday night at the Mumbai airport was caused by the co-pilot misreading the signals from the ground staff and switching on the engines even though there was staff standing right next to it….
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St Regis Dubai to feature the Bentley suite
Dubai is known for its grand opulence and taking everything and making it bigger and better. In that quest for super luxury, Starwood Hotels is opening the St Regis in Dubai which will boast of the luxury Bentley Suite which will be unveiled in early 2016. Starwood already runs a partnership with Bentley whereby they…
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Earn a cool 1100 hotel points by playing the Accor Rewards Quest
Accor is running a promotion called Rewards Quest whereby you can earn an easy 1100 points by completing some simple missions related to Accor brand. You can participate in the missions to earn those points here. Each mission and its related points are detailed below: The detailed Terms and Conditions of the contest can be…
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Visa Inc.to buy Visa Europe for €21.2 bn
Visa has finally managed to put the final piece of its payment network puzzle in place with the buyout of the bank owned payment cooperative Visa Europe. Back in early Visa was a payments processor that was owned worldwide by various banks which ensured that no one bank’s interest dominated the payments network to ensure a…
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Earn Singapore Airlines Krisflyer miles on Scoot and Tigerair flights
Singapore Airlines has been working hard in the last few months to bring its subsidiaries to become a part of the lucrative KrisFlyer program. Even though earlier this year in April, Singapore Airlines had made available redemption possibilities on these two carriers and also on its India partnership Vistara, but its low cost cousins were not…
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Etihad and its partners offering triple and quadruple miles
Etihad seems to be running these multiple offers throughout the year on its own and its partner network loyalty programs whereby it offers double/triple/quadruple miles across various classes on its network. Etihad and its partners are now running an offer under which if you book your tickets on Etihad or one of its Etihad Airways…
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American and Delta to scrap the interline agreement
Delta and American have decided to end their interline agreement that allowed them to put their passengers on each other’s flights during irregular operations (IRROPS) situations. With this change, now passengers of two of the biggest airlines have reduced number of options available to them for being accommodated onto other flights. Not only is this…
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Air India losing senior Dreamliner pilots
In what could be termed as a big setback to Air India’s international plans, at least 8 Senior Boeing Dreamliner pilots have either left or are serving their notice period. Given that the airline is pushing ahead with managing its international operation on the back of the 27 Boeing 787s it has on order, losing…
