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Booking.com claims China Mobile link-up is world's biggest ever

By Martin Cowen | November 6, 2015

The Qunar/Baidu/Ctrip share swap has grabbed the headlines in China, but Priceline Inc also deserves... Read More

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TripAdvisor is pausing its TV campaign

By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2015

It seems that the brand-building benefit that TripAdvisor's big spend on television advertising was... Read More

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How Expedia will help HomeAway battle Airbnb

By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2015

Today's Expedia Inc's acquisition of HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, for $3.9 billion (mostly... Read More

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A glimpse at what Facebook Messenger and M might do for travel

By Linda Fox | November 5, 2015

Most people associate M with a Bond character but that might change when Facebook unleashes its own M.... Read More

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Expedia acquires HomeAway for $3.9 billion

By Kevin May | November 4, 2015

So it wasn't the Priceline Group after all - Expedia has announced its intention to buy vacation... Read More

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Lufthansa touts Google as big-name partner, direct-connects starting elsewhere

By Kevin May | November 4, 2015

Lufthansa is forging ahead with its efforts to establish partnerships with intermediaries and other... Read More

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Why on earth are tours and activities not bigger online?

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2015

Something happens when you put a bunch of tour and activity guys in a room, not so fresh from a day at... Read More

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Airbnb campaign pays off, wins battle in its own backyard

By Kevin May | November 4, 2015

The city of San Francisco has voted against legislation that would have put the skids under the Airbnb... Read More

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Hotelbeds comes in with big APItude

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2015

Hotelbeds has developed a set of APIs to make it easier for partners such as online travel agents and... Read More

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Skyscanner to provide voice flight search for Amazon Echo

By Kevin May | November 3, 2015

Skyscanner is to be the first travel search provider to integrate with Amazon's Echo system, allowing... Read More

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