Ufurnish targets Irish launch and looks to raise £10m
Irish co-founded online furniture sales site is hiring ahead of a local launch before the end of 2021
Holidaymakers should avoid booking sites and go direct, survey says
Which? warns about dodgy refund policies and unwelcome admin fees
Ryanair fails to win injunction against Skyscanner
Airline wanted online comparison service to provide it with customer email addresses
Are the travel industry and airlines playing fair in coronavirus crisis?
Pricewatch: Hundreds of people could lose thousands of euro as their travel plans lie in tatters
From zero to $12m in revenue and 180 staff in 20 countries
EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Shane Evans of Scrapinghub
UK business leaders invited to dine with Donald Trump
Event is one of key moments of three-day ‘working visit’ to UK by US president
Why isn’t Europe funding entrepreneurs?
‘If we want to create more wealth in society we have to put wealth behind entrepreneurs,’ First Tuesday’s Julie Meyer tells KPMG ’s Inspire event
Is the end of the equities bull run on the way?
Markets are exuberant, but irrational exuberance is hard to call
Is it too late to book a last-minute holiday in the sun?
The summer is flying by, but there’s still time to find a deal in August and top up your tan
Travel chatbots: What are they and do they really work?
As AI improves, bots that help travellers plan and book trips are coming to the fore
Have you heard the one about the comedy sponsors?
Telecoms and beer brands want to bring on the funny, but what’s in it for them?
Motor insurer Esure to spin off Gocompare price comparison site
British insurance group reveals plans for demerger and £400m stock market listing
Twitter appoints Martha Lane Fox to board
Social media group has also recruited Pepsi CFO Hugh Johnston
Phocuswright travel conference tackles pace of change
Speakers from Ryanair, Hostelworld and TripAdvisor among line-up in Dublin
Internet economy suffers from lack of women
Online is definitely a man’s world and this gender imbalance undermines its potential
Denis O’Brien teams with Russian oligarch for $16bn plan
Fund founded by Mikhail Fridman to invest resources in European telecoms market
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Airbnb prepares for check-in at Silicon Valley’s $10bn club
Online home-rental service’s private fundraising prices business in same bracket at Dropbox and WhatsApp
Why summer holidays can take a heavy toll
Airline baggage check-in fees have shot up by as much as 3,000 per cent since they were introduced in 2006, so how can you avoid them?
Cutting the cost of your summer holidays
If you want to save money, travel midweek, don’t hire a car, buy local deals in advance and plan ahead
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