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Ixigo sells stake to and partners with handset maker

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2015

Indian travel search site ixigo.com expects to "quadruple the number of mobile users" over the next... Read More

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Ignore the hyperbole: SEO is alive and kicking in travel (even for the small guys)

By Viewpoints | June 23, 2015

"SEO is dead" is a well-known catchphrase, most commonly heard from newly unemployed spam merchants in... Read More

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eDreams Odigeo unveils new approach

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2015

Spanish-listed online travel group eDreams Odigeo has revealed a new "action plan" to cope with the... Read More

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Online travel can profit in an Italy rebounding from economic turmoil

By Viewpoints | June 23, 2015

Everyone knows that for generations Italy is an important destination for historical and cultural,... Read More

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Travel agencies targeted for more distribution of tours and activities

By Kevin May | June 22, 2015

More evidence that there is a concerted effort to bring travel agencies closer to the things people do... Read More

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Startup pitch: Roomkita offers map-based hotel metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | June 21, 2015

Open since April, Roomkita is a startup in Istanbul that offers hotel search via partners like... Read More

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French parliament kills rate parity, and Booking predicts hotel price war

By Sean O'Neil | June 19, 2015

On Thursday, the French National Assembly moved to cancel rate parity clauses in contracts between... Read More

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Ctrip turns to market to raise $1 billion

By Martin Cowen | June 18, 2015

Ctrip has announced a $1 billion convertible debt offering, with the money earmarked for "general... Read More

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TripAdvisor nabs Marriott for Instant Booking, stock jumps 14%

By Sean O'Neil | June 17, 2015

TripAdvisor, the travel metasearch giant, has long wanted hotel chains to join its year-old Instant... Read More

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Humans, robots, unfriendly traffic - who is visiting your online travel site?

By Linda Fox | June 16, 2015

Some fascinating figures on human visitors to online travel sites, versus the machines trawling and... Read More

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